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The Spider

2000 · 1 season

A slow, shadowy plunge into a corrupt underworld, told with chilly restraint and a growing sense of dread.

Created by
Ole Christian Madsen
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Bent Mejding, Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade
Overview
A reporter is drawn into the dark side of post-war Copenhagen as he attempts to uncover a crime syndicate on an unprecedented level.

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Created by
Ole Christian Madsen
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Bent Mejding, Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • corruption
    • conspiracy
    • power
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Ole Christian Madsen
    Starring
    Bent Mejding, Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade, Lars Mikkelsen, Lars Bom, Birthe Neumann, Bjarne Henriksen, Louise Mieritz
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    DR1
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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