A Friend, a Murderer: Danish True Crime Series Coming to Netflix

Netflix will release the Danish true crime documentary series A Friend, a Murderer on March 5, 2026. The three-part series centers on the arrest and conviction of Philip Westh, and the trail of violence he left behind in rural Denmark.

Three Friends, One Devastating Truth

The documentary is built around the testimonies of three friends — Amanda, Kiri, and Nichlas — who share their personal memories of the crimes that shook their community. Their accounts paint a picture of how the events affected not only them, but the tight-knit local environment in which everything unfolded.

For the three friends, the hardest part was confronting the reality that someone they knew and trusted had been carrying out brutal attacks. The series follows their journey from suspicion to the eventual reckoning with what their friend had done.

Unsolved Aspects Still Cast a Shadow

While Philip Westh was arrested and later convicted for his crimes, A Friend, a Murderer also explores the parts of the case that remain unresolved. Several crimes connected to the case were never fully explained, and their unanswered questions continue to loom over the small Danish community where they occurred.

The series sheds light on how fear and mistrust spread through a close rural community as the crimes came to light — and what it means for those left behind when a convicted killer turns out to have been hiding in plain sight.

Danish True Crime on the Global Stage

The release marks another entry in the growing wave of Scandinavian true crime content finding international audiences on Netflix. With its focus on rural Denmark and the human cost of betrayal, A Friend, a Murderer offers a deeply personal look at crime beyond the courtroom.