COLLECTION · Series · 2017
Below the Surface
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An early morning in October, 15 people are taken hostage from a subway train. This puts a huge hostage crisis in motion, and it changes Denmark forever.
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* 6.4 (36)CrimeDramaDenmark
Creators
Countries
Denmark
Studios
Kanal 5 · ZDFneo · SAM Productions
Runtime
44 min/ep
Release
02/04/2017
Score
6.4 / 10 (36)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
8 episodes · 2017
On a rainy October morning, fifteen Danes have their lives turned upside down when the metro train they are travelling on is hijacked by unknown perpetrators, who will threaten to kill each of them, one by one, if their demands aren’t met. This is the beginning of a historic hostage situation that, over the course of one single week,...
Episode 1. Episode 1
2017-04-02 · 44 min
Three heavily armed men hijack a metro train taking fifteen hostages. The police terror unit TTF is activated with Philip Norgaard as a leading commander.
Episode 2. Episode 2
2017-04-02 · 44 min
Naja, the journalist who was fired for her unauthorized interview, starts a national fundraising campaign to raise the ransom for the hostages.
Episode 3. Episode 3
2017-04-09 · 44 min
Philip is planning an armed response to the first hostage execution. As the mission is risky it creates a rift in the negotiating team.
Episode 4. Episode 4
2017-04-16 · 44 min
TTF is getting closer to the hostage taker’s identity while Naja gets second thoughts with regards to facilitating the fundraising campaign, but then she meets Jonas, the hostage Leon’s son.
Episode 5. Episode 5
2017-04-23 · 44 min
Distress spreads among the hostages in the metro and they consider taking a stand. At TTF, Philip and Louise suspects that the wall with the photographs of Philip is not just about thorough prep-work.
Episode 6. Episode 6
2017-04-30 · 44 min
With the hostage Bodil just killed by the hostage takers, the police’s work keeps growing. TTF’s investigation leads them to sources in the Danish military and they seem to be close to a breakthrough.
Episode 7. Episode 7
2017-05-07 · 44 min
Philip learns the identity of the main hostage taker and is choked about his personal involvement in the case that leaves a role for Naja to play as well.
Episode 8. Episode 8
2017-05-14 · 44 min
Philip goes down into the metro himself hoping to free the last three remaining hostages and is confronted by the man he thought was dead.
Season 2
8 episodes · 2019
Philip is on leave from Terror Task Force (TTF) but finds himself in the middle of an international political crisis when terrorists take a ferry hostage to capture an anti-ISIS fighter.
Episode 1. Episode 1
2019-03-25 · 44 min
The recently returned Syrian warrior, June al-Baqee, is taken hostage by four Islamist terrorists, several of whom are believed to be returning Syrian warriors who – unlike June – fought ISIS in Syria. Philip Nørgaard, currently is on…
Episode 2. Episode 2
2019-04-01 · 44 min
Philips’ hunt for June has led them both aboard the Swedish ferry in the Sound. As June opportunistically manages to escape the hostages and hide, they now have to panic search the ferry before it reaches land. Meanwhile, Philip manages…
Episode 3. Episode 3
2019-04-08 · 44 min
The hostages have hijacked the ferry and taken passengers and crew hostage. While the ship is stationary in the middle of the Sound, the TTF from their position at Kronborg tries to get an overview of the situation. Negotiation and attack…
Episode 4. Episode 4
2019-04-15 · 44 min
With Philip trapped in the ferry’s freezer room, the hostages use harsh methods to grab June’s cell phone, which turns out to be the object of their kidnapping and hijacking. On land, investigators SP and Simon quickly try to get closer…
Episode 5. Episode 5
2019-04-22 · 44 min
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Episode 6. Episode 6
2019-04-29 · 44 min
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Episode 7. Episode 7
2019-05-06 · 44 min
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Episode 8. Episode 8
2019-05-13 · 44 min
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Cast by season
Johannes Lassen
Philip Nørgaard
Paprika Steen
Naja Toft
Kasper Leisner
Ebbe Møller
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Louise Falck
Flemming Enevold
Hans Hejndorf
Kenneth M. Christensen
Daniel Cramer
Simon Derksen
Charlie
Alba August
Marie Bendix
Alexandre Willaume
S.P.
Tommy Kenter
Leon
Peder Thomas Pedersen
Simon Clausen
Esben Dalgaard Andersen
Esben Garnov
Henrik Prip
Palle Wulff
Michael Asmussen
Joachim
Lane Lind
Bodil Petersen
Dar Salim
Adel Rasul
Muhamed Hadžović
Charlie
Henning Jensen
Henning Nørgaard
Hadi Ka-Koush
Ahmad Mahmoud
Jakob Oftebro
Alpha
Jesper Hyldegaard
Aksel Bendix
Sus Wilkins
Denise Hansen
Adnan Hasković
Bravo
Allan Hyde
Silas Jensen
Cecilie Stenspil
Anne Gornstein
Jacob Lohmann
Jonas
Anders Nyborg
Ricco
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