About
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.
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
Anders Juul
as Simon Bech
Jens Albinus
as Jon Berthelsen
Julie Agnete Vang
as Nete Buch
Kasper Lange
as Dan Vestergaard
Christian Tafdrup
as Alexander Hjort
Kristian Halken
as Erik Hoffmann
Jens Jacob Tychsen
as Jacob Kruse
Episodes
Season 1
Decency in the Middle
Three days before an election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up her campaign by denouncing her closest ally, sensitive information about the prime minister's shopping expenses lands in the wrong hands, and the rising star of the evening news is shaken by an unexpected death.
Count to 90
After a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.
The Art of the Possible
A few months into her term the new prime minister faces her first political crisis, and journalist Katrine Fønsmark considers how to deal with her unexpected pregnancy.
100 Days
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
Men Who Love Women
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
State Visit
An official visit by the president of a former Soviet republic makes headlines when the president demands the arrest of a prominent political activist visiting Denmark at the same time.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
The discovery of illegal surveillance of a left-wing party brings into question the prime minister's friendship with the party's spokeswoman as well as her faith in her own minister of justice.
The Silly Season
While the prime minister tries to take a family vacation, the publication of a tell-all by a former politician puts spin doctor Kasper Juul on the edge.
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