A Murder Among Us SVT Play return, Digi Mart USA News (Sweden): The range of British crime dramas on SVT Play continues to grow. A widely praised miniseries is returning to the streaming service for a new run.
The four-part miniseries A Murder Among Us, first released in 2020, will return to SVT Play in November. It opens with a devastating tragedy in an isolated Scottish town, where a fire at the Kendrick family home kills the mother and three children.
The only survivor is the father.
Investigators find that all family members, including the father, were drugged in connection with the tragedy. As they search for the truth, they discover that the family’s situation was not as perfect as it appeared on the surface.
David Tennant, known from Broadchurch, Doctor Who and Rivals, plays the surviving father. Cush Jumbo, from The Good Fight and Criminal Record, takes the other lead role.
Matthew McNulty and Anna Madeley also appear in the series.
Critics have responded positively. The Guardian’s Lucy Mangan gave the series 4 out of 5 and wrote that it surpasses another Tennant favorite, the acclaimed Broadchurch, under the headline describing it as the new Broadchurch but more irresistible.
The Independent’s Ed Cumming also gave it 4 out of 5, writing that it is bleak but difficult to look away from.
Viewers have been less uniformly convinced. The series holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 on IMDb, based on 12,000 ratings, indicating that its bleak psychological tone does not suit every viewer.
By comparison, Broadchurch holds an IMDb rating of 8.3 out of 10.
A Murder Among Us returns to SVT Play on November 25. All four episodes will be released on the premiere date.
