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Season 1 – The Bridge

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When a body is discovered on a bridge between Denmark and Sweden, the two countries have to work together in order to catch the killer.

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The Bridge — Season 1

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Nick Curtis London Evening Standard 06/26/2018
The show is shot with a washed out colour palette, strip-lit indoor scenes interspersed with brilliant, bleak nocturnal panoramas that make the two capitals look beautiful and inhuman. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Torben E @Torben Mar 30 One of the best nordic-noir crime series I've ever seen. Original, thrilling and combined with authentic, well written, well developed characters. And then there's the extremely talented Sofia Helin. She single-handedly created the iconic character of "Saga Noren" and easily carries the subplot of Saga's past throughout all four seasons. The whole series was amazing but I would have watched it for Sofia Helin's flawless acting alone. Fun fact: this series impressed me so much that I had to have a holiday in Denmark and Sweden, just to drive over that bridge (the "Öresund Bridge"). Anyways...if you're into crime series with well written plots and authentic characters, combined with amazing acting, watch this one. And by the way: it has a great ending too (most series don't.) See more Nico S. @GreekPDX Nov 10 Truly captivating and unique. The acting is so well done, one doesn’t even notice the subtitles. See more A.L.Jude P @judebd 05/28/2025 Typical time wasting scandinavien production. Plot, cinematography really in par with any other great US productions. Time wasting sequences are many with a relevant scene and 20% of one episode wasted for just unrelated scenes. See more sofia g @RT70133157 05/11/2025 The best show I've ever seen. See more Jiří U @RT72592702 03/18/2025 One of the best crime series there has ever been. See more Sean C @RT86474667 02/13/2024 Refreshing story. I love this show. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Sofia Helin

Saga Noren

Kim Bodnia

Martin Rohde

Dag Malmberg

Hans Petterson

Ellen Hillingsø

Charlotte

Christian Hillborg

Daniel

Magnus Krepper

Stefan

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 2011 A woman is found murdered in the middle of Øresund Bridge, exactly on the border between Sweden and Denmark. Saga Norén from Malmö CID and Martin Rohde from the Copenhagen police department are called to the scene. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 2011 The murderer makes his presence known and chooses sharp-witted tabloid journalist Daniel Ferbe to act as middleman to communicate with the outside world. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 5, 2011 A homeless man is kidnapped and the only thing that can stop the murderer from killing him is a large sum of money from four landlords. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 12, 2011 The homeless man's survival becomes a race against time and depends completely on the four landlords' willingness to pay what the murderer demands. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 2011 The murderer has groomed a number of schizophrenic people over a long period of time, convincing them to commit carefully synchronized violent crimes in Malmo and Copenhagen on the same day. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 2011 Copenhagen is up in arms following a court case in which a group of police officers who beat an immigrant to death are found innocent. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 2011 The murderer's fifth and final truth is the public's indifference to child labor; public outrage when a school bus full of children disappears. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 2011 Saga and Martin arrest and question a fellow officer, who turns out to have an alibi for all the crimes; the murderer is finished, having succeeded in doing what he set out to do -- to open people's eyes to the problems of society. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 2011 The evidence in the investigation have led the police to a man who could be the murderer; now they wait tensely for his next move. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 23, 2011 The police realize that the final step in the murderer's evil plan is directed at Martin, who desperately joins the hunt in order to save his son. Details

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The Bridge — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Henrik Georgsson, Charlotte Sieling, Lisa Siwe
Screenwriter
Hans Rosenfeldt, Nikolaj Scherfig, Måns Mårlind
Network
SVT1
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Danish
Release Date
Sep 21, 2011