“Spring Tide” Season 2 TV series review

The Swedish crime drama,”Spring Tide” (originally “Springfloden”) is back with Season 2. I reviewed Season One of the series a couple of months ago (here is the link to that review: https://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2025/02/spring-tide-season-one-tv-series-review/). Season Two brings back most of those principals for another 10-episode mystery.

Season Two is somewhat larger in scope, covering several crimes in two countries for its geographically scattered cast. It starts in Stockholm with the staged suicide of a possible corporate whistle-blower (NOT a spoiler. It wouldn’t have been much of a series if the guy had actually killed himself. It’s just par for the genre course.). Then a dismembered woman’s body washes ashore in Marseilles. She turns out to be a former love of Abbas (Dar Salim), sending him and Tom (Kjell Bergqvist) down there to find out whodunit. Toss in some corporate corruption and sex trafficking. Then another murder occurs, raising questions of if and how all of these plot threads overlap.

Olivia (Julia Ragnarsson) is just returning from having spent the six months since Season One in Mexico, and she still hasn’t finished her studies at the police academy. But that doesn’t stop her from pursuing her own aggressive independent investigation. The first stiff was a neighbor and friend with a surly (aren’t they all?) teen daughter, Lisa (Michaela Thorsen), who becomes annoyingly and frustratingly dependent on Olivia. This time, it’s personal… as the saying goes.

Multiple arenas of action keep things moving, although, as before, the whole thing could have been covered in seven or eight episodes to greater advantage. The scripts are otherwise well-written, giving many players the chance to strut their stuff. Some violence. No nudity. Abbas, who I thought possibly the most interesting character in the first round, plays a more prominent role in this one, confirming my opinion. A couple of romantic sidebars add to the human-interest side.

The two seasons aired abroad from 2016-18. Presumably, that’s all we’ll get, though I’d still like for the Abbas character to be booked for a spin-off. No cliffhangers at the end, so it’s safe to dive in. Ideally, watch Season One first to better understand the characters and their relationships

“Spring Tide” Season Two, in Swedish and French with English subtitles and with some English, begins streaming on MHz Choice on starting Tuesday, Apr. 19.

RATING: 2.5 out of 4 stars