ICELAND

Death of a horse

Thriller Icelandic Series 1 Season/6 eps 44 min

An Icelandic crime drama from ACT4 and Windlight Pictures, commissioned by RÚV and ZDF as part of New8—the public-broadcaster alliance of SVT (Sweden), DR (Denmark), Yle (Finland), RÚV (Iceland), NRK (Norway), VRT (Belgium), NPO (Netherlands) and ZDF (Germany).

Created by Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Birkir Blær Ingólfsson (Thin Ice, The Minister).

A fresh twist on Nordic noir set in Iceland’s elite equestrian world: on the eve of the national championships, a breakout horse is found dead. Police dismiss it as property damage, but a determined insider refuses to let it go—uncovering rival stables, class tensions, and a web of corruption where reputations—and lives—are on the line.

BROADCASTER
New8, RÚV, ZDF

PREMIERE
2026

PARTNERS
ACT4 , Windlight Pictures

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