The Fishermen 1977

The Killing (2007 - 2012)

8.3 /10

The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.

Average Episode Run Time: 59` . Year(s): 2007 - 2012

Director: Søren Sveistrup

Producer: Piv Bernth

Stars: Sofie Gråbøl , Morten Suurballe , Nikolaj Lie Kaas , Sigurd Holmen le Dous , Anders W. Berthelsen , Stig Hoffmayer

Borgen (2010 - 2013)

8.5 /10

40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 2010 - 2013

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz , Charlotte Sieling , Jannik Johansen

Producer: Pernille Skov Sutherland , Camilla Hammerich

Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen , Pilou Asbæk , Birgitte Hjort Sørensen , Mikael Birkkjær , Lars Knutzon , Søren Malling

The Legacy (2014 - 2017)

4.5 /10

The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 2014 - 2017

Director: Maya Ilsøe

Stars: Trine Dyrholm , Jesper Christensen , Carsten Bjørnlund , Mikkel Boe Følsgaard , Marie Bach Hansen , Trond Espen Seim

Seaside Hotel (2013 - 2022)

0 /10

At Andersen’s Seaside Hotel by the North Sea dunes, meet three young people as they try to emancipate themselves from the plans other people have made on their behalf.

Average Episode Run Time: 50` . Year(s): 2013 - 2022

Director: Hanna Lundblad , Stig Thorsboe

Stars: Morten Hemmingsen , Rosalinde Mynster , Anette Støvelbæk , Mads Wille , Amalie Dollerup , Peter Hesse Overgaard

The House at Christianshavn (1970 - 1977)

5.5 /10

Huset på Christianshavn was an 84-part television drama series broadcast in Denmark between 1970 and 1977. It was produced by the Nordisk Film company for the national broadcasting corporation, Denmarks Radio. 48 of the episodes were also shown in the German Democratic Republic. The series portrays the lives of the residents of a block of flats on Amagergade, Christianshavn, an old part of Copenhagen.

Average Episode Run Time: 26` . Year(s): 1970 - 1977

Director: Erik Balling

Stars: Poul Reichhardt , Arthur Jensen , Helle Virkner , Paul Hagen , Willy Rathnov , Kirsten Walther

Follow the Money (2016 - 2019)

7.6 /10

'Follow the Money' is a crime drama that explores what happens to people who are corrupted by greed and ambition. The series shows viewers the complex world of economic crime that takes place in banks, the stock exchange, and in boardrooms.

Average Episode Run Time: 1hr . Year(s): 2016 - 2019

Director: Per Fly , Jeppe Gjervig Gram

Stars: Esben Smed , Thomas Hwan , Maria Rich , Elliott Crosset Hove

The Rain (2018 - 2020)

6.3 /10

After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2018 - 2020

Director: Natasha Arthy , Josefine Kirkeskov , Søren Balle

Producer: Peter Bose , Jonas Allen , Christian Potalivo

Stars: Alba August , Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen , Mikkel Boe Følsgaard , Lukas Løkken , Sonny Lindberg , Johannes Bah Kuhnke

Below the Surface (2017 - 2019)

7.3 /10

An early morning in October, 15 people are taken hostage from a subway train. This puts a huge hostage crisis in motion, and it changes Denmark forever.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . Year(s): 2017 - 2019

Director: Roni Ezra , Christian E. Christiansen , Kasper Barfoed

Stars: Johannes Lassen , Kasper Leisner , Flemming Enevold , Kenneth M. Christensen , Alexandre Willaume , Peder Thomas Pedersen

Taxa (1997 - 1999)

6.5 /10

TAXA is a Danish television drama made by Danmarks Radio with 56 episodes, written by Stig Thorsboe and produced by Rumble Hammerich. The series revolves around a small taxi central, CrownTaxi, in Copenhagen. The series was a success from the start, 14 September 1997 on DR1. The series was broadcast during the period 1997-1999 for a total of five series. CrownTaxi has its ups and downs and in the course of the series, following the various drivers, radio opertor Lizzie and boss Verner Boye-Larsen. They have all their problems both with clients and family life and constantly threaten the show's villain Hermann from the competing taxi firm, City Car, which wants to take over the CrownTaxi. TAXA was also screened in Sweden on SVT1.

Average Episode Run Time: 40` . Year(s): 1997 - 1999

Director: Kristoffer Nyholm , Niels Arden Oplev , Anders Refn

Stars: Pernille Højmark , Zlatko Burić , Pia Vieth , Jesper Lohmann , Leif Sylvester , Peter Gantzler

The Sommerdahl Murders (2020 - 2023)

0 /10

A love triangle between Dan Sommerdahl, his wife Marianne Sommerdahl and their best friend Flemming Torp occurs as they try to solves killings in Helsingør.

Average Episode Run Time: 44` . Year(s): 2020 - 2023

Director: Anna Grue , Lolita Bellstar

Stars: Peter Mygind , André Babikian , Laura Drasbæk , Lotte Andersen , Mathias Käki Jørgensen , Lado Hadzic

Rita (2012 - 2020)

8.1 /10

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

Average Episode Run Time: 40` . Year(s): 2012 - 2020

Director: Lars Kaalund , Jannik Johansen , Christian Torpe

Stars: Mille Dinesen , Carsten Bjørnlund , Lise Baastrup , Morten Vang Simonsen , Sara Hjort Ditlevsen , Nikolaj Groth

The Nurse (2023)

0 /10

Pernille Kurzmann Larsen, a fresh-faced nurse at a hospital, begins to question the attention-seeking tendencies of her colleague, Christina Aistrup Hansen. As Pernille delves deeper into her suspicions, she starts to believe that Christina's behavior may be linked to a series of patient deaths.

Average Episode Run Time: 48` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Kasper Barfoed

Producer: Nina Leidersdorff , Tanja Grunwald , Meta Louise Foldager

Stars: Josephine Park , Fanny Louise Bernth , Peter Zandersen , Dick Kaysø , Selma Kjær Kuscu , Amalie Lindegård