Swedish Series MODUS Will Air on PBS Stations

PBS Distribution and streaming service Walter Presents announced that they ahve teamed to bring "Modus" to PBS all around the country, according to Variety.

"Modus" will air regionally, starting with Los Angeles station KLCS on Saturday at 11 p.m. PT, and continue to air throughout its eight weeks. "Modus" is already available on streaming service PBS Passport and on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel via Amazon.

"This is a really exciting phase for Walter Presents USA, and we're delighted to be bringing the very best in world drama to a much broader linear audience," said Walter Iuzzolino, curator of Walter Presents, which specializes in foreign-language drama series.

"American audiences have already embraced the best of British drama and now have the chance to discover a whole new world of extraordinary storytelling," Iuzzolino said.

Iuzzolino said the show was the "perfect thriller to enthrall mainstream audiences and keep them glued to their seats." He said "Modus" would be "the first of many premium titles to come to PBS local stations later this year."

"Modus" follows a psychologist and profiler (Melinda Kinnaman) who finds herself and her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a series of disturbing murders during the Christmas season in Sweden.

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