The first episode of the second series, Hämnden ( The Revenge), was released in Swedish cinemas in January 2009 the rest of the series was made for television. The three films Before the Frost (#1), Mastermind (#6), and The Secret (#13) were premiered in cinemas, with the rest first released as direct-to-DVD movies.
The stories are set in Ystad, Skåne near the southern tip of Sweden. The second season of thirteen films was shown between 20. The first season of thirteen films was produced in 20, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell. Wallander ( Swedish pronunciation: ) is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels, starring Krister Henriksson in the title role.
