The Danish TV series has to be Matador. Not sure about its availability or if it's the sort of show you had in mind. But it's entertaining and really well written and it tells a lot about Denmark and the Danish self image. I'm re-watching it now with my family and we are all really enjoying it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matador_(Danish_TV_series)

I think the biggest issue for danish releases is that the producers and distributors haven't bothered with english subtitles, even though most releases would see a scandinavian edition, but not an english one for whatever reason.

I would love to show my girlfriend one of the Olsenbanden movies, but there are no international releases I could find. I did write to Nordisk Film to ask about it, but I got no response back.

Worth noting this is a 40 year old show. Brilliant, but not very similar in atmosphere or production value to the "nordic noir" which is currently popular.

You can buy the Blu-Ray/DVD set on Amazon for a reasonable amount of money. Region 2 though, but the newer version has English subtitles.

Riget - in 4 pieces.

Serious comedy horror mystery by Lars von Trier. Lots of atmosphere, great weird characters, lots of both straight-forward and subtle satirical humour.

The Killing and Borgen are two really good shows

Warning: there is a US show "The Killing" that is an adaptation of the original show (originally called "Forbrydelsen"). While the US version initially starts as a shot-by-shot remake, after a few episodes the story diverges quick significantly.

I preferred the American version though, it wasn't quite as depressing but no less atmospheric.

And Bron/Broen.

I finally got to watch the 1st season of this on Danish Netflix earlier in the summer, and enjoyed the hell out of it - the interplay between the detectives was amazing, and I loved the frequently comic moments in the bleak nastiness.

Can anyone tell me if subsequent seasons are worth trying to find here in the US?

I think they're all great, and definitely recommending seeking them out. I prefer seasons 1-2, story wise, but the 3-4 are also very clever, and further develop Saga's character in poignant ways.

Kim Bodnia leaves after season 2, and is certainly missed, but Thure Lindhardt, who replaces him in seasons 3-4, is also excellent, and a more complex, less trope-based character (though he does have a traumatic past).

Being very honest, the first season was by far the best for me. I enjoyed and watched the remainder, but the feel of the first was incredibly difficult to replicate.

I would still recommend watching the rest.

Really enjoyed that, [The Tunnel](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711738/0) is also the same theme set in the Channel Tunnel which is also worth a watch although not quite as Nordic Noir

Riget (aka The Kingdom) by Lars von Trier is a classic: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108906/

(Stephen King later made a crappy Hollywood remake)

I would recommend "Follow the Money" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow_the_Money_(Danish_TV_se... and "Warrior" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_(miniseries).

"Follow the Money" is incredibly prescient and "Warrior" is fundamentally exciting.

Not strictly Danish but a Danish-Swedish co-production: The Bridge (Bron/Broen). There's a decent American remake but the original is incredibly good.

If you're interested in politics .. Borgen is the way to go.

Spot on. Absolutely brilliant.

In the article they mention The Rain, another popular one is The Bridge. There is also a list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_television_drama

I watched a few episodes of The Rain and while it has impressive CGI, the acting is school-play level. The Killing or Borgen though a bit older are much better IMO. Also, while even older, Lars Von Trier's The Kingdom is fantastic tv.

The lecture hall at my university is featured in that show, the institute of computer science took over institute of anatomy so we have tiles in our lecture hall so it could be washed.

I found the rain a very generic postapocalyptical series. Come to think of it, can't really think of a good postapocalyptical series...

Forbrydelson is great!

Forbrydelsen. In Danish, the indefinite article (en, et) can be suffixed to nouns to make them definite.

Example: en dreng = a boy, whereas drengen = the boy.

“Son” is not extremely common, even in patronyms. Usually the “son of” suffix in Denmark would be “sen” as well (Frederiksen, Carlsen, Poulsen).