Nordic Noir and Scandi Soap
From my list of top Nordic-produced TV series in IMDb, which one is your favorite?
*includes international co-productions
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*includes international co-productions
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- CreatorMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen 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.
- CreatorSøren SveistrupStarsSofie GråbølMorten SuurballeLars MikkelsenPolice detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
- CreatorEilif SkodvinAnne BjørnstadStarsSteven Van ZandtTrond FausaSteinar SagenA New York mobster goes into hiding in rural Lillehammer in Norway after testifying against his former associates.
- CreatorHenning MankellStarsKrister HenrikssonFredrik GunnarssonMats BergmanA Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.
- CreatorAdam PriceStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingA political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
- StarsPeter HaberIngvar HirdwallRebecka HemseCommissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
- StarsErnst-Hugo JäregårdKirsten RolffesGhita NørbyDoctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.
- StarsLiv UllmannErland JosephsonBibi AnderssonTen years within the marriage of Marianne and Johan.
- CreatorHenrik BjörnStarsMoa GammelGöran RagnerstamRichard ForsgrenA detective returns to her hometown seven years after her daughter's disappearance, trying to find a connection to a current case.
- CreatorGreg PoehlerJosephine BornebuschNiclas CarlssonStarsGreg PoehlerJosephine BornebuschLena OlinNew York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
- StarsAtle AntonsenTuva NovotnyAnders Baasmo'Dag' is a Norwegian comedy series about a marriage counselor who thinks people should live in solitude.
- CreatorPetter S. RosenlundStarsMarc Ben PuchRobert Hunger-BühlerAndreas DöhlerThe story behind Germany's attempt to develop an atomic bomb during World War II and the sabotage of the heavy water program in Rjukan, Norway from the points of view of the Germans, the Allies, the saboteurs, and the company.
- StarsJørgen BuckhøjBuster LarsenGhita NørbyA man comes to Korsbæk, Denmark, in 1929, opens a women's clothing store in competition with an established one - bringing him up against the conservative establishment including the bank manager. We follow the families until after WWII.
- CreatorMaya IlsøeStarsTrine DyrholmMarie Bach HansenCarsten BjørnlundThe death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.
- StarsAdam LundgrenAdam PålssonBjörn KjellmanA story of love and death. Rasmus, 19, escapes to Stockholm and finds love in the religious Benjamin just as the AIDS epidemic hits the city's gay community.
- CreatorOle BornedalStarsPilou AsbækSarah-Sofie BoussninaBent MejdingWhen Prussia and Austria declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest battle in Denmark's history.
- CreatorVegard Eriksen StenbergGjermund EriksenStarsJon ØigardenAnna Bache-WiigIngjerd EgebergA newspaper journalist revealing fraud in a large multinational company finds out that his family is involved, which ruins his career and family relations and entangles him with a mystery.
- StarsRolf LassgårdHelena Af SandebergJonas KarlssonA newly put-together police force tries to solve the old mystery of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
- StarsZahid AliStig Frode HenriksenIngrid Bolsø BerdalThis is the story of the urban police officer Salmander who, after somewhat accidentally killing his police horse in front of thousands of children, gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway: Hellfjord.
- CreatorChristian TorpeStarsMille DinesenLise BaastrupNikolaj GrothSchoolteacher Rita is a very outspoken, rebellious woman who is competent in the classroom but needs her own advisor when it comes to her personal life.
- StarsInger NilssonPär SundbergMaria PerssonThe adventures of Pippi Longstocking, an eccentric, super-strong, redheaded moppet and her best friends Tommy and Annika.
- StarsIkue ÔtaniMinami TakayamaRei SakumaThe eerie and charming animated adventures of a creature called Moomin and his friends and family.
- CreatorMagnús SchevingStarsLorraine ParsloeMagnús SchevingStefán Karl StefánssonA pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of said town) where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.
- CreatorMichael HegnerTommy AndreasenMichael Svane KnapStarsMichael AdamthwaiteKelly MetzgerKirby MorrowWhen the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.
- CreatorJulie AndemStarsJosefine Frida PettersenIman MeskiniUlrikke FalchThe story of young teenagers and pupils on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.(added to the poll February 2017)