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Nikolaj and Julie

2002–2003 · 3 seasons

A quietly observant, grown-up drama about ordinary coupledom, drifting between warmth and strain as careers and friendships press in.

Created by
Søren Sveistrup, Adam Price
Genres
Drama
Starring
Peter Mygind, Sofie Gråbøl, Dejan Čukić
Overview
Copenhagen thirtysomethings Nikolaj and Julie struggle with marriage, baby and work, plus friends of varying maturity.

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Created by
Søren Sveistrup, Adam Price
Genres
Drama
Starring
Peter Mygind, Sofie Gråbøl, Dejan Čukić
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Carsten Rudolf, Michael Katz Krefeld, Ida Maria Rydén, Peter Dinesen
Starring
Peter Mygind, Sofie Gråbøl, Dejan Čukić, Sofie Stougaard, Jesper Asholt, Therese Glahn, Henning Jensen, Birgitte Simonsen
Length
3 seasons, 22 episodes, 45 min each
Network
DR1
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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