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The Danish Woman

★6.8 2025 1 Season Benedikt Erlingsson TV-MA

Having just retired from the Danish Secret Service, Ditte Jensen has settled into a small apartment building in Reykjavík. Possessing a strong sense of justice, she doesn't hesitate to get involved in her neighbours' problems and help them.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Did She Kill the Cat?

Episode 01

Did She Kill the Cat?

Mar 25, 2025 · 52 min

Ditte Jensen discovers that her new neighbors are far from perfect. They are people struggling with various problems and personality flaws, clearly in need of help. She also has to confront the ghosts of her past, which haunt her both awake and in her dreams. And then there’s the cat. Ditte finds it easier to deal with him, because she is perfect - or almost.

A Broken Child

Episode 02

A Broken Child

Mar 25, 2025 · 51 min

Ditte confronts young children’s screen addiction and provides therapy for toxic masculinity, even if it leads to a few broken hearts. As she forms closer ties with the community in the building, the more tasks arise. On the first floor there are refugees in distress, the family on the third floor suffers from codependency, and on the second floor resides the building’s environmental mess - which also happens to be the chairman of the tenants’ association.

Midwives

Episode 03

Midwives

Mar 25, 2025 · 51 min

Dreams and reality begin to blur for Ditte as the pressure mounts from becoming the building community’s main saviour. Old colleagues from the Danish intelligence service resurface, aiming to coerce Ditte into taking on an extremely difficult assignment.

The Execution

Episode 04

The Execution

Mar 25, 2025 · 47 min

Ditte’s dream of creating a passionate, family-like community - with herself at the centre as the building’s helper and saviour - seems to be coming true. She believes that the ends always justify the means, and so she takes on a public institution with a microbial assault, breaking the Fifth Commandment in the process. With that, she can cross two tasks off her “list.”

Broken Bones

Episode 05

Broken Bones

Mar 25, 2025 · 50 min

Ditte takes on one final assignment for the Danish intelligence service. But in her mind, the bigger mission is still taking over the tenants’ association, a task that demands resilience, strength, and all of her abilities. At the same time, she unexpectedly clashes with organized crime in Iceland, facing a worthy adversary.

A Life Poisoned

Episode 06

A Life Poisoned

Mar 25, 2025 · 55 min

Ditte discovers that her neighbours are unworthy of her love and care, and even Icelandic nature seems to betray her. Everything appears to turn against her. In an attempt to save a friend who has gone astray, she resorts to desperate measures.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.8 /10

based on 19 votes

Synopsis

Having just retired from the Danish Secret Service, Ditte Jensen has settled into a small apartment building in Reykjavík. Possessing a strong sense of justice, she doesn't hesitate to get involved in her neighbours' problems and help them.

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Cast

8 principal cast

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Ditte Jensen / The Danish Woman

Hilmar Guðjónsson

Hilmar Guðjónsson

Thorir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Soffía

Besir Zeciri

Besir Zeciri

Kasper

Jens Albinus

Jens Albinus

Jens Jørgensen

Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir

Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir

Gulla

Hjálmar Hjálmarsson

Kristinn

Björn Thors

Björn Thors

Magnus

Where to watch The Danish Woman

The Danish Woman is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Benedikt Erlingsson, Ólafur Egill Egilsson has 1 season and 6 total episodes, rated 6.8/10 by 19 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Danish Woman have?

The Danish Woman has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

Is The Danish Woman still on the air?

The Danish Woman has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Danish Woman?

The Danish Woman airs on RÚV.

When did The Danish Woman first air?

The Danish Woman first aired on March 25, 2025.

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