Plot Synopsis

Set in Norway, WISTING is a one-hour drama series that follows homicide detective William Wisting as he wrestles with the most challenging and shocking case of his career: a wanted American serial killer living among them. Meanwhile, Line -- Wisting's intrepid journalist daughter -- is chasing headlines, leading her straight into the path of the serial killer. Suddenly, an old case comes back to haunt Wisting, and a dreadful accusation is hurled at him. How will Wisting save other lives when he finds himself suspended and fighting for his own reputation, career and life? WISTING had its U.S. premiere on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, as SundanceNow released the first episode, with new episodes debuting on subsequent Wednesdays.

Season 2 of WISTING made its U.S. debut on Thursday, March 31, 2022, as SundanceNow released the first four episodes. Detective William Wisting and his team suffer a terrible blow when a crime scene inspection with serial killer Tom Kerr goes horribly wrong. Then, Wisting tries to unite the team after the tragedy that has struck them.

The entire four-episode third season of WISTING made its U.S. debut on Thursday, June 20, 2022 on SundanceNow. Wisting and his team are brought in to investigate a horrific crime in Larvik, where a young asylum seeker is found decapitated. When a body turns up in the net of a local fisherman, a connection is drawn between two murders. Will this lead the detectives to Layla's remains?
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The fourth season WISTING made its U.S. debut on Thursday, August 15, 2024, as SundanceNow released all four episodes of the new season. On an idyllic summer evening, six-year-old Clifford Greenwood disappears without a trace from his hotel room. The next morning, a hotel employee is found dead. With a young British citizen missing, detective William Wisting and his colleagues are under immense pressure to solve the murder and find the boy before it's too late. When the Greenwood family receives a ransom demand, the kidnapper's cryptic message causes Wisting to wonder if there is a personal motive behind Clifford's disappearance.