TV series

Below the Surface

2017–2019 · 2 seasons

A taut, nerve-jangling hostage thriller that keeps you on edge with its real-time tension and moral dilemmas.

Overview: An early morning in October, 15 people are taken hostage from a subway train. This puts a huge hostage crisis in motion, and it changes Denmark forever.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, trauma, politics, media
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
trauma
politics
media
morality
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none