TV series

Horses & Hangmen

2025 · 1 season

A grim, methodical true-crime procedural that pulls you into a quiet Danish tragedy and refuses to let go.

Created by: Camilla Marie Nielsen, Christina Ehrenskjöld
Genres: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Starring: Christina Ehrenskjöld, Camilla Marie Nielsen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Overview: Unravel the elaborate plot that led to the untimely death of a 40-year-old family man in Denmark.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, death, deception, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Created by: Camilla Marie Nielsen, Christina Ehrenskjöld
Genres: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Starring: Christina Ehrenskjöld, Camilla Marie Nielsen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
death
deception
grief
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild