Millennium. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2005 book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, 2005
TV series vs book
Niels Arden Oplev, Daniel Alfredson, 2010

The series follows the adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, and is a compilation of the three Swedish film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest with extended scenes, adding more depth in both the stories and the characters.


Millennium. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2006 book, The Girl Who Played with Fire
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson, 2006
TV series vs book
Niels Arden Oplev, Daniel Alfredson, 2010

The series follows the adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, and is a compilation of the three Swedish film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest with extended scenes, adding more depth in both the stories and the characters.


Millennium. Poster of the 2010 TV series and cover of the 2007 book, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, 2007
TV series vs book
Niels Arden Oplev, Daniel Alfredson, 2010

The series follows the adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, and is a compilation of the three Swedish film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest with extended scenes, adding more depth in both the stories and the characters.


The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, 2007
movie vs book
Daniel Alfredson, 2009

The film begins at the conclusion of The Girl Who Played with Fire. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who Salander helped on a previous case, resumes his efforts to clear her of several murder charges, knowing that she was framed by the Section, a group within the Swedish Security Service that illegally sheltered Zalachenko after he defected from the Soviet Union.


The Girl Who Played with Fire. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson, 2006
movie vs book
Daniel Alfredson, 2009

Lisbeth Salander purchases an apartment in Stockholm. On returning to Sweden after nearly a year living abroad, Salander reconnects with her best friend and former partner Miriam Wu and offers her free use of her old apartment in return for forwarding her mail. Threatening him with his own gun, she warns him not to remove the tattoo that she etched on his abdomen.