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Borderliner

Borderliner

20176.11 Season8 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.

Produced by Håkon Briseid, Bård Fjulsrud
NetworksNetflixTV 2 Direkte

Top Cast

Tobias Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann

Nikolai Andreassen

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Anniken

Eivind Sander

Eivind Sander

Josef

Benjamin Helstad

Benjamin Helstad

Lars

Themes & Keywords

cover-uppolice corruptionmurder investigationgay theme

About Borderliner

Borderliner is a drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of cover-up, police corruption, murder investigation, gay theme. it stars Tobias Santelmann, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Eivind Sander. To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.

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