Wallander's final season begins this Sunday

I’ve been a big fan of Kenneth Branagh’s Wallander for quite a while, eagerly anticipating the arrival of the 4^th season, especially since it was announced that it would be the show’s last. Wallander has been some of Branagh’s best work, and it’s consistently been a gripping, unexpected take on the detective genre. Like Luther and Sherlock, a “season” of this beloved BBC series consists of three 90-minute films, and will air on American PBS public television stations over the next three Sundays. If you haven’t seen Wallander yet, and you like a good police procedural, you’re really missing out. Branagh gives us an aging, brooding detective on an increasingly fragile tether, trying to make a difference in world that’s increasingly harder to deal with. Saying goodbye to Kurt Wallander is bound to be bittersweet.