Universal has released the chilling first trailer for The Snowman, an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's bestselling novel starring Michael Fassbender as detective Harry Hole.

And what's more, it looks good! Genuinely good!

The Snowman sees an elite crime squad investigate the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, leading Harry to fear that an elusive serial killer, who leaves a snowman at each murder scene, is back.

With the help of brilliant recruit Katrine Bratt (Mission: Impossible's Rebecca Ferguson), Harry must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to catch the killer before the next snowfall.

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The Snowman is directed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Tomas Alfredson, with Nesbø acting as an executive producer, and also stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and JK Simmons.

"It's got that Scandi-noir element to it, for sure. I think it's going to be scary, and I think it's going to be edge-of-the-seat stuff," Fassbender teased to us earlier this year, adding that he likes his character because he's "flawed".

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"He's an excellent detective, but he kind of goes off the rails. He's very human," he explained.

"Let's say, if there was a fight sequence with somebody. He's not Jack Reacher. He comes off the worse for wear a lot of the times in these encounters. And I like that. There's something kind of funny about that. I find that there's really comical elements there."

The Snowman is released in UK cinemas on 13 October and US cinemas on 20 October.

From: Digital Spy