45 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestWho has stolen all the mobiles and cut the telephone lines to the mainland? And where is Gittan’s boat, the only way to get off the island? It’s clear that someone in the group is a killer, and does not want the others to leave. Minnie believes that she knows what is hunting her, and that it can be found in the old lighthouse. Is Maja there? Is she dead or alive?
An unsettling chain of events are set into motion when a group of young friends an visit an abandoned ski resort in the far reaches of Sweden. The remote and neglected Black Lake has been closed for years when Johan invites his friends to stay there. He dreams of reopening the isolated hotel and restoring it to a luxury ski resort, but what begins as a fun research trip soon takes a sinister turn as the group is gripped by a series of unexplained and disturbing events. They soon uncover the real reason Black Lake was abandoned all those years before, and solving the mystery rapidly becomes a matter of life and death.
Cinematography
Bleak Swedish landscapes that breathe malice.
Production
The decaying hotel is practically a character.
Acting
Hedda Stiernstedt's unraveling is *chef's kiss*.
Creators
Ulf Kvensler, Jonathan Sjöberg, David Berron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Black Lake was Sweden's attempt to crack the Nordic noir-horror hybrid that Denmark perfected with The Killing—mixed results, bold try.
The hotel exterior is Storhogna Högfjällshotell, a real abandoned ski resort that sat empty for years before filming.
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