Bron/Broen 

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

Stars:

Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg

Top Rated TV #104 | 9 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sofia Helin	...	Saga 38 episodes, 2011-2018
Rafael Pettersson	...	John 37 episodes, 2011-2018
Sarah Boberg	...	Lillian 32 episodes, 2011-2018
Dag Malmberg	...	Hans 30 episodes, 2011-2018
Kim Bodnia	...	Martin 20 episodes, 2011-2013
Puk Scharbau	...	Mette 19 episodes, 2011-2013
Thure Lindhardt	...	Henrik 18 episodes, 2015-2018

Storyline

Season 2 begins 13 months after the events of the first season. A coastal tanker leaves the Öresund waterway and is headed straight for the Øresund Bridge. When the Coast Guard board the ship they discover there is no crew, and three Swedish and two Danish youths are chained below deck. Saga Norén, County Police, Malmö, is put in charge of the case and contacts Martin Rohde, who is still haunted by the death of his son. Soon it turns out the chained youths were just the beginning... Someone wants to direct our attention to the changing climate and the use of our planet's resources, and will stop at nothing to do it. It all turns into a race against the clock to prevent a disaster where many lives are at stake...

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Plot Keywords:

police | sweden | denmark | female protagonist | nordic noir | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Sveriges Television (SVT) [Sweden]

Country:

Sweden Denmark Germany

Language:

Swedish Danish

Release Date:

21 September 2011 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Bron/Broen

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 100,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmlance International AB, Nimbus Film Productions, Sveriges Television (SVT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

From 2013 to 2015 the American remake The Bridge (2013) starring Diane Kruger and Demián Bichir was released on the FX network. This version takes place on the U.S. and Mexican border where a murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juárez was found. After two seasons, consisting of 13-episodes each, the series was cancelled.

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Goofs

In the opening credits some of the traffic footage is mirrored causing the traffic to be driving on the left instead of the right side of the road and taking the roundabout in a clockwise fashion instead of counter-clockwise.

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Crazy Credits

The opening and closing credits appear in both Swedish and Danish, including the series title and descriptive character names.

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.75 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Hollow Talk
Written by Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Anders Rhedin and Fridolin Nordsø
Performed by Choir of Young Believers
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia
Theme song

User Reviews

Well acted, brilliant story.

I haven't seen the Killing yet, but I will. I certainly will if it is as good as this Scandinavian crime drama. The story is very compelling, gripping and brilliantly executed. The acting is first rate, especially that of the two leads Kim Bodnia who plays Martin Rohde and the utterly brilliant Sofia Helin who plays the clever but quirky Saga Noren. I have to say she makes the show for me, alright she is blonde, beautiful and Swedish, but her performance is exceptional and you can't help but love her character. Saga works very well with Martin in trying to solve the crimes and the satellite characters and stories work equally as well. I also have to mention the direction, camera work and general production of this series as it is as good as anything I have seen. I shall be very sad when it finishes.