The Best Episodes Directed By Niels Arden Oplev

Every TV Episode Directed by Niels Arden Oplev Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Cecilia

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    S1:E18

    When the murder of Pedro Hernandez is unearthed, Gibbs faces a reckoning. But when he needs his team most, the loyalty of one is brought into question.

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  2. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Assistance Report A-15/99

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    S1:E1

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  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Part 2: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2)

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    S1:E2

    As Mikael and Lisbeth join forces to solve the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, it may turn out to be much more deadlier than that, as they try to find out what connection Harriet had with five brutally murdered young women.

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  4. 8.2/10(153 votes)

    #4 - eps1.0_hellofriend.mov

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    S1:E1

    Elliot, a cyber-security engineer by day and vigilante hacker by night, is recruited by a mysterious underground group to destroy the firm he's paid to protect. Elliot must decide how far he'll go to expose the forces he believes are running (and ruining) the world.

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  5. 8.0/10(198 votes)

    #5 - The Greenlanders

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    S1:E1

    Plotting to avenge a massacre in England, Viking armies converge in Kattegat — but siblings Leif and Freydis exact a different kind of retribution.

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  6. 7.9/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Friended

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    S1:E6

    Carrie and Al’s investigation into the murder of a hard-partying heiress takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the woman apparently didn’t exist until 18 months earlier.

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  7. 7.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Enter Sandman (2)

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    S1:E2

    Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.

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  8. 7.8/10(48 votes)

    #8 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    The residents of Chester's Mill find themselves trapped under an enormous, transparent dome. Panic escalates as resources dwindle rapidly.

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  9. 7.7/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    A murder reunites former detective Carrie Wells with her ex-boyfriend and colleague; Carrie must use her rare ability to help solve the case.

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  10. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Heroes

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    S1:E2

    Carrie must put aside memories of her sister's death to help a young murder witness lead the police to a killer.

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  11. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Part 1: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (1)

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    S1:E1

    Journalist Mikael Blomkvist, convicted for slander, is hired by industrialist Henrik Vanger to solve the 40 year old disappearance of his niece Harriet, but Mikael soon finds out he's getting help in the case, from hacker Lisbeth Salander.

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  12. 7.3/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Up in Flames

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    S1:E4

    After an explosion destroys a crime scene, Carrie's memories become essential to the investigation.

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  13. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Codename: Sisyphus (1)

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    S1:E1

    The enigmatic Hallgrim Hallgrimsson is on his way to Iceland to see his sick mother when he is called back because a policeman has been killed at Copenhagen airport. Four murders and a daring rescue later detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, AKA The Eagle, accepts a position in the police commissioner's new team so he can work on solving the case.

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  14. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Codename: Sisyphus (2)

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    S1:E2

    Hallgrim is still in hot pursuit of ex-KGB man Sergei Varsjinskij and Luka Ivanovitsj Budanov; a new face joins the team while the relationship between Marie and Hallgrim heats up.

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  15. 6.0/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    When Manfred, a powerful psychic on the run, seeks safe haven in the remote town of Midnight, Texas, he discovers a mysterious community of outsiders with secrets, both human and supernatural.

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  16. 6.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Enter Sandman (1)

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    S1:E1

    Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team.

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  17. 5.9/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    After a bomb explosion devastates a residential apartment building, special agents Maggie Bell and Omar Adom “OA” Zidan of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigate a possible war between rival gangs – that is, until their prime suspects are discovered brutally murdered.

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  18. 5.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Jackson Brooks's life with his fiancee is thrown into turmoil after his childhood friends want him to help them avenge a 25-year-old wrong.

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    Writer:N/A
  19. 5.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Assistance Report A-21/99, part 1

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    S1:E2

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  20. 5.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Assistance Report A-21/99, part 2

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    S1:E3

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Niels Arden Oplev Ratings Summary

"Cecilia" is the best rated episode directed by Niels Arden Oplev. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Gina Lucita Monreal. It aired on 4/28/2025 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Assistance Report A-15/99".