Beck is a Swedish crime drama movie series, based on characters featured in the Martin Beck novels of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, starring Peter Haber as the titular character. The first three series and two specials were released direct-to-video, with a small number of episodes also concurrently released theatrically. To date, fifty episodes have been filmed, with all episodes from the fourth series onwards broadcast on C More.
The first series was written entirely by Rolf Börjlind, while several episodes in series two and three, and the two specials, were co-written by Rolf and Cilla Börjlind. From the books, the character of Kollberg is entirely omitted from the TV series. Mikael Persbrandt announced in 2015 that he would be leaving the series to focus on other projects, although he did return to film Gunvald, the first episode of series six. In 2015, the series was acquired by the BBC as part of their international crime drama slate. The first episode to be broadcast was Buried Alive, on BBC Four.
In February 2022, the shooting of four Beck films began in Stockholm. (Beck 47âÂÂ50)
In February 2024 it was announced that season 10 would include 2 new movies (Beck 51âÂÂ52) and will be released during later part of 2024 (51) and in 2025 (52).
In September 2024 it was announced that season 11 would include 2 new movies (Beck 53âÂÂ54) and will be produced during 2025. The release dates was announced in the autumn of 2025, Ashes to Ashes on the 5th of December 2025 and In the shadows on the 20th of March 2026. In the beginning of 2026 two upcoming movies was released and will start to film in the spring of 2026.
MHZ Choice DVD released Beck on DVD in the U.S.A.
MHZ Choice Network streams seasons 1 through 8 in the U.S.A. Season 9 will begin streaming on May 21, 2024.