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COLLECTION · Series · 2022

The Shift

Dag og natt

Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.

Source: TMDB
* 8.0 (3)DramaDenmark
Creators
Lone Scherfig
Countries
Denmark
Studios
TV 2
Runtime
40 min/ep
Release
29/05/2022
Score
8.0 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
8 episodes · 2022
August
Episode 1. August
2022-05-29 · 41 min

Ella faces a daily struggle as she tends to expectant mothers and supports her colleagues at the newly inaugurated hospital. The ward is understaffed and the head doctor, Michael, is reluctant to recruit additional midwives.

September
Episode 2. September
2022-06-05 · 44 min

A school bus is involved in an accident and Anesthetist Jacob works to save the children; Vilhelm begins an internship; Ella grapples with pregnancy nausea and budget challenges.

October
Episode 3. October
2022-06-12 · 43 min

On the day of Ella's abortion, she's urgently needed at the ward; Jacob cannot shake the experience with the school bus accident, which leads to the endangerment of a mother as she gives birth; Jerry tries to build a relationship with Ella.

December
Episode 4. December
2022-06-19 · 41 min

A new mother is on the brink of death due to severe blood loss and the responsibility for the situation remains unclear; Wilhelm, feeling neglected, initiates a confrontation with Louise, who unexpectedly opens up to him.

New Year
Episode 5. New Year
2022-06-26 · 41 min

Ella's anxiety intensifies as Vivi is taken to surgery; Jerry's son pays an unexpected visit; Ella is pressured to tell the department her secret.

February
Episode 6. February
2022-07-10 · 41 min

After encountering a critically ill patient, Milad reevaluates his decision to resign; Things take a troubling turn for Trille during a birth; Ella faces a challenging decision.

March
Episode 7. March
2022-07-17 · 45 min

Ella learns more about Jerry's family and makes a significant decision for her unborn child; A life-affirming event makes Jacob reach out for Tine.

May
Episode 8. May
2022-07-24 · 42 min

A heavily pregnant girl with no social security number shows up at the ward; a woman goes into labour earlier than planned due to a falling accident, but Wilhelm is suspicious; Ella needs all the help she can get.

Season 2
Season 2
8 episodes · 2025
Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2025-12-28 · 41 min

Sidsel is put into a coma after a drowning accident; Nikoline is hospitalised with vague symptoms; chief physician Lina is confronted with some unpleasant truths about her son.

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2026-01-04 · 42 min

Molly is hospitalised with a suspected concussion, but Linda is suspicious of her parents' behaviour; Linda struggles with the balance of being a mother and doctor while Benjamin remains hospitalised.

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2026-01-11 · 41 min

An old grief is reawakened when Pernille's ex-husband's son is hospitalised with suspected meningitis; Jerry puts a patient's life in danger; Linda is faced with difficult choices.

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2026-01-18 · 39 min

Amanda is confronted with life as a doctor as Sam is brought in with a gunshot wound; Benjamin is discharged, but Lasse is worried; Charlotte makes progress with Feliks.

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2026-01-25 · 39 min

Konstantin receives a serious diagnosis; Jerry clashes with Linda; Lasse feels the pressure; a clash with a father causes Jerry to break down.

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
2026-02-01 · 39 min

Alberte is hospitalised with a stomach ache; Benjamin suffers from blood poisoning; Linda realises that the situation is worse than she had dared to admit; Lasse makes a crucial decision.

Episode 7
Episode 7. Episode 7
2026-02-08 · 41 min

Victor is comatose from alcohol poisoning and his parents' conflict complicates the situation; Lasse pressures Linda to tell Benjamin the truth.

Episode 8
Episode 8. Episode 8
2026-02-15 · 41 min

Sif is hospitalised in a violent drug binge and the staff lose control; Benjamin returns to the hospital in critical condition and Linda realises how close she is to losing him.

Cast by season
Sofie Gråbøl
Sofie Gråbøl
Ella
Pål Sverre Hagen
Pål Sverre Hagen
Jerry
Marijana Janković
Marijana Janković
Louise
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Tine
Afshin Firouzi
Afshin Firouzi
Milad
Mattias Nordkvist
Mattias Nordkvist
Jacob
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