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The Bridge

The Bridge

Once you've crossed the line there's no going back

20118.14 Seasons38 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

Created by Nikolaj Scherfig
Written by Nikolaj Scherfig, Bo Lundqvist, Ove Dahl
Produced by Anders Landström, Bo Ehrhardt
NetworksSVT1

Top Cast

Sofia Helin

Sofia Helin

Saga Norén

Thure Lindhardt

Thure Lindhardt

Henrik Sabroe

Mikael Birkkjær

Mikael Birkkjær

Jonas

Sarah Boberg

Sarah Boberg

Lillian Larsen

Rafael Pettersson

Rafael Pettersson

John Lundqvist

Julie Carlsen

Julie Carlsen

Barbara

Maria Kulle

Maria Kulle

Linn

Anders Mossling

Anders Mossling

Frank

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Niels

Themes & Keywords

denmarkdetectivecopenhagen, denmarkswedenbridgemelancholyscandinaviapolicefemale protagonistfemale detectivemurder investigationnordic noirmurder mysterymalmöautisticplayfulintensepowerfultragic

About The Bridge

The Bridge is a crime, mystery, drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of denmark, detective, copenhagen, denmark, sweden, bridge, melancholy. Created by Nikolaj Scherfig, it stars Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt, Mikael Birkkjær. When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

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