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The Shift

2022 · 2 seasons

A grounded, quietly tense workplace drama that makes the daily strain of caring for others feel immediate and human.

Created by
Lone Scherfig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sofie Gråbøl, Pål Sverre Hagen, Marijana Janković
Overview
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.

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Created by
Lone Scherfig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sofie Gråbøl, Pål Sverre Hagen, Marijana Janković
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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
    • work
    • parenthood
    • class
    • morality
    • healing
    Places
    • hospital
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Lone Scherfig
    Written by
    Kim Fupz Aakeson, Lone Scherfig, Trine Appel, Lars K. Andersen
    Starring
    Sofie Gråbøl, Pål Sverre Hagen, Marijana Janković, Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Afshin Firouzi, Mattias Nordkvist, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anders W. Berthelsen
    Music
    Fernando Velázquez, Kasper Winding
    Cinematography
    Niels Reedtz Johansen
    Length
    2 seasons, 16 episodes
    Network
    TV 2
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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