Best Danish drama series
A curated collection of popular drama series from Denmark.
Borgen - Power & Glory (2022)
Nur Kasih (2009)
Nur Kasih (2009)
Nur Kasih is a story of two brothers, Aidil (Fizz Fairuz) and Adam (Remy Ishak), who are polar opposites: the former is a pious man who is respectful to his parents while the latter is a lost soul, living in Sydney, Australia as an architecture student. Since their childhood, Aidil has always been more responsible than Adam and he has the full trust of their parents, Ustaz Hassan and Hajjah Khadijah.The village's imam, Ustaz Abu Bakar, has two daughters - Nur Amina (Tiz Zaqyah) and Siti Sarah (Ummi Nazeera). Nur is the best student in the village and has high hopes to continue her post-secondary education despite the family's poor finances, even applying for a scholarship (and was accepted) to study at the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur. But fate turns ugly when the family received a visit from Ustaz Hassan.Unbeknown to his family, Ustaz Hassan has been suffering for years and it has taken a toll on him. We see the doctor telling him that he does not have long to live and to prepare for his going; the family calls their sons back home. Aidil who was studying in Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt willingly went home but Adam was a bit reluctant to leave Sydney and his girlfriend, Katrina (Sharifah Sofia).In Malaysia, the brothers return home to their dying father. Adam is grumpy and frequently lashes out at his family, blaming them for his being stuck in a village. Their father expressed a wish to see at least one of his sons married and asked Aidil if he had someone in mind. Without missing a beat, Aidil replied that he indeed had someone he was interested in: Nur Amina. Ustaz Hassan, however, had a different idea. On the day of engagement, he surprised them all with the decision to court Nur Amina not for Aidil, but for Adam. Even though he was disappointed, Aidil accepted his father's decision and tried to understand his father's wish to help Adam.On their wedding night, Adam lashes out at Nur, saying that their entire marriage was a sha
The Rain (2018)
Equinox (2020)
Elves (2021)
Families Like Ours (2024)
Families Like Ours (2024)
In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she's fallen in love with.
The House of Shadows (1996)
The House of Shadows (1996)
Class 7A are on a school trip in Gotland. Class supervisor Gia believes a restless soul is haunting the house they're staying in. Student Vanessa claims the floor in her room rocks like a boat at sea during the nights, and becomes inexplicably seasick. Gia finds the passenger list from the sunken ship with the same name as the house they're living in - Pemba. The number of people on the list is the same as the number of teachers and students in the house. Five women, eight men. 70 years later. What is about to happen, what secrets are lurking behind the walls of the house Pemba?
Theo and the magic talisman (2018)
Theo and the magic talisman (2018)
Theodor travels to the magical land of Thannanaya to save his grandfather from dying. With him on the trip he gets Simone, who has just started the class.
Ariana Rose (0)
Ariana Rose (0)
How far would you go to stop a friend from marrying the wrong man? Ariana Rose (Nur Fathia Abdul Latiff) knows Tengku Adam (Keith Foo) is a womanizer and a bad person. To prevent her friend from marrying him, Ariana crashes their wedding and claims to be carrying Tengku’s love child. The furious Tengku is determined to seek revenge on Ariana for ruining his marriage plans and eventually rapes her. Ariana flees to a distant place and tries to rebuild her life while working for a welfare organization. But as fate would have it, Tengku is a major contributor to the organization and their paths cross again. What happens now?
Mabinooz (2023)
Mabinooz (2023)
When Alba and her family moves to a small town, she feels like it's the worst that could have happened. Then she runs into Ozzy and discover a secret dance group called MABINOOZ.
The Traitors Denmark (2023)
The Traitors Denmark (2023)
An entertaining crime mystery with 18 players. Who can see through lies? Who is the best tactician in the game? And who will end up with the entire prize pool? Only one thing is certain: Trust no one.
Heartless (2014)
Heartless (2014)
Heartless follows Sofie and Sebastian - two siblings with a deep dark and fatal secret. In order to survive they must suck energy out of other people. We follow their quest for answers as to why they are this way and their search leads them to Ottmannsgaard, a boarding school with plenty of deep dark secrets of its own.
Guldregn (1986)
Guldregn (1986)
Juletestamentet (1995)
Juletestamentet (1995)
Flemming og Berit (1994)
Flemming og Berit (1994)
Borgen (2010)
Borgen (2010)
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.
Matador (1978)
Matador (1978)
Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur.Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio.The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.
When the Dust Settles (2020)
Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
The story centers on a family of priests: Johannes, Elisabeth and their sons August and Christian. Johannes is God-like to his sons - he gives, loves, and punishes. His favoritism for August and his disappointment with Christian forces both into making desperate choices in order to either gain his love or break free from him.
The New Nurses (2018)
Better Times (2004)
Better Times (2004)
Krøniken is a Danish television drama which aired on Sunday evenings between January 2004 and January 2007. The 22-episode series relates the lives of two fictional families during the historical development of the Danmarks Radio television network from the 1950s to the 1970s.Created by Stig Thorsbøe for the DR broadcast-television network, the series debuted on 4 January 2004. The program's first season set popularity records. Five of the episodes were listed among the ten most watched television programs since records began in Denmark in 1992. The first season finale topped the list with 2,717,000 viewers. In 2004, the program was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Drama but lost to Waking the Dead.The series concluded with the 22nd episode airing on 1 January 2007 and watched by 2.4 million viewers.
One of the Boys (2023)
One of the Boys (2023)
The socially awkward Lau goes on the traditional Man Camp with the provincial town boys to prove that he's a "real man". But, things get tricky when he develops feelings for another boy on the trip.
Carmen Curlers (2022)
Carmen Curlers (2022)
In 1963, a business adventure begins in a basement in a small Danish town. Within a few years, the company has 3500 employees, many of them women who are experiencing for the first time the joys and challenges of earning their own money.
Bastarden (2024)
Bastarden (2024)
The Shift (2022)
The Shift (2022)
Departmental midwife Ella (Sofie Gråbøl) and her staff fight a daily battle to give mothers, newborns and relatives the best possible treatment despite strong understaffing. At the same time, she is doing everything she can to suppress her growing feelings for the married pediatrician Jerry.