Follow the Money (Danish: Bedrag) is a Danish television financial crime thriller. The first series of ten episodes is set in the renewable energy business in Denmark. It was broadcast in Denmark in January 2016. The second series was broadcast in October–November 2016, continuing with most of the characters from the first series, but with the main focus on a bank practising P2P lending and their attempted takeover by a bank whose chair, Knud Christensen, was behind the fraud case investigated in the first season.[1] The third series, again ten episodes, was aired in January 2019. It focuses on money laundering with two of the main characters from the previous two series.[2]
| Follow the Money | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Financial thriller Crime drama |
| Created by | Jeppe Gjervig Gram |
| Written by | Anders August Jannik Taj Mosholt Jeppe Gjervig Gram |
| Directed by | Per Fly |
| Starring | Nikolaj Lie Kaas Thomas Bo Larsen Natalie Madueño Esben Smed |
| Theme music composer | Tobias Wilner |
| Opening theme | Toydrum and Gavin Clark (Season 3) |
| Composer | Tobias Wilner |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Piv Bernth |
| Producer | Anders Toft Andersen |
| Running time | 58 min |
| Production company | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Original release | |
| Network | DR1 |
Main cast
edit| Actor | Character | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Thomas Bo Larsen | Mads Justesen | Main | ||
| Thomas Hwan | Alf Rybjerg | Main | ||
| Natalie Madueño | Claudia Moreno | Main | ||
| Esben Smed | Nicky Rasmussen | Main | ||
| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Alexander "Sander" Sødergren | Main | ||
| Lucas Hansen | Bimse | Recurring | ||
| Julie Grundtvig Wester | Lina | Recurring | ||
| Waage Sandø | Knud Christensen | Recurring | ||
| Claes Ljungmark | "The Swede" | Main | ||
| David Dencik | Simon Absalonsen | Main | ||
| Sonja Richter | Amanda Absalonsen | Main | ||
| Søren Malling | Hans Peter | Guest | ||
| Thomas W. Gabrielsson | Martin Enevolden | Guest | ||
| Maria Rich | Anna Berg Hanssen | Main | ||
| Marijana Jankovic | Stine | Recurring | ||
| Marie Askehave | Isa | Recurring | ||
| Bijan Daneshmand | Abbas | Guest | ||
| Sajjad Delafrooz | Aslam | Guest | ||
Broadcast
editThe first series, which has dialogue in Danish, Swedish and English, was broadcast subtitled in the UK on BBC Four from March 2016 under the title Follow the Money with two episodes being shown back-to-back.[3][4] In Finland, the first episode was broadcast on 12 April 2016 on Yle Fem, subtitled in Swedish and Finnish. In The Netherlands, the first episode was broadcast on 7 March 2016, under the title Follow the Money,[5] subtitled in Dutch. In Belgium, Canvas has broadcast the series under the title Follow the Money[6] with Dutch subtitles between 12 March 2016 and 9 April 2016. It premiered in Canada on CBC on 18 June 2016. It has also been shown on SBS in Australia, concluding in June 2016. It was shown in Portugal on RTP2 on 7 December 2016. In Slovenia it was broadcast on Radiotelevizija Slovenija from 15 May 2017 with Slovene subtitles.
In the UK, series 2 broadcast began on 4 March 2017 on BBC Four with two episodes being shown back-to-back.[7]
In Denmark, series 3 broadcast began on 6 January 2019 on DR1; in Finland from 10 March 2019 on Yle Teema & Fem and in the UK from 6 April 2019 on BBC Four with two episodes being shown back-to-back.[8] In Portugal, it was broadcast from 3 September 2019 on RTP2.
Reception
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Reviewers from several major Danish newspapers were critical of the second season. The series' cast and technical aspects such as photography were praised, while the story and the development of the characters were criticized. Berlingske, Ekstra Bladet, Politiken and Jyllands-Posten awarded the second season three stars, while BT awarded it four stars.[9]
Awards
edit| Award Show | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C21 International Drama Awards | 2016 | Best non-English language drama series | Follow the Money I | Won |
| Robert Awards | 2017 | Best TV series | Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Anders Toft Andersen, Per Fly | Won |
| Best Actor – TV series | Thomas Bo Larsen | Won | ||
| Best Actress – TV series | Natalie Madueño | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor – TV series | Esben Smed | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor – TV series | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress – TV series | Line Kruse | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Matt Baylis (6 March 2017). "Weekend's TV reviewed: Follow The Money and The Bruce Forsyth Story". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Forfatteren bag Bedrag: Vi arbejder på en fortsættelse". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "BBC Four acquires new Danish drama Follow The Money". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (21 March 2016). "Follow the Money review: a Danish drama about wind energy that blows mostly cold". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Nieuwe Deense dramaserie Follow the money". NPO. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Nieuw op Canvas: Follow the Money". canvas.be. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Follow the Money". BBC Four. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Follow the Money". BBC Four. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Anmelder efter sæsonafslutning: 'Bedrag II' skulle aldrig have været lavet". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.