We spoke exclusively to Detective Hole creator Jo Nesbø and lead star Tobias Santelmann about the Netflix crime drama’s future
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is adapted from a series of best-selling crime novels(Image: NETFLIX)
Netflix has only just dropped its thrilling new crime drama Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole but some viewers are already keen to know if there will be another series.
The nine-part detective series is adapted from best-selling crime author Nesbø’s The Devil’s Star and takes Netflix viewers on quite the ride.
Detective Hole follows troubled detective Harry Hole (Tobias Santelmann) as he races against the clock to track down a serial killer before they can strike again.
At the same time, Harry is locked in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with crooked fellow police officer Tom Waaler (Joel Kinnaman).
Will there be a Detective Hole season 2?
In an exclusive interview with Mirror publishers Reach Plc, creator Nesbø, lead actor Santelmann and Beate Lønn star Ellen Helinder addressed the future of the show.
Nesbø said: “No plans yet [for a season two]. Right now, we’re just concentrating on getting this TV series out to the audience and we’ve been working on this for three years now.
“So, just the thought of starting all over again right now is a bit premature and we’re so exhausted right now that we want a vacation.”
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However, Harry Hole star Santelmann said: “I’m ready. You might be exhausted.”
Nesbø jokingly added: “You’re ready? Then I’m ready too for season two.”
The crime author admitted that he hadn’t yet thought about the direction he’d like to take the show in or which Harry Hole novel a possible season two might take.
Meanwhile, actress Helinder, who portrays the brilliant forensics officer Beate, shared her hopes for more seasons of Detective Hole: “Just to keep working with these amazing people and develop the characters even more.
“There’s so much to find in these people, who work within the law enforcement.
“Even more the morality, the ethical dilemmas and how is Harry going to cope with everything? Who is Beate? I would like to explore her backstory.
“I think this ability that she has for facial recognition is so cool, just for her to keep tracking cases and doing her thing.”
Given Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole has only just been released, Netflix will be keeping an eye on the viewing figures before making any renewal decisions.
The Devil’s Star is just one of 13 Harry Holes books that Nesbø has written, so there is plenty of content for the programme-makers and indeed the author, who also served as the screenwriter on the Netflix series, to draw on.
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is streaming on Netflix now