▁In ▁Den mark , ▁the ▁initial ▁broadcast ▁was ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁on ▁TV ▁ 2 ▁titled ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁min is eries , ▁ret itled ▁The ▁Sab ote urs , ▁was ▁a ired ▁by ▁More 4 ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁received ▁a ▁good ▁critical ▁reception . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁Poland ▁the ▁show ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁ ▁V OD ▁to ▁very ▁good ▁reviews . ▁View ing ▁rights ▁for ▁France ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁Entertainment ▁One , ▁for ▁Ben el ux ▁by ▁L um ière , ▁for ▁Spain ▁by ▁A ▁Cont rac or ri ente , ▁for ▁Poland ▁by ▁K ino ▁Sw iat ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁by ▁St as ▁Media . ▁View ing ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁M Hz ▁Network s , ▁which ▁announced ▁a ▁DVD ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁Norway ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁Production ▁costs ▁were ▁around ▁ 7 5 ▁million ▁Norwegian ▁k ron er , ▁or ▁about ▁€ 7 . 8 ▁million . ▁The ▁dialog ue ▁is ▁in ▁Norwegian , ▁German , ▁English ▁and ▁Dan ish . ▁ ▁Main ▁cast ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁real ▁events ▁and