This was actually the first film in the series to premiere on Swedish TV - of the previous 26, eight were released theatrically and 18 straight to video. Only later were they shown on TV.
In this film Jonas Karlsson is introduced playing Klas Fredén, the new head of the unit and Martin's new supervisor.
In a previous Beck film series from the early 90s Niklas Hjulström played Benny Skacke, one of Beck's crew members. His father Lennart Hjulström played Gavling in the first season of this series.