Murderer strikes in close-knit Arctic community. Year 2015 Video Release 2015-04-21 Studio PBS Genre TV Miniseries MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 360 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself. The local Chief of Police, Sheriff Dan Anderssen Richard Dormer , has to investigate alongside Morton Cadzow Stanley Tucci , a detective who has flown into Fortitude so fast that questions are being asked about how much he knew, and when. The murder is a catastrophe for Hildur Odegard Sofie Graboel , the town's Governor. It threatens her ambitious plans to transform Fortitude from a mining town into a site for high-end tourism. And for Henry Tyson Michael Gambon a wildlife photographer who only has weeks left to live, the murder is the catalyst to unearthing Fortitude's darkest secret.