Borgen: Season 1

2010 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Borgen

Birgitte Nyborg is a centrist politician with little clout in Danish politics, but she aspires to become the first woman to lead the Danish government. The season follows her journey from the election to the formation of a new government. To get there, she must negotiate with rivals and allies while the press watches her every move. The action takes place in Copenhagen, around Christiansborg, known as Borgen. Alongside the lead character are Katrine Fønsmark, a TV1 presenter, Kasper Juul, a communications adviser, and Torben Friis, the channel's editor in chief.

10episodes

Sep 26, 2010premiered

Nov 28, 2010Latest episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Decency in the Middle
Sep 26, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen · Starring: Ole Thestrup, Signe Egholm Olsen, Ida Dwinger, Jannie Faurschou
1x02 Count to 90
Oct 3, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen · Writing: Tobias Lindholm · Starring: Ole Thestrup, Ida Dwinger, Jannie Faurschou, Dar Salim
1x03 The Art of the Possible
Oct 10, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Rumle Hammerich · Writing: Jeppe Gjervig Gram · Starring: Jannie Faurschou, Dar Salim, Flemming Sørensen, Iben Dorner
1x04 100 Days
Oct 17, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.9
The revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
Directing: Rumle Hammerich · Writing: Jeppe Gjervig Gram · Starring: Ole Thestrup, Angunnguaq Larsen, Lars Brygmann, Iben Dorner
1x05 Men Who Love Women
Oct 23, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.9
The government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
Directing: Annette K. Olesen · Writing: Tobias Lindholm · Starring: Iben Dorner, Morten Kirkskov, Petrine Agger, Ulf Pilgaard
1x06 State Visit
Oct 31, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: Annette K. Olesen · Writing: Tobias Lindholm · Starring: Signe Egholm Olsen, Dar Salim, Lars Brygmann, Flemming Sørensen
1x07 See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Nov 7, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directing: Mikkel Nørgaard · Writing: Jeppe Gjervig Gram · Starring: Signe Egholm Olsen, Lars Brygmann, Iben Dorner, Kenneth M. Christensen
1x08 The Silly Season
Nov 14, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Mikkel Nørgaard · Writing: Jeppe Gjervig Gram · Starring: Dar Salim, Lars Brygmann, Iben Dorner, Morten Kirkskov
1x09 Divide and Rule
Nov 21, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 6.5
Allegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
Directing: Annette K. Olesen · Writing: Tobias Lindholm · Starring: Ole Thestrup, Jannie Faurschou, Bjarne Henriksen, Neel Rønholt
1x10 The First Tuesday in October Season Finale
Nov 28, 2010 · 60 min · ★ 6.3
A year after taking office, the prime minister's approval ratings are low, her government is in internal conflict, and her marriage is hanging by a thread. As she prepares for another year in parliament, what can be saved?
Directing: Annette K. Olesen · Writing: Tobias Lindholm, Jeppe Gjervig Gram · Starring: Ole Thestrup, Jannie Faurschou, Dar Salim, Flemming Sørensen