Leaving aside the notion of retconning a well-known Swedish character, set in the present, filmed in Lithuania with a cast of British actors, this just isn't very good and isn't remotely suspenseful. A youthful version of Wallander would presumably be reasonably intelligent but someone waving their hand and saying "Poof! You're a detective!" doesn't work when the writers trot out a remarkably clueless Swedish dude who can't take simple instruction. "Do nothing to draw attention to yourself" seems simple, and probably shouldn't have led to Kurt being beaten even more senseless by a giant drug dealer. Most everyone is pretty, I'll give them that. They may have relied on the CW for casting. I was hoping for something entertaining enough to see through to the end but I was just bored.
Review of Young Wallander
