Scripted series · SVT1
The Bridge
Once you've crossed the line there's no going back
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sofia Helin
Saga Norén
38 eps
Thure Lindhardt
Henrik Sabroe
18 eps
Kim Bodnia
Martin Rohde
20 eps
Mikael Birkkjær
Jonas
8 eps
Rafael Pettersson
John Lundqvist
38 eps
Emil Birk Hartmann
August Rohde
10 eps
Julie Carlsen
Barbara
11 eps
Elliott Crosset Hove
Kevin
7 eps
Dag Malmberg
Hans Petterson
32 eps
Ellen Hillingsø
Charlotte Söringer
10 eps
Maria Kulle
Linn Björkman
18 eps
Anders Mossling
Frank
8 eps
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Niels
8 eps
Sarah Boberg
Lillian Larsen
34 eps
Puk Scharbau
Mette Rohde
17 eps
Adam Pålsson
Emil Larsson
11 eps
Henrik Lundström
Rasmus Larsson
12 eps
Nicolas Bro
Freddie
7 eps
Louise Peterhoff
Annika Melander
13 eps
Lars Simonsen
Jens Hansen
21 eps
Magnus Krepper
Stefan
7 eps
Christian Hillborg
Daniel
7 eps
Yaba Holst
Carina
5 eps
Kristian Lima de Faria
Åke
7 eps
Maria Sundbom
Sonja
6 eps
Magnus Schmitz
Anton
6 eps
Anette Lindbäck
Gry
10 eps
Said Legue
Navid
10 eps
Kristina Brändén Whitaker
Anne
10 eps
Rasmus Hammerich
Colbert
7 eps
Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Alice Sabroe
6 eps
Julie Wright
Anna-Dea
5 eps
Elliot Metzdorff
Nikolaj
9 eps
Julia Ragnarsson
Laura
7 eps
Johan Hedenberg
Axel
7 eps
Anton Frost Barlach
Carl
7 eps
Daniel Adolfsson
Jakob Sandberg
7 eps
Sven Ahlström
Oliver
5 eps
Freja Frost Barlach
Johanne
8 eps
Vickie Bak Laursen
Pernille
9 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Bridge actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Bridge reads strongest on Character Depth, Tension and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 38 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201110 episodes
7.7IMDbWhen a body is found on Oresund Bridge, between Sweden and Denmark, Saga Noren from Malmo and Martin Rohde from Copenhagen will begin a race-against-time hunt for a sadistic killer waging a trail of violence that will change both detectives forever.
Best episode · S01E10 Episode 10
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201310 episodes
7.6IMDbWhen a ship crashes into Oresund Bridge, Saga and Martin reunite to investigate the case. What follows is an escalating series of eco-terrorist attacks that sends the partners on a race against time to find the perpetrator before thousands die.
Best episode · S02E10 Episode 10
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201510 episodes
8.1IMDbSaga is back, this time with a new Danish partner, Henrik. As they’re thrown into the twisted world of a killer known for intricately staged murders, each is haunted by their own personal demons. Follow Saga on her most personal case yet.
Best episode · S03E10 Episode 10
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20188 episodes
8.1IMDbSaga and Henrik are brought together once again to solve a series of macabre and gruesome murders that start when a high-ranking government officer, the director general of the Immigration Service, is stoned to death. Increasingly, it appears that the murders have a personal connection with the Danish police team that Henrik is at the very centre of.
Best episode · S04E08 Episode 8
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E08
Episode 8
Henrik and Astrid are trying to get used to being father and daughter again. Meanwhile Saga gets a breakthrough and the murderer is revealed and arrested under dramatic circumstances. The murderer even confesses to the six killings/revenges. But Saga discovers something which doesn't fit. She goes back to the prison in Sweden and talks to the girl who almost killed her, and here she gets a terrible suspicion: there is another killer - and there is still one person left to be a victim!
- Directed by Rumle Hammerich
S03E10
Episode 10
Rasmus has discovered Freddie's abandoned helicopter in a disused concrete factory and is told to wait for back-up.
- Directed by Henrik Georgsson
- Written by Hans Rosenfeldt
S01E10
Episode 10
The crime spree is resolved. However, many loose threads remain.
- Directed by Henrik Georgsson
- Written by Hans Rosenfeldt
S04E07
Episode 7
The inquiry into Tommy continues and Solveig still refuses to cooperate. She talks neither with Saga nor Jonas. The question is how long they can keep her in holding if they do not obtain any evidence. Lillian is still under pressure from the management to find the culprit, and now it seems that there is a leak in the department. In the meantime Saga makes a breakthrough in the search for Henrik's family.
- Directed by Rumle Hammerich
S03E08
Episode 8
As the Internal Affairs investigation continues over the death of Saga's mother, the pressure on her becomes intense. Saga, Henrik and John receive new leads when it becomes clear a potential suspect in the mysterious serial killings is actually a victim.
- Directed by Henrik Georgsson, Rumle Hammerich
- Written by Hans Rosenfeldt
S03E09
Episode 9
A captive Jeanette's whereabouts are located by Freddie using a tracking device and, with all resources being utilised to investigate the kidnapping, Saga is brought back from suspension to help Henrik follow a tip on who is behind the abduction.
- Directed by Henrik Georgsson
- Written by Hans Rosenfeldt
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Hans RosenfeldtCreator
- Björn SteinCreator
Executive production
- Anders LandströmProducer
- Bo EhrhardtProducer
Writing
- Astrid ØyeWriter
- Maren Louise KäehneWriter
- Morten DragstedWriter
- Camilla AhlgrenWriter
- Hans RosenfeldtWriter
- Björn SteinWriter
Direction
- Kathrine WindfeldDirector
- Henrik GeorgssonDirector
- Rumle HammerichDirector
- Morten ArnfredDirector
- Charlotte SielingDirector
- Lisa SiweDirector
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Golden Nymph for Best European Drama TV Series
1 win · latest 2014
- WinnerGolden Nymph for Best European Drama TV Series2014
The Bridge · The Bridge
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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