Red Election

Synopsis

Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power struggles; they can't trust anyone, and they soon realise the deadly conspiracy could be part of a far-reaching geopolitical masterplan.

First Air Date: 2021-10-03

Last Air Date: 2021-10-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Ola Norén, Roland Ulvselius

Networks: Viaplay

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Top Cast

Vic Carmen Sonne as Katrine Poulson
Lydia Leonard as Beatrice Ogilvy
James D'Arcy as Adam Cornwell
Stephen Dillane as William Ogilvy
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Levi Nichols
Lorraine Burroughs as Etta Cornwell
Aidan McArdle as Zak
Clinton Liberty as Marcus
Goran Kostić as Oleg Adamov
Ian Kenny as Declan

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode One (2021-10-03)

MI5 agent Beatrice Ogilvie is warned of an impending terrorist attack. Beatrice suspects that the Danish Secret Service agent Katrine Poulsen is involved and set a trap for her.
Ep. 2: Episode Two (2021-10-03)

Beatrice is assigned to lead a security group for the Prime Minister, when he will meet a young woman. Has Beatrice been asked to enable an infidelity deal?
Ep. 3: Episode Three (2021-10-03)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 4: Episode Four (2021-10-03)

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Ep. 5: Episode Five (2021-10-03)

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Ep. 6: Episode Six (2021-10-03)

Beatrice's father is arrested on suspicion of being the Russian mole. Beatrice swears to prove his innocence.
Ep. 7: Episode Seven (2021-10-03)

Beatrice competes against the clock to save the life of GRU resource Yelena Alekin. Torben Jensen, Katrine's missing boyfriend, is finally found.
Ep. 8: Episode Eights (2021-10-03)

Beatrice now knows that Katrine is part of Redback. She confronts her, but Katrine has information that makes Beatrice astonish.
Ep. 9: Episode Nine (2021-10-03)

Shock when the Prime Minister finally loses the referendum. Beatrice tells William that she knows he was behind the Skanda bomb.
Ep. 10: Episode Ten (2021-10-03)

Operation Redback ends when a nuclear meltdown allows Russia to carry out a "friendly invasion" of Scotland.