Kriger

It is an ok show to watch, as it's filmed well, the actors are good, but is straight forward without real tension. Just simple good story that no one tried to take the maximum out of it. The ending is a bit weak as development, but overall positive 6 stars.

This series takes place in Denmark and the dialogues are all in Danish. Therefre I don't it's easy to make comments on the quality of the actor's performances. Reading what the actors say and trying to match the subtitles to their faces is decidedly different from experiencing the performances, needless to say. However, the actors seem very talented. I can't say with certainty that the actors delivered good performances, but they did at least seem to be acting well. The characters themselves appeared quite interesting, and the show did seem very well-written. In one particularly emotionally striking scene that shows the series' potential as a drama, the widowed detective's child asks his deceased father's commanding officer if he gave the order that got the boy's father killed. The officer replies only "yes," but the tears in his eyes and pained expression on his face tell an entire story of tragedy and loss.

Well, Denmark has its own issues with gangs, but really to such a degree that people are harassed and killed almost in the centre? The army mission related stuff is not novel as well, it has been a topic in several and catchier creations in Denmark... But the thrill in Kriger is somehow maintained and the events-scenes (although lopsided at times) take the viewer to the logical ending - but without any wow! Effect.

It seems to me that the primary goal of this Series was to provide Dar Salim, Danica Curcic and Lars Ranthe to perform protagonist roles (they have been usually cast into supporting roles). Here, Ranthe in the role of a gang leader was most to my liking, he has mostly performed positive/mild characters in other series.

So, Kriger is not a must see, but if you like to know about as much as Nordic crime series as possible, it is definitely not with a warning "Do not watch!" :)

A simple story, typical the good cop vs the bad ruthless drug traffic dealer, chapters are gripping and intense. Main character a war veteran playing an undercover crook playing in the burrow of the bad guys. The end result a blend of an American action series with a Scandinavian noir. Ok but nothing else

Couldn't stop watching the first 4 episodes but the last 2 and especially the ending is disappointing. Still worth watching though, as long as one doesn't mind the story getting thinner...