Global streaming platform Netflix has announced that acclaimed musicians and composers Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will create the original score for the highly anticipated new series “Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole”, known in Norway by the title “Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole”.
The series is produced by Working Title, based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestselling crime novels.
Dark and atmospheric
Netflix said the pairing of Cave and Ellis with the dark, atmospheric world of Harry Hole is a match made in noir heaven.
Renowned for their haunting, emotive soundtracks, spanning films such as The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Wind River.
Nesbo, who is executive producer for the series as well as the author and creator, said Cave and Ellis bring a depth and intensity that perfectly echoes the psychological complexity and Nordic noir sensibility of Nesbo’s universe: “Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are masters at conjuring mood and tension, and their music is the ideal companion to Harry Hole’s brooding, enigmatic journey through the shadows of Oslo.”
“Their music has always been a soundtrack to my writing process. To have them now scoring the world of Harry Hole feels both surreal and absolutely right.”
Composer Nick Cave said: “We loved working on this adaptation. Harry Hole’s murky, morally-complex world has been brought to life in all its darkly brutal glory, and it was an honour to work with the legendary Jo Nesbo. “
The series will drop on Netflix on March 26 2026.
Detective Hole
Created by one of the greatest storytellers in crime fiction, Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole is a whodunnit serial killer mystery led by famed anti-hero Harry Hole.
Underneath the surface, this series is a nuanced character drama about two police officers – and supposed colleagues – operating on opposite sides of the law.
Throughout the season, Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary and corrupt detective Tom Waaler. Harry is a brilliant but tormented homicide detective who struggles with his demons.
As the two navigate the blurred ethical lines of the criminal justice system, Harry must do all he can to catch a serial killer and bring Waaler to justice before it is too late.