Below the Surface (Danish: Gidseltagningen) a Danish nordic noir drama series, written and directed by Kasper Barfoed, that was based upon an idea of Adam Price and Søren Sveistrup. The eight-part series focuses on an act of terrorism committed on the Copenhagen Metro, where fifteen people are taken hostage. Former soldier Philip Nørgaard (Johannes Lassen), who is head of the PET Terror Task Force, tries to save the hostages with help from members of his elite team.
The basis for the series was adapted from a series of conversations between Barfoed and Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who lived as a hostage within the terrorist organisation of Islamic State in Syria for more than a year. In Germany and the Netherlands, the series is also known as Countdown Copenhagen.
On 2 April 2017, the series premiered in Denmark on Kanal 5, and was released on DVD in Germany on 19 October 2017. In the United Kingdom, BBC4 broadcast the first four episodes during March 2018. The BBC pulled the series from their schedule for 24 March only following the terrorist attack in Carcassonne to continue on 31 March.
Video Below the Surface (Danish TV series)
Cast
PET Terror Task Force
- Johannes Lassen as Philip Nørgaard
- Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Louise Falck
- Alexandre Willaume as SP
- Flemming Enevold as Hans Hejndorf
- Esben Dalgaard Andersen as Esben Garnov
- Peder Thomas Pedersen as Simon Clausen
- Kenneth M. Christensen as Daniel Cramer
- Kasper Leisner as Ebbe Moller
Civilians
- Paprika Steen as Naja Toft
- Jesper Hyldegaard as Aksel Bendix
- Henning Jensen as Henning Nørgaard
- Cecilie Stenspil as Anne Gornstein
- Henrik Prip as Palle Wulff
Hostages
- Alba August as Marie Bendix
- Sus Wilkins as Denise Hansen
- Dar Salim as Adel Rasul
- Lane Lind as Bodil Pedersen
- Michael Asmussen as Joachim
- Anders Nyborg as Ricco
- Tommy Kenter as Leon
Criminals
- Jakob Oftebro as Alpha
- Adnan Haskovi? as Bravo
- Muhamed Hadzovic as Charlie
- Jacob Lohmann as Jonas
- Allan Hyde as Silas Jensen
- Hadi Ka-Koush as Ahmed Mahmoud
Maps Below the Surface (Danish TV series)
Episodes
Filming
The team responsible for filming the series attended the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, where the series was promoted prior to the broadcast of the first episode.
See also
- List of Danish television series
References
External links
- Below the Surface on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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