The Breakthrough

About The Breakthrough

When a shocking double homicide goes unsolved for 16 years, a detective teams up with a genealogist to catch the killer before it becomes a cold case.

The Breakthrough is a crime series made for Netflix. It reached one season of 4 episodes from January 2025.

Peter Eggers appears as John, Mattias Nordkvist as Per, Jessica Liedberg as Francy, and Karin de Frumerie as Lollo. It was produced by FLX. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under DNA, genealogy, double murder, and unsolved murder. American members can watch it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Defending Jacob, Black Bird, and The Stranger make useful companions to The Breakthrough, all filed under detective and miniseries. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 146 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-14 rating.