Agent Hamilton

Carl Hamilton returns to Stockholm after years of covert training in the United States, only to step into a city rattled by coordinated terrorist attacks. Recruited to assist Sweden's intelligence service, he moves through a world of encrypted communication, undercover operations and political pressure, while secretly operating as a double agent with his own agenda. As investigations unfold, alliances shift and Hamilton's loyalties are tested, forcing him to balance national security with personal motives. The show pays attention to operational detail and procedural work, and it spends time on relationships among operatives, the strain of secrecy and the moral trade-offs of espionage, without resolving every question in a tidy way. The tone is gritty, focusing on consequences rather than victories.

Released in 2020, Agent Hamilton adapts Jan Guillou's long-running spy material for television, with Jakob Oftebro leading an ensemble including Nina Zanjani, Jörgen Thorsson, Annika Hallin and Felice Jankell, produced in Sweden in a serialized format primarily for domestic audiences.

The series didn't rack up major international awards or widely reported nominations, though it drew attention in Sweden and among genre fans. A few local reviews and festival screenings noted the production value, but formal recognition remained modest compared with higher profile Nordic thrillers and global streaming hits to date.

Critical response was mixed, with a 6.3/10 user average from 43 votes reflecting divided opinion. Viewers appreciated the action sequences and ethical complexity, while some critics wanted deeper character work and sharper pacing across episodes. Several reviews also noted the show's atmospheric tone. Audiences praised technical craft and fight choreography too.

The show reintroduced Jan Guillou's spy to a modern TV audience and added another entry to the Nordic crime wave, prompting renewed interest in the source novels and contributing to conversations about realism and morality in Scandinavian espionage drama, and the ethics of intelligence work, and reached international genre fans.