Stella Blómkvist

Stella Blómkvist is an Icelandic crime tv series which was first broadcast in 2017. The show is loosely based on books of the same title by an anonymous Icelandic writer. The series was written by Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir and Andri Óttarsson, and directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson. 
After the success in Iceland the show became globally available in 2018 on Viaplay in the Nordic and Baltic countries, on Sundance Now in the United States and on SBS On Demand in Australia. 
After 4 years, a second season of the show premiered in Iceland on 30 September 2021 and became globally available in the months afterwards.
== Synopsis ==
The show follows lawyer Stella Blómkvist who is called to defend a client suspected of murdering Halla, a young woman who works as an assistant for the Icelandic Prime Minister. Initially, the case seems pretty clear-cut, but Stella soon finds out that someone is trying to frame her client for the murder and higher powers are eager to close the case as soon as possible, to cover up their own involvement. When she receives an anonymous tip which suggests that the Prime Minister himself might have committed the murder she starts her own investigation, which leads her to uncover a web of corruption, involving Icelandic politicians and high ranking Chinese officials.
== Cast and characters ==
Main
Heida Reed as Stella Blómkvist
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir as Dagbjört 
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Sverrir
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir as Gunna
Þorsteinn Guðmundsson as Raggi
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir as Edda
Recurring
Bjarni Snæbjörnsson as Alexander
David Yu as Guo Dai
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Valdi
Hannes Óli Ágústsson as Haukur
Kristín Lea as Halla (s1)
Jóhann Kristófer Stefánsson as Sæmi
Hilmar Guðjónsson police agent Steini
Bing as Xi Feng
Hanako Footman as Alba Noel (s2)
Saga Garðarsdóttir as Myrra (s2)
Adi Ezroni as Mossad Agent (s2)
Ahd Tamimi as Nadim (s2)
== Episodes ==
Season 1
No.	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original release date
1. 	"Murder at the Ministry" part 1	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
2. 	"Murder at the Ministry" part 2	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
3. 	"Murder at Swanlake" part 1 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
4 	"Murder at Swanlake" part 2 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
5 	"Murder at Harpa" part 1 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
6 	"Murder at Harpa" part 2 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Andri Óttarsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir	November 24, 2017
Season 2
No.	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original release date
1. 	"Murder on Instagram" part 1 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson, Dóra Jóhansdóttir 	September 30, 2021
2. 	"Murder on Instagram" part 2 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson, Dóra Jóhansdóttir 	September 30, 2021
3. 	"Murder in the National History Museum" part 1	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Dóra Jóhansdóttir , Snjolaug Ludviksdottir 	September 30, 2021
4. 	"Murder in the National History Museum" part 2	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Dóra Jóhansdóttir , Snjolaug Ludviksdottir 	September 30, 2021
5. 	"Murder by the Cabin" part 1 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson, Snjolaug Ludviksdottir	September 30, 2021
6. 	"Murder by the Cabin" part 2 	Óskar Thór Axelsson	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson, Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson, Snjolaug Ludviksdottir	September 30, 2021
Category:Icelandic drama television series