by Adam Buckman , Featured Columnist, TodaySometimes a cop show is just a cop show. advertisement advertisementThe show is described as “showcasing Nordic noir at its very best.” “Nordic noir” is a phrase that has come into use recently to describe crime dramas from Scandinavia and other northern European countries. “Noir” means “black” in French, of course, but the world has come to associate the word with “film noir,” the exact meaning of which is open to a variety of interpretations. Where “Black Sands” is concerned, “Nordic noir” is mainly a reference to its location in Iceland, where the skies are gray and low, the air is wet and the weather is cold. Maybe “Black Sands” was too “noir” even for me.

Source: Fox News July 20, 2023 12:01 UTC