FILM
Soon the first snow will fall, and the hunt for a killer begins.
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, Michael Yates, Ronan Vibert, J.K. Simmons, Val Kilmer
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | No date listed |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 24 August 2017 (Mexico) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 24 Aug 2017 | – | – |
| Czechia | – | 12 Oct 2017 | – |
| Denmark | 12 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Greece | 12 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Hungary | 12 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Spain | 12 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Bulgaria | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Estonia | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Finland | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Ireland | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Lithuania | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Norway | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Poland | – | 13 Oct 2017 | – |
| Romania | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| South Africa | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Sweden | 13 Oct 2017 | – | 12 Feb 2018 |
| Taiwan | 13 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | 13 Oct 2017 | – | 19 Feb 2018 |
| Italy | 17 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Australia | 19 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Germany | 19 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Netherlands | 19 Oct 2017 | – | 21 Mar 2018 |
| Portugal | 19 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Singapore | 19 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| United States | 20 Oct 2017 | – | 16 Jan 2018 |
| Russia | 26 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Ukraine | 26 Oct 2017 | – | – |
| Argentina | 2 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| Türkiye | 3 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| Hong Kong | 9 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| Thailand | 9 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| France | 29 Nov 2017 | 29 Mar 2018 | 3 Apr 2018 |
| Switzerland | 29 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| Brazil | 7 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| South Korea | 14 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| Japan | – | 21 Nov 2018 | – |
From our streaming checks, last checked 17 Oct, 10:58 IST. "Expected" dates come from availability data, not the service; a "first detected" date is when a check first found it there, not its release date. See streaming releases this week in India.
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Amazon VideoAvailability data by JustWatch via TMDB. Offers and catalogues change often.
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