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The Man Who Played With Fire

Season 1
This gripping four-part series explores the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme -- a case that sent shockwaves worldwide and is often dubbed "Europe's JFK shooting."
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  1. S1 E1 - Stieg Larsson's Investigation
    May 23, 2023
    48min
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    In 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is shot on a busy street in Stockholm. Decades later, the discovery of boxes hidden inside a storage facility leads one man to believe the answers to the murder lie buried in the forgotten files.
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  2. S1 E2 - Enemies of Palme
    May 30, 2023
    49min
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    As the investigation continues, a picture emerges of Prime Minister Olof Palme's enemies as he walked a tightrope between the United States and the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.
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  3. S1 E3 - New Continent, New Motive
    June 6, 2023
    48min
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    Following Larsson's trail, Jan Stocklassa is led to South Africa, and a surprising motive is revealed. Certain that Larsson had uncovered the truth, Jan speaks to a former South African intelligence operative who admits to attacks on European soil.
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  4. S1 E4 - Loose Strands
    June 12, 2023
    50min
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    As Jan Stocklassa pieces together the loose strands of Larsson's investigation, his path becomes more dangerous. Jan passes along the information he's gathered to the official investigation team, and suddenly Swedish police call a press conference.
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Cast
Jan StocklassaStieg LarssonOlof Palme
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Discovery Global Newsworthy Crimes
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