The Netflix series is inspired by a real-life double murder that occurred in Sweden in 2004 The Breakthrough follows a double murder that took 16 years to solve — much like a real-life incident that occurred in Sweden in 2004.

The drama tells the story of a cold case that went unsolved for 16 years and the arduous journey to finding the killer.

New Netflix show follows the story of a detective and a scientist trying to find the killer who stabbed an 8-year-old boy and a woman who was at the scene of the crime