Borgen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈb̥ɒːˀwən]) is a Danish one-hour political drama television series. It tells the story of a 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 and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as ambitious news anchor Katrine Fønsmark.
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.
The series has so far been produced in 20 episodes, divided into two seasons, first shown in Denmark in the autumns of 2010 and 2011. In the spring of 2011, DR announced that a third and final season is scheduled for the spring of 2013.
Caught the 1st episode on BBC iplayer, tracked the rest down and I'm part way through season 2. I can't recommend this highly enough.
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