‘Bloodlands’ Police Thriller Doesn’t Trivialize Northern Ireland’s Troubles

James Nesbitt plays an Irish police detective whose investigation into an apparent suicide opens up historical wounds in Bloodlands (streaming on Acorn TV beginning March 15).

This four-part TV series isn’t merely unfolding a crime story —it offers a metaphor for the troubled soul of Northern Ireland, two decades after the Troubles supposedly ended.

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This four-part TV series isn’t merely unfolding a crime story —it offers a metaphor for the troubled soul of Northern Ireland, two decades after the Troubles supposedly ended.