The Breakthrough (TV series)
| The Breakthrough | |
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| Genre | Nordic noir |
| Based on | The Breakthrough: How the Genealogist Solved the Double Murder in Linköping by Anna Bodin and Peter Sjölund |
| Screenplay by | Oskar Söderlund |
| Directed by | Lisa Siwe |
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| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producer | Elin Kvist |
| Producer | Lejla Bešić |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 7 January 2025 |
The Breakthrough (Genombrottet) is a 2025 Swedish limited crime drama television series directed by Lisa Siwe and produced by FLX for Netflix. It is based on a non-fiction book by journalist Anna Bodin and genealogist Peter Sjölund about how the 2004 murders of Mohammed Ammouri and Anna-Lena Svensson were finally solved in 2020 through forensic genetic genealogy. It premiered on Netflix on 7 January 2025.