Hinterland (Seasons 1–3)

Hinterland (Y Gwyll, 2013) is a Welsh detective series you can watch online on iFILM. DCI Tom Mathias walks away from his old life in London and arrives in Aberystwyth, a town on the windblown west coast of Wales, to take charge of its darkest cases.

Mathias, played by Richard Harrington, is a gifted investigator carrying private grief he refuses to explain. His belief is simple: the truth hides not in where you look but in how you look. Each case drags the team out to remote farms, abandoned houses and the buried secrets of small rural communities. There's no big-city polish here — just cold landscapes, sparse dialogue and crimes whose roots reach back decades.

Filmed in two versions, one in Welsh and one in English, the show became a standout example of noir at the edge of Europe, often set beside Nordic dramas like The Killing and The Bridge. The scenery does real work: the grey sky presses on these people as hard as any clue. If you favor slow, atmospheric crime built on character over action, this one rewards patience. Stream every episode of Hinterland online on iFILM.