TV series

Below the Surface

Name: Below the Surface
Released: 2017
Cast: Johannes Lassen, Kasper Leisner, Flemming Enevold, Kenneth M. Christensen, Alexandre Willaume

2017–2019· 2 seasons· 44 min episodes★ 6.4Ended

On Kanal 5 — From SAM Productions · Kanal 5

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

copenhagen, denmark hostage train hijacking hostage situation hostage negotiator subway train

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upApr 2, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Three heavily armed men hijack a metro train taking fifteen hostages. The police terror unit TTF is activated with Philip Norgaard as a leading commander.
Guest stars: Susanne Storm (Karin Hallberg), Magnus Bruun (Claus Dahlstrøm), Katrin Weisser (Elisabeth)
E2 Episode 2Apr 2, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Naja, the journalist who was fired for her unauthorized interview, starts a national fundraising campaign to raise the ransom for the hostages.
Guest stars: Besir Zeciri (Rami)
E3 Episode 3Apr 9, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
Philip is planning an armed response to the first hostage execution. As the mission is risky it creates a rift in the negotiating team.
E4 Episode 4Apr 16, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
TTF is getting closer to the hostage taker’s identity while Naja gets second thoughts with regards to facilitating the fundraising campaign, but then she meets Jonas, the hostage Leon’s son.
Guest stars: Lamaiporn Hougaard (Kamlai), Peter Christoffersen (Torben Olsen), Gustav Dyekjær Giese (Stefan Nielsen), Niclas Vessel Kølpin (Niklas Holm), Susan Olsen (Lise Lütken)
E5 Episode 5Apr 23, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Distress spreads among the hostages in the metro and they consider taking a stand. At TTF, Philip and Louise suspects that the wall with the photographs of Philip is not just about thorough prep-work.
Guest stars: Patricia Schumann (Carls Mutter), Oskar Sælan Halskov (Carl)
E6 Episode 6Apr 30, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
With the hostage Bodil just killed by the hostage takers, the police’s work keeps growing. TTF’s investigation leads them to sources in the Danish military and they seem to be close to a breakthrough.
Guest stars: Thomas Guldberg Madsen (Lennart Falck), Iris Mealor Olsen (JG Louise), Regitze Estrup (Merete), Jens Sætter-Lassen (Sammy)
E7 Episode 7May 7, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Philip learns the identity of the main hostage taker and is choked about his personal involvement in the case that leaves a role for Naja to play as well.
Guest stars: Jesper Zuschlag (Jim), Niels Ellegaard (Redaktionschef Niels)
E8 Episode 8May 14, 2017 · 44 min
Synopsis
Philip goes down into the metro himself hoping to free the last three remaining hostages and is confronted by the man he thought was dead.
Guest stars: Susanne Storm (Karin Hallberg), Signe Mathilde Sørensen (Joachims Ehefrau)