The drama tells the story of a cold case that went unsolved for 16 years and the arduous journey to finding the killer.

The Breakthrough follows a double murder that took 16 years to solve — much like a real-life incident that occurred in Sweden in 2004. Based on the 2021 novel of the same name, the Netflix ...

Tense crime thriller The Breakthrough ... to the real killer. With this development, the suspects are clearly whittled down to two brothers, David Nilsson and Stefan Nilsson. Per calls John ...

In the series, Detective John Sundin ( Peter Eggers ... Still from the show (Image via Netflix) In The Breakthrough, most of the characters are based on real-life individuals connected to the ...

Netflix's The Breakthrough, a Swedish crime miniseries ... He plays the role of Detective John, who is inspired by real-life inspector Jan Egon Staaf, who solved this double homicide case after ...

Table of Contents The Breakthrough’s story is incredible … and (mostly) true The Breakthrough isn’t your usual true crime show Netflix has a great record with true crime Netflix does not ...

The Breakthrough is a fictionalized account of ... she died in the hospital. Police detective John Sudin (Peter Eggers) leads the investigation; given the weapon was found and there’s a witness ...

Peter Eggers as John and Mattias Nordkvist as Per in Netflix's series 'Breakthrough' (2025).

So, what is the true story behind The Breakthrough? Here's everything to know about the real double murders that struck Sweden in 2004 — and why it took 16 years to find the killer. Courtesy of ...