# Top 12 Danish TV Series

> Scandi noir, political intrigue and period sagas, plus a comedy or two to cut the gloom.

*By YPB Team · Published October 20, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-12-danish-tv-series*

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1. **Borgen** — score 1000/1000
   The political drama following Birgitte Nyborg's rise to Denmark's prime ministership.
2. **The Killing** — score 763/1000
   The slow-burn crime drama in which Detective Sarah Lund investigates a single murder across a season.
3. **1864** — score 560/1000
   The 2014 historical drama about the Second Schleswig War, one of the most expensive Danish productions.
4. **The Rain** — score 485/1000
   The 2018 Netflix post-apocalyptic series about two siblings after a virus spread by rain.
5. **Follow the Money** — score 397/1000
   A crime and financial thriller starting with a death at a wind-turbine company.
6. **The Legacy** — score 397/1000
   A family drama about four estranged siblings after the death of a famed artist.
7. **Matador** — score 291/1000
   The 1978 family saga of a small Danish town between the wars, often named the country's best series.
8. **Ride Upon the Storm** — score 291/1000
   The family drama about a Danish pastor's faith and doubt across generations.
9. **The Bridge** — score 291/1000
   The Danish-Swedish crime series that begins with a body found on the Øresund Bridge.
10. **Rita** — score 291/1000
   A comedy-drama about a headstrong, unconventional school teacher.
11. **Seaside Hotel** — score 291/1000
   A period comedy-drama set at a coastal hotel between the wars.
12. **The Chestnut Man** — score 291/1000
   The 2021 Netflix thriller about a killer who leaves chestnut figures at crime scenes.

Tags: tv shows, crime, denmark