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Borgen

Borgen

20108.13 Seasons30 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Camilla Hammerich
Written by Adam Price, Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Tobias Lindholm
NetworksDR1

Top Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Birgitte Nyborg

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Katrine Fønsmark

Mikael Birkkjær

Mikael Birkkjær

Philip Christensen

Lars Knutzon

Lars Knutzon

Bent Sejrø

Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Torben Friis

Benedikte Hansen

Benedikte Hansen

Hanne Holm

Emil Poulsen

Emil Poulsen

Magnus Christensen

Thomas Levin

Thomas Levin

Ulrik Mørch

Lisbeth Wulff

Lisbeth Wulff

Pia Munk

Søren Spanning

Søren Spanning

Lars Hesselboe

Themes & Keywords

denmarkscandinaviapoliticsparliamentpoliticiangovernmentdemocracyfemale politiciannordicpoliticalpolitical drama

About Borgen

Borgen is a drama series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of denmark, scandinavia, politics, parliament, politician, government. Created by Camilla Hammerich, it stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Mikael Birkkjær. 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.

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