How many episodes are in Blood Sacrifice?

Blood Sacrifice has 5 episodes in this listed season.

When does Blood Sacrifice premiere?

Blood Sacrifice premieres on 2026-08-20.

Is Blood Sacrifice a new series?

Blood Sacrifice is a new series (Season 1).

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Blood Sacrifice(2026)

Also known as The Case (2026)

Upcoming · Netflix

5 eps

S01

DramaCrimeThriller

ON AIR: AUG 20Season 1

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Blood Sacrifice is a serial killer procedural set against Stockholm's endless summer, where the brightness of the season sits in deliberate contrast to a string of brutal murders targeting police officers. The case is urgent from the start, and it only tightens as each new victim makes the threat feel closer and more personal for everyone working it.

Thomas Berg is a careful, well-regarded investigator forced into a partnership he clearly does not want: his own father, Alfred, a former detective who burned through his reputation and his relationships on the way out. Their history does not soften the work; it complicates every exchange, every decision, every moment one of them has to defer to the other. The friction between them is specific and earned, not decorative.

Best for

reluctant partnership, workplace rivalry and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 5 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

As endless summer takes its hold over Stockholm, a different kind of darkness sets in. Clean cut, highly regarded Lead Investigator Thomas Berg has a serial killer on his hands. With the brutal murderer targeting his police colleagues, Thomas makes a desperate gamble, turning to a once well-regarded but now out of favour, misanthropic ex-detective for help. His estranged father, Alfred. If they're to stand any chance of protecting their fellow police officers, they must put their differences aside and find a way to work together. Only then will they catch one of the worst killers in Sweden's history.

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Strongest Match

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Why this pick

Detective Hole delivers the same sustained, case-on-the-back tension as Blood Sacrifice, where every lead tightens the net. Harry Hole’s self-destructive competence and the corrupt-system threat mirror the pressure on Thomas Berg, but Detective Hole leans darker and more unstable, with the danger feeling closer to home.

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Why this pick

Delhi Crime shares Blood Sacrifice’s focus on exhausted investigators under mounting pressure, where the hunt is built from hard scenes and hard choices. The methodical, detail-heavy casework and the weight of public outrage echo Thomas Berg’s strained urgency, but Delhi Crime stays more restrained and grounded, with less personal partnership friction driving the momentum.

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