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Detective Hole

MysteryCrimeDrama

Created by Jo Nesbø

When a series of ritualistic murders hits Oslo, a gifted detective must navigate a puzzle of patterns, corruption and his own demons to catch the killer. From TMDB

119 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works

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Metacritic review breakdown (unweighted) On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 91% approval rating based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus states, "Twisty, stylish, and at times gloriously grim, Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole packs enough thrills and unexpected twists to keep you hooked." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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  • the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    have no idea when the last time i watched a tv show was but I’m all in on Detective Hole

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  • Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    NETFLIX: can we please change the name of Detective Hole so our English-speaking audiences don’t make fun of this show NORWEGIAN CRIME AUTHOR JO NESBØ: nø

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  • Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    “Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole” should not be a Netflix series, it should be a dive bar frequented by cops and crime writers

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  • Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2026

    Sickened by how many people think it's funny that Netflix has a show called Detective Hole

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  • Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2026

    The actor who plays Ed Baldwin in “For All Mankind,” Joel Kinnaman, also costars in a Norwegian noir series called “Detective Hole” based on Jo Nesbø's novels. It is streaming on Netflix. I highly recommend it. (It’s in Norwegian with subtitles.)

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  • Phineas @phineas.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    I’m sorry I lived long enough for there to be a show called Detective Hole that isn’t just a background gag in Tracy Jordan’s dressing room.

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  • Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    Hypothetical Norwegian Crime Fiction Fan: "Oh, I see where you went wrong. It's a famous series of books. The protagonist is Detective Hole." Me: "His name is Hole?" HNCFF: "Harry Hole, yes." Me: HNCFF: "Anything else?" Me: "...no."

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  • Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    Netflix's "Detective Hole" is VERY much an Amazon show, except that the Amazon version would be called "Hole," which would mislead fans of "Outer Range." My review, with a reminder that "Harry Hole" is pronounced "HAR-ee WHO-leh":

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  • R.C. Brougham @captainruck.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    "It's for my new show, Detective Hole. I play Lazarus Hole, a detective who specializes in glory-hole crimes."

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  • Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2026

    “I can’t take a show called Detective Hole seriously,” I thought. Then I looked up the proper pronunciation. Now I think, “I can’t take a show called Detective HOO-Leh seriously.”

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  • Luke 🏳️‍🌈✈️ @lukeacl.comBluesky · Feb 21, 2026

    “Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole is an upcoming Norwegian crime drama streaming television series, an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole novels, specifically the fifth instalment The Devil's Star.” HARRY HOLE 👀

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  • Donald Teplyske- Fervor Coulee: Roots Music Opinion [he/him] @fervorcoulee.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    #BestSongHeardToday #MusicSky #MusicChallenge The only time I listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is when their songs come on a show. I have several albums on CD, but never listen to them. From Detective Hole, which I just discovered is a thing: "Avalanche" www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsm...

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  • Music Box Magazine @musicboxonline.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    New Album / EP Releases (April 24, 2026) Nick Cave / Warren Ellis - Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole (Original Series Soundtrack) Mikaela Davis - Graceland Way Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy Merle Haggard - Ramblin’ Fever: More Haggard Classics 1/

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  • :)) @happywanksgivin.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2026

    Detective Hole lmao I swear I’m telling the truth it’s a real show!

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  • 😺Difficult Cat Lady🙀 @olivewhippet.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2026

    I’ve just blitzed Detective Hole on Netflix and it’s fucking brilliant!!. A Norwegian crime thriller that’s got everything: based on a series of books with a soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, great characters, huge twists, and Joel Kinnaman as an utter cunt. Highly recommend

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  • davidrlurie @davidrlurie.comBluesky · Aug 30, 2026

    One of the few uplifting elements of Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole series is that Ramones songs are treated as folk music that brings comfort to the troubled souls of young and old alike.

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  • Anita @arsenalofka.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2026

    Just finished Detective Hole on Netflix, loved it just as expected. My fave detective, fave book series, and done by Scandinavians - just fantastic. Harry Hole casting spot on (unlike Hollywood movie version which I refuse to watch).

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  • Stenar 🌈 @stenar.netBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    I hate when Norwegian filmmakers try and make Oslo look a lot more tough than it is. Just watching the new ‘Detective Hole’ tv series. There are no tent cities in Oslo. 🙄 They also showed a lot more graffiti than exists and rats, etc. This happens a lot in certain types of Norwegian shows.

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  • Villanelle’s Pink Dress 🍁🍂🐈‍⬛️🧙‍♀️🧛‍♀️🎃👻🟦 @tasslefizney1.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    I love the Jo Nesbo Harry Hole books. Love. Them. Netflix now has a series, Detective Hole. But it's Norwegian (which is understandable, Nesbo is Norwegian); I just have the hardest time with dubbing. I always have subtitles on, so hopefully that will help

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  • IWW4 @[email protected]Lemmy · Apr 2, 2026

    ![](https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/dfc24538-eec0-4d1b-9535-e701b16f0352.avif) The Pitt S2. The show is top notch and just gets better and better. ![](https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/e7146668-4b74-44d0-94c8-e3603808b200.avif) Paradise S2. This season is a lot better than the first season, though the show does have is warts and blunders at times. I am pretty sure the finale is this week. ![](https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/e5e20702-e882-4dd3-b5a8-537f3d8be39d.avif) “Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole”…

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  • Ennui-tery @jerkwheatery.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    my god they've made a Harry Hole series and just called it DETECTIVE HOLE and also do they think everyone just knows its not pronounced like the English word "hole"? MISTER POLICEMAN WE GAVE YOU ALL THE CLUES

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  • Doug really - 2026 version @sensiblearchie.eurosky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2026

    Watching Scandi Noir, Jo Nesbo's 'Detective Hole'. And giggling like a schoolboy at the random thought that the follow up series would have to be cancelled when he got a promotion, and they realised it would be 'Inspector Hole'. Yes, I know. I'm supposed to be a grown-up.

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  • The Detroiter @detroiter.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    Just found that Detective Hole show on Netflix, I will watch anything scandanavian crime drama, also, I will watch anything with Joel Kinnaman, so best of both worlds

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  • 🎃von🎃 @vonhonkington.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 1, 2026

    Ok Netflix you can't call a show Detective Hole come on

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  • Josey Back up North 🦚🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @joseybackupnorth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2026

    If you want a new series to watch, Detective Hole on Netflix is superb! #whattowatch

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  • Rachel Fisher @rachelfisher.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    Can’t stop laughing at the title of this new show on Netflix called “Detective Hole”

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  • jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    Watching Detective Hole. I've read a Hole book, The Bat, so I now know his modus operandi. Mess up badly at work. Have a close friend die. Go on a bender. Beat someone up/get beat up. Have a promising relationship collapse. Finally, you're ready to solve the crime! www.netflix.com/title/81610327

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  • Mike Stemmle @mikestemmle.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2026

    Although I’m enjoying the show quite a bit, my inner 12 year old always snort laughs when I suggest watching “Joe Nesbø’s Detective Hole” to the missus.

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  • Stephen 🥤 @stphnfllws.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    I’m watching a Netflix show called “Detective Hole”.. you make the jokes

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  • JD Rhoades @jdrhoades.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2026

    Watching the DETECTIVE HOLE series on Netflix, and I can't get over how perfectly they cast the main character. Tobias Santelmann is exactly how I imagined Harry Hole from the books.

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  • Cheyenne @cheyenne77.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    I'm liking this Detective Hole show, but its got some sick shit I haven't even seen in horror movies. Good news: My nostalgia for water beds has been cured. 🫠

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  • 3 caffeinations deep in yerbadom (On Hiatus) @revolverunit.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    starting a series called Detective Hole and praying they don't pronounce it the proper Norwegian way

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  • Tissa @dtissagirl.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    There's an upcoming show on Netflix called DETECTIVE HOLE and I am twelve [everyone's twelve]

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  • Gary Gillatt @garygillatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2026

    "…in the highly anticipated new series Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (Norwegian title: Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole)" I can see why they changed the title but it's still a shame.

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  • Mr. Shift Key @birdup21.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 6, 2026

    There’s A New Show On Netflix Called “Detective Hole” 😮‍💨 It’s Based On One Of My Favorite Book Series By Joe Nesbo. Definitely Worth A Watch And A Read! I’m Only On Episode 1 But It’s Already Good.

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  • Joy @joybella.blacksky.appBluesky · Jun 30, 2026

    WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT - Jo NESBØ PRODUCED AND WROTE THE "DETECTIVE HOLE" SERIES STARRING JOEL KINNAMAN???!?!??!?!?! And nobody told me...?!??!?!? #BookSky?????? youtu.be/QozBsgrEjnE?...

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  • Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    “Detective Hole” (2026) is a limited series about an alcoholic detective who tries to catch a serial killer who he suspects to be a colleague. Story is good and full of twists but some characters are over the top, the filters are annoying and music often too loud and out of tune with movie. 🇳🇴 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  • Theo @urshifu.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2026

    saw a tv show named "Detective Hole" that sounds like a porno

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  • SARGENT HOUSE @sargenthouse.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2026

    David Eugene Edwards has two songs featured in the new Netflix series “Detective Hole”. The series score is by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Hear ‘Brimstone Rock’ by 16 Horsepower in Ep. 1 David Eugene Edwards new album Mercurial Silence arrives May 22nd on Sargent House.

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  • 🐯Tigjah🐯the🐯Tiger🐯 @tigjah.tigersarereal.deBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    Just a public service message: The TV show ‘Detective Hole’, even with a character named Harry Hole, is not gay anime porn. You’re Welcome :P

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  • CMOT Diablerie @strangelibrary.comBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    I'll say it again, "Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole" sounds like a panel show about crime procedurals that lasted for about a season on Dave.

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  • Just Norm @norminator.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    If you want to see a good Scandinavian noir crime show that features every living Norwegian actor, and most Swedish actors, I highly recommend Detective Hole on Netflix

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  • Mary Muñoz @missmaimepeas.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 26, 2026

    Happy Hah-reh Hoo-leh Day! 🩸 #HarryHole #JoNesbo #DetectiveHole #TVSky @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social @netflix.com nordicwatchlist.com/2026/03/26/j...

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  • Angry Algonquin @angryalgonquin.comBluesky · Jul 2, 2026

    Just finished the Norwegian mystery series "Detective Hole" based on Nesbo's "The Devil's Star". FANTASTIC adaptation (Nesbo is showrunner) with a stellar performance by Tobias Santelmann as Hole, and a frighteningly intense Joel Kinnaman as Waaler. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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  • jobbies @[email protected]Lemmy · May 13, 2026

    Just watched Detective Hole, would highly recommend. Very bad cop but good detective.

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  • ChillerPop @chillerpop.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2026

    The real star of Detective Hole is Harry's Pixies t-shirt. www.netflix.com/us/title/816...

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  • Richard @omarltl.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Finally started Detective Hole, a few episodes in and hooked. Fantastic Nick Cave curated soundtrack too! Right off 16 Horsepower - Brimstone Rock, later Wovenhand - Ain't No Sunshine. Just a great show so far

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  • Pointless Exercise @pointlessexercise.comBluesky · Apr 9, 2026

    …he speaks so much Swedish, because in real life Joel speaks Swedish and not Norwegian. The show is named Detective Hole and it’s the best David Fincher work not made by David Fincher.

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  • Villanelle’s Pink Dress 🍁🍂🐈‍⬛️🧙‍♀️🧛‍♀️🎃👻🟦 @tasslefizney1.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2026

    I love when a series has a really good soundtrack Detective Hole

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  • Graham Dellaire @docdellaire.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    Well there goes my weekend - Netflix Canada just released The Detective Hole series based on the books by Joe Nesbø

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  • New On Netflix UK [Fan Account] @uk.newonnetflix.infoBluesky · Mar 26, 2026

    Detective Hole (2026) 9 Episodes [15] (Norwegian) When a series of ritualistic murders hits Oslo, a gifted detective must navigate a puzzle of patterns, corruption and his own demons to catch the killer. #NowStreaming #Netflix #NetflixUK

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  • Ginger Jones @gingersjones.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 28, 2026

    26 Days and Counting... www.netflix.com/tudum/articl... #JoNesbo #DetectiveHole March 26th

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  • littlestormcloud.bsky.social @littlestormcloud.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    Can’t beat Harry Hole, the new protagonist of a new Netflix show called Detective Hole

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  • Aaron H. Ellis @aaronhughellis.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    Detective Hole was *not* the show I was expecting when I pressed play on Netflix

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  • Kate loves a walk. @katelovesawalk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2026

    Have you watched the short series called Detective Hole on Netflix. It is Norwegian and very well done.

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  • Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.appBluesky · Jun 10, 2026

    🚨New Show Alert🚨 Detective Hole - Netflix If you like the Harlan Coben shows, you will like this on.

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  • Villanelle’s Pink Dress 🍁🍂🐈‍⬛️🧙‍♀️🧛‍♀️🎃👻🟦 @tasslefizney1.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2026

    Have you watched Detective Hole yet? Lol, he is a massive train wreck. Based on the series by Jo Nesbo (excellent books)

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  • ✠ 𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🖇️ 𝟾𝟼𝟺𝟽 @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    More fine pics - thanks! Have a you watched the Norwegian series 'Detective Hole?' I have one episode left - I really like it.

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  • Inori @kali88.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    Watching Detective Hole. He's like Will.😳 He solves weird murder cases. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31810018/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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  • Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.meBluesky · Apr 17, 2026

    If you need a new Joel Kinnaman fix and don’t mind a violent Nordic noir-esque cop show, Detective Hole is a good bet.

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