Netflix hasn’t confirmed a The Chestnut Man Season 3, but the show’s second season—Hide and Seek—keeps gathering viewers while making a choice that could force a major reinvention. Writer Søren Sveistrup says he’s working on a new story, and the cast returns t
Copenhagen has a way of making dread feel close to home. In The Chestnut Man. that dread travels through small. unnerving objects—figurines made from chestnuts and matchsticks. clues that look almost toy-like until they aren’t. Season 2, subtitled Hide and Seek, keeps that same chilling logic intact as it draws viewers into another serial killer case.
For two weeks, the series has held a spot in Netflix’s global top 10. Both seasons are currently charting on the platform, the kind of sustained traction that usually powers renewals. Still, at the time of writing, Netflix hasn’t released any official news about a potential The Chestnut Man season 3. Nothing is set in stone. The platform often waits a while to assess viewership before deciding whether to bring a show back.
The pressure isn’t only corporate—it’s dramatic. The show is based on The Chestnut Man books by Søren Sveistrup. and Sveistrup recently confirmed on Instagram that he’s working on a new story. But season 2 takes a turn halfway through that deviates from the source material. If there is a third season. it will not be able to rely solely on the books—it will have to reinvent itself to keep the momentum going.
That is the contradiction fans can feel: the series is performing. and the author is building more material. yet the show has already chosen to step away from its original map. As for what that could mean for a third season. viewers are left with the same hard fact Netflix has presented so far—only wait and see. If Netflix gives the green light, new episodes could arrive in a few years.
The detectives at the center of it all remain the spine of the story. The cast includes Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Mark Hess. Danica Curcic as Naia Thulin. David Dencik as Simon Genz. Lars Ranthe as Nylander. Iben Dorner as Rosa Hartung. Liva Forsberg as Le Thulin. Sofie Gråbøl as Marie Holst. and Katinka Lærke Petersen as Sandra Lindstrøm.
In Copenhagen, Thulin and Hess investigate complex cases that keep turning personal grief into forensic pursuit. Season 1 begins with a string of gruesome murders linked by eerie little figurines made from chestnuts and matchsticks. The investigation grows even more disturbing when evidence connects the murders to a young girl believed dead for a year.
Season 2, Hide and Seek, reunites Thulin and Hess for another serial killer case. This time the murders revolve around a hide-and-seek rhyme sent to victims before they disappear. The investigation once again connects to the unresolved murder of a girl killed years earlier. By the time the finale wraps up, viewers get answers about the case. But the relationship between the detectives is also a big part of the plot—and the twist halfway through will severely impact a potential The Chestnut Man season 3.
The sequence of events is the show’s own bargaining chip: one season of answers, another season of momentum, and then a mid-story turn that forces the show to decide whether it wants to keep chasing the same structure—or break it.
If you’re looking for similar atmosphere elsewhere on Netflix, there are other mystery and suspense titles to lean into: Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine, Legends, Nemesis, Man on Fire, Bandi, and Detective Hole.
For The Chestnut Man, though, the question feels more personal than most renewal cycles. Right now, the series is still climbing. Netflix is still watching. And somewhere between Sveistrup’s new-story confirmation on Instagram and the show’s own deviation in season 2. the future of Season 3 is being negotiated—scene by scene. choice by choice.
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So they’re making Season 3 but Netflix hasn’t said anything? Cool cool.
I didn’t even realize it was on the top 10 still. If it’s that popular, why would they not renew it right away? Also that “brutal twist” better not ruin the whole point.
Wait, the author is writing a new story but the show already went off the books? That’s like Netflix forcing them to change it lol. I’m confused because I thought following the source material was the whole thing. Maybe they’re just dragging the serial killer storyline longer.
The chestnuts and matchstick figurines sound like some horror props from a kids show… like isn’t that what makes it scary though? If Season 3 is “reinventing” then are they gonna change the killer again? I swear every season does the same trick, twist, then everyone pretends it’s new.