Sanna (21) and Marcus (18) are deeply in love. They’ve grown up on two nearby farms in southern Sweden. While Sanna’s father Bengt is a powerful figure in the small village, a millionaire and landowner, Marcus’ family is penniless. In the summer of 2012, Bengt disappears without a trace, the day after Sanna has been given an ultimatum - leave Marcus, or lose her inheritance. Two years later, the police have little to go on with their investigation and the organization Missing People is contacted. Private investigator Tanja (29) gets obsessed with the case and to solve it, Tanja starts seeing Marcus, risking her own life.

An impressive festival life for this Swedish gem started with the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in the Indie Episodic section where after the series was selected to screen at Series Mania in the International Panorama section. The five-part psychological drama-thriller is based on true events and envisioned by two of Sweden’s most prominent names, screenwriter Oskar Söderlund (Easy Money, 2021) and award-winning director Gustav Möller (The Guilty, 2018). THE DARK HEART is a suspenseful story of love, greed, and power. The series stars an acclaimed cast, with Gustav Lindh (Riders of Justice, 2021), Clara C. Drake (Gösta, 2019) and Aliette Opheim (Caliphate, 2020) in the lead.