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Denver Post by Joanne Ostrow
The best TV show you’re not watching.
Borgen
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- Denmark
- 2010-2013
- · 3 seasons
- · 60m
Creator
Adam Price
Cast
Lars Knutzon,
Lars Mikkelsen
Genre
Drama
After the idealistic Brigitte Nyborg secures her political party a surprise victory and becomes Denmark's first female Prime Minister, she must decide how to most effectively wield her party's newfound influence. A series about the fight for power, and the sacrifices and consequences this has for those involved in the political stage.
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IndieWire by Kevin Jagernauth
Simply put, Borgen is a rare gem of a show, one that is as smart as it is entertaining, that grows richer with each passing episode and rewards viewers with exciting, thought-provoking drama.
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Slate by June Thomas
The show is beautifully plotted. The many intrigues in the worlds of politics, journalism, business, and PR are given just enough twists and turns to be surprising, but never so many that they become tiresome.
100
The Guardian by Sam Wollaston
It's a fantastically compelling and intricate drama about politics, gender, change and (mainly) power. With great characters – not just the women but the men too.
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by John Doyle
It's essentially a drama about political negotiation, alliances, compromises and principles. It is very odd to see a political drama about a principled politician, but it never overreaches into Aaron Sorkin-level prissiness, preachiness and obviousness... It's magnificently different.
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Salon by Willa Paskin
Compared to American political dramas — "West Wing," "Scandal," "Homeland," "House of Cards" — Borgen feels grounded. It is not puffed up with an American sense of grandiosity and world historical import. Each episode contains intricate twists and turns, but is focused on the human-size, psychological aspects of politics, of how Nyborg learns to be effective and at what cost.
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Vanity Fair by Joanna Robinson
One of the greatest TV series of the past decade.
90
The New York Times by Alessandra Stanley
Borgen may be the hardest show to find on American television, but at the moment it’s also one of the best.
90
Newsweek by Andrew Romano
The Best Political Show Ever no longer hails from Hollywood, birthplace of The West Wing. It comes, instead, from Copenhagen, and it is called Borgen.
90
Baltimore Sun by David Zurawik
I don’t know if I will get though all 30 episodes, but I badly need a dose of realpolitik leavened with a some sense of idealism and hope, and this feels like just the ticket.
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