Scripted series · Netflix
The Chestnut Man
If you find one, he's already found you.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Danica Ćurčić
Naia Thulin
12 eps
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Mark Hess
12 eps
David Dencik
Simon Genz
6 eps
Iben Dorner
Rosa Hartung
6 eps
Lars Ranthe
Nylander
6 eps
Esben Dalgaard
Steen Hartung
6 eps
Louis Næss-Schmidt
Gustav Hartung
6 eps
Liva Forsberg
Le Thulin
6 eps
Ali Kazim
Nehru
6 eps
Sofie Gråbøl
Marie Hølst
6 eps
Katinka Lærke Petersen
Sandra Lindstrøm
6 eps
Özlem Sağlanmak
Esra Foldager
6 eps
Ester Birch
Le Thulin
6 eps
Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen
Signe Møller
6 eps
Thomas Hwan
Nikolaj Møller
2 eps
Morten Brovn Jørgensen
Frederik Vogel
5 eps
Marie Lydie Melono Nokouda
Liv Christiansen
5 eps
Arian Kashef
Jacob Rasouli
4 eps
Elliott Crosset Hove
Linus Bekker
3 eps
Simone Lykke
Benedikte Skans
3 eps
Kasper Leisner
Sebastian
3 eps
Celine Mortensen
Kristine Hartung
2 eps
Kristian Høgh Jeppesen
Engells
5 eps
Sofus Søndergaard Mikkelsen
Magnus Kjær
2 eps
Nicolai Dahl Hamilton
Hans Henrik Hauge
3 eps
Signe Vaupel
Statsminister
2 eps
Katinka Evers-Jahnsen
Mathilde
2 eps
Camilla Lau
Anne Sejer-Lassen
2 eps
Josefine Barnechow Sefrioui
Lina Sejer-Lassen
2 eps
Nora Barnechow Sefrioui
Sofia Sejer-Lassen
2 eps
Sander Herstad Lauridsen
Toke
2 eps
Silje Enevig Holst
Astrid
2 eps
Jesper Ole Feit Andersen
Nylanders assistent
3 eps
Peter Flyvholm
Speaker 2
2 eps
Christiane Gjellerup Koch
Deputy assistant commissioner Dahl
4 eps
Olaf Højgaard
Tim Jansen
4 eps
Claudio Morales
Martin Ricks
2 eps
Anders Hove
Aksel Larsen
10 eps
Fadime Turan
IT tekniker
4 eps
Samy Andersen
Speaker 1
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Chestnut Man actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Chestnut Man reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20216 episodes
7.6IMDbA figurine made of chestnuts is found at the scene of a grisly murder; from this creepy clue, two detectives hunt for a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Best episode · S01E03 Episode 3
Season 2 · Complete
Hide and Seek
20266 episodes
7.2IMDbDetective Hess and Thulin reunite as they race against time to catch a perpetrator playing a disturbing game of hide and seek in the gloomy mists of Copenhagen's suburbs. As more victims are drawn into the deadly game and the body count rises, the duo must stop the killer before more lives are lost.
Best episode · S02E05 Episode 5
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Episode 3
When a disturbing discovery provides a lead to a possible target, Thulin and Hess hatch a risky plan to lure the killer.
- Directed by Mikkel Serup
- Written by Christoffer Örnfelt, Søren Sveistrup
S01E02
Episode 2
Hess uses unorthodox methods to prove a theory about the Hartung case. The detectives chase a lead linked to a text message. Rosa faces another threat.
- Directed by Mikkel Serup
- Written by Christoffer Örnfelt, Søren Sveistrup
S01E04
Episode 4
The detectives find inconsistencies as they dig deeper into the Kristine Hartung investigation, while the threats against Rosa take a terrifying turn.
- Directed by Kasper Barfoed
- Written by Christoffer Örnfelt, Søren Sveistrup
S02E05
Episode 5
The police celebrate an apparent victory, but Mark is unconvinced. As he desperately digs for evidence, an eerie case from the past catches his attention.
- Directed by Roni Ezra
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Emilie Lebech Kaae
S01E06
Episode 6
As the pieces of the Chestnut Man mystery fall into place and the perpetrator's motives become clear, Thulin and Hess fight to save innocent lives.
- Directed by Kasper Barfoed
- Written by Christoffer Örnfelt, Søren Sveistrup
S01E01
Episode 1
Thulin and her reluctant new partner, Hess, investigate a gruesome murder. Politician Rosa Hartung returns to work after her daughter's disappearance.
- Directed by Mikkel Serup
- Written by Christoffer Örnfelt, Søren Sveistrup
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Roni Ezra
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Christian Bengtson
S02E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Milad Alami
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Emilie Lebech Kaae
S02E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Milad Alami
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Christian Bengtson
S02E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Milad Alami
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Emilie Lebech Kaae
S02E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Roni Ezra
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Emilie Lebech Kaae
S02E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Roni Ezra
- Written by Dorthe Warnø Høgh, Emilie Lebech Kaae
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Morten Kjems JuhlProducer
- Søren SveistrupExecutive Producer
- Stine Meldgaard MadsenProducer
- Meta Louise Foldager SørensenExecutive Producer
- Mikkel SerupExecutive Producer
Writing
- Christoffer ÖrnfeltWriter
- Søren SveistrupWriter
- Dorthe Warnø HøghWriter
- Christian BengtsonWriter
- Elsebeth NielsenWriter
- Emilie Lebech KaaeWriter
Direction
- Kasper BarfoedDirector
- Milad AlamiDirector
- Roni EzraDirector
- Mikkel SerupDirector
Music
- Kristian Eidnes AndersenOriginal Music Composer
- Martin DirkovOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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