Abstract This article presents a framework for thinking about the intersections between geopolitics and Northern European television drama by examining the contemporary Nordic Noir genre of crime drama. Nordic Noir features not only the double plot that combines sociopolitical critique with crime drama, but also a third “gaze” that engages aesthetics and territorial features that further individual series’ geopolitical critique. Nordic Noir has become especially attuned to contemporary geopolitical issues specific to its setting (climate change, East-West rivalries, etc.), through which viewers engage with region-specific geopolitical codes and visions. However, what happens when Nordic geopolitical television drama series are exported and transculturally adapted to different geopolitical and cultural realities? By examining the Southeast Asian localisation of The Bridge (Viu/HBO Asia, 2018–) that transforms Nordic Noir into “tropical noir”, this article critically reflects on the geopolitical power and societal engagement of the Nordic Noir template both within and beyond the Nordic region.

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北欧地区内外的地缘政治电视剧

摘要本文提出了一个框架，通过考察当代北欧犯罪小说中的北欧黑色类型，来思考地缘政治与北欧电视剧之间的交集。Nordic Noir不仅具有将社会政治批判与犯罪戏剧相结合的双重情节，而且还具有第三种“凝视”，其融合了美学和地域特征，进一步促进了个人系列的地缘政治批判。北欧黑皮已经特别适应了与其背景相关的当代地缘政治问题（气候变化，东西方竞争等），观众可以通过这些问题来应对特定地区的地缘政治法规和愿景。然而，当北欧地缘政治电视连续剧出口并跨文化适应不同的地缘政治和文化现实时，会发生什么？通过研究将北欧黑皮转变为“热带黑皮”的桥的东南亚本地化（Viu / HBO Asia，2018年–），本文批判性地反映了北欧黑皮模板在北欧境内外的地缘政治力量和社会参与度地区。