Borgen (2010)
Borgen is a 2010 Danish-language drama series created by Adam Price and Camilla Hammerich. It stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and 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.
Where to watch Borgen
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Official site
Cast
- Sidse Babett Knudsen as Birgitte Nyborg
- Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Katrine Fønsmark
- Mikael Birkkjær as Philip Christensen
- Lars Knutzon as Bent Sejrø
- Søren Malling as Torben Friis
- Benedikte Hansen as Hanne Holm
- Emil Poulsen as Magnus Christensen
- Thomas Levin as Ulrik Mørch
- Lisbeth Wulff as Pia Munk
- Søren Spanning as Lars Hesselboe
- Pilou Asbæk as Kasper Juul
- Freja Riemann as Laura Nyborg Christensen
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Borgen in our writing
- Companion guide: Political Intrigue & Power