The Protectors (Danish TV series)

The Protectors (Livvagterne)

The Protectors (Livvagterne) intertitle
Genre Police procedural
Created by Mai Brostrøm
Peter Thorsboe
Starring
Country of origin Denmark
Original language(s) Danish
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Sven Clausen
Peter Nadermann
Anne-Marie Vidkjær
Production company(s) Danmarks Radio
Distributor Danmarks Radio
Release
Original network DR1
Original release January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01) – March 7, 2010 (2010-03-07)
External links
Website

The Protectors (Danish: Livvagterne) is a Danish crime TV series from 2009 that follows the police bodyguard squad P.E.T. (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste), which is in charge of protecting VIPs, including Danish royalty and politicians.[1]

Overview

The series follows three recruits, Jasmina El-Murad (Cecilie Stenspil), Jonas Goldschmidt (André Babikian), and Rasmus Poulsen (Søren Vejby), who go swiftly from training camp to full-fledged police bodyguards.[1] Jasmina is the only woman, and a Egyptian Muslim, on the team.[2]

Episodes

A first season aired 10 episodes in 2009. A second and final season was released in 2010, each season had 10 episodes.

Cast

Background

The Protectors was created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm.[1] The show was the third in a trilogy of shows created by Thorsboe: Unit 1 (Danish: Rejseholdet) and The Eagle (Danish: Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé).

Airing

The series screened in Australia in 2011 and 2012 on SBS and is available on DVD and Hulu with English subtitles.[3][4]

Awards and nominations

It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2009.[5] The series was filmed on location in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Awards and nominations for The Protectors
Year Award Category Nominee Result
2009 International Emmy Award Best TV drama series The Protectors Won

References

External links

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