Nordic Noir Archives | Focus Magazine

September 26, 2023November 6, 2023

Borgen – Power & Glory (2022) Series: Women Take Centrestage

In the Borgen – Power & Glory (2022) series, the women politicians take centre stage. They control the levers of authority in the contemporary Denmark government establishment.

June 26, 2023October 26, 2023

The Nurse/Sygeplejersken (2023): Chilling Real-Life-Crime

The Nurse (Sygeplejersken in Danish) is a limited mini-series from Denmark. It is based on the 2021 non-fiction “The Nurse: Inside Denmark’s Most Sensational Criminal Trial” written by journalist Kristian Corfixen.

May 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Borgen (S1 to S3): Refreshing Political Drama From Denmark

The Borgen series is a refreshing political drama from Denmark. Its Danish title “Borgen” means “The Castle” or “The Fortress”. It is also a nickname for Christianborg, a former royal palace and present-day Parliament.

May 5, 2023October 26, 2023

The Bridge | Bron/Broen (S1 to S4): Superb Nordic Noir From Danes/Swedes

The Bridge | Bron Broen is another top-class Nordic-Noir crime drama. Created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt, it’s a jointly financed production between Sweden’s Sveriges Television and Denmark’s DR.

April 26, 2023November 14, 2023

The Killing / Forbrydelsen (S1 to S3) Show: Great Nordic Noir From Danes

The Killing – Forbrydelsen is a must-watch the original Danish language classic Nordic Noir. This Danish police procedural drama television series was created by Søren Sveistrup and it stars Sofie Gråbøl as the lead actor.