Top detectives from the Danish ( Kim Bodnia) and Swedish ( Sofia Helin) police are assigned to the case, and in Swedish conceptual writer Hans Rosenfeld’s screenplay they soon realise that their murder is linked to a whole string of killings with political motives.ĭanish producer Bo Ehrhardt of Nimbus Film, which realised the project with Sweden’s Freelance International, is preparing the second season of the thriller, reuniting the Danish-Swedish team of Bodnia and Helin.īritish production outfit Kudos is busy transplanting the series to the UK and France. Adapted from a Danish series, this American version earned six Emmy nominations in its first season. The Bridge follows the investigation of an unusual murder: the dead body of a woman is found on the Øresund bridge between Denmark and Sweden, on the border – the top half is of a Swedish high-ranking politician, the bottom from a Danish prostitute. The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team. Main author Adam Price depicts the personal sacrifices and consequences of a top politician – and prime minister - on and behind the political stage. Nyborg’s idealism and huge efforts have just secured her faction a surprise landslide victory in the elections. From writer, executive producer and series showrunner Veena Sud (Cold Case), The Killing is based on the wildly successful Danish television series. An addictive crime drama with dark twists, The Killing tracks the murder of a Seattle teenager and the gripping investigation it sparks.
While DRTV is preparing The Killing autumn and Borgen 3 for next year, Borgen 1 starring Sidse Babett Knudsen as woman party leader Birgitte Nyborg received rave reviews in leading UK media including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Independent. Stream thousands of shows and movies, with plans starting at 6.99/month.
Top Danish TV series to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or on tv right now. Also picked up by BBC Four is The Bridge – a ten-part thriller series jointly backed by DRTV and Swedish pubcaster SVT – has meanwhile ended its first run in Denmark and Sweden, where top rated episodes took up to a 16.3% share. Netflix has partnered with DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporationwho also produced Forbrydelsen (The Killing) and The Bridge, and will release brand new episodes of the drama in 2022. List of the latest Danish TV series in 2021 on tv and the best Danish TV series of 2020 & the 2010s.