The Bridge
A Nordic Noir classic, The Bridge (Bron-Broen) follows Detective Saga Noren as she and her colleagues investigate a series of crimes committed around the bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark.
Episode 1
When a woman’s body is found on the Øresund Bridge—on the border between Sweden and Denmark—detectives Saga and Martin are sent to investigate. They soon realize it’s not one murder, but two.
Episode 2
The killer announces that the murder on the bridge was just the beginning. When he reveals his mission, Saga and Martin realize they're dealing with a far more calculated killer than they imagined.
Episode 3
On a mission to point out society's most unpleasant truths, the killer targets the homeless community, kidnapping a homeless man to raise the question: What is the price of a human being?
Episode 4
The kidnapped man's survival becomes a race against time. Saga and Martin try to catch the meticulous killer off balance by doing something unexpected but end up walking straight into danger.
Episode 5
The killer exposes the lack of health care for mental illness by grooming several schizophrenic people to commit violent crimes. Saga and Martin find a teenage runaway—could she be a key witness?
Episode 6
The killer kidnaps an officer who was found not guilty in the death of an immigrant in order to expose the failure of the state's integration policy. Saga and the killer make contact.
Episode 7
To expose the final truth—society's apathy to child labor—the killer captures a bus full of children and demands that five companies be set on fire. Saga develops a shocking theory.
Episode 8
Martin and Saga finally make an arrest, but is he their guy? Now that all five societal truths have been exposed, is the killer finished? Saga suspects the killer's work is not yet done.
Episode 9
Saga and Martin finally put the puzzle pieces together to pinpoint the identity of the killer, who turns out to have a long history with Martin. Could the killer's ultimate plan be a personal one?
Episode 10
After the killer kidnaps his latest victim, Saga realizes his final move is directed at Martin, who grows increasingly unhinged. Can Saga stop Martin from doing something he'll regret?
