Theis owns a moving company and lives in an apartment above his company. Her parents Theis Birk Larsen (Bjarne Henriksen) and Pernille Birk Larsen (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen) are shattered. Nineteen-year-old Nanna Larsen’s (Julie Ølgaard) beaten, lifeless body is discovered in the trunk of a car submerged in water. Jan Meyer (Søren Malling) is Sarah’s incoming replacement who would like to be able to work without Sarah always looking over his shoulder and critiquing his unconventional style.Īs she’s packing up her office on her last day, Sarah and Jan get called to a crime scene. But you know the saying - every time she thinks she’s out, they pull her back in. She and her adolescent son are moving to Sweden where they are going to join her very understanding boyfriend Bengt (Johan Gry).

In Forbrydelsen, Detective Sarah Lund (Sofie Gråbøl) is on her very last day of work as head of investigations in the Copenhagen homicide department. (And, let’s be honest, how many of us still own DVD players?). Until now, Forbrydelsen, which actually translates to The Crime, was only available in the United States via DVD. The 2007 Danish series already inspired the American remake The Killing, which ran on AMC from 2011-2013 and then was picked up for a fourth season by Netflix in 2014. The actors tell us most of what we need to know just by their deft facial expressions. But a mother’s love, a father’s grief, a detective’s determination, a political candidate’s ambition - these things transcend any language barrier or cultural distinctions.Įven without the subtitles, viewers will be able to understand exactly what is transpiring on Forbrydelsen, which comes to Topic today (Aug. In today’s volatile world full of conflict and disagreements, it’s easy to forget that most basic fact.

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