Borgen
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Borgen -link - (Danish pronunciation: [ˈb̥ɒːˀʋən]) is a Danish one-hour political drama television series. It tells the story of charismatic politician Birgitte Nyborg who unexpectedly becomes the first female Prime Minister of Denmark. "Borgen" ("the Castle") is the nickname of Christiansborg Palace, which houses all three of Denmark's branches of government: the Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court.
The series stars Sidse Babett Knudsen as Birgitte Nyborg Christensen. The other main actors are Pilou Asbæk as troubled spin doctor Kasper Juul, Birgitte Hjort Sørensenas ambitious news anchor Katrine Fønsmark, and Søren Malling as Torben Friis, editor-in-chief for TV1 News.
The show is created and written by producer Adam Price and co-writers Jeppe Gjervig Gram and Tobias Lindholm. It is produced by DR, the Danish public broadcaster that has also produced another international Danish hit series, The Killing.
Thirty episodes, divided into three seasons, have been produced. The series was first shown in Denmark in the autumns of 2010 and 2011.[2] A third season began its run on 1 January 2013. Prior to the airing of the third season, Price revealed that this was likely to be the final season of Borgen.[3.
Borgen | |
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Genre | Political drama |
Created by | Adam Price |
Written by | Adam Price Jeppe Gjervig Gram Tobias Lindholm |
Directed by | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Rumle Hammerich |
Starring | Sidse Babett Knudsen Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Pilou Asbæk Mikael Birkkjær Søren Malling |
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