Plot Synopsis

ANXIOUS PEOPLE is a dramedy series about a bank robber failing miserably by robbing a cashless bank and ends up taking eight persons hostage during an open house. After giving up, the apartment is stormed by the two dysfunctional police officers Jack and Jim, who also happen to be father and son. There is just one problem: The apartment is...empty. In a series of contradictory testimonies afterwards, the hostages tell their version of what really happened whereupon a classic -- but hilarious -- puzzle mystery develops. All while the hostages share a common secret that is creating a unique and almost unbreakable bond between them. Based on Fredrik Backman's 2014 novel, "A Man Called Ove," ANXIOUS PEOPLE premiered on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, as Netflix released the entire series.