Prisoner

Synopsis

Sammi, Henrik, Miriam, and Gert are prison officers and colleagues in an old, worn-down Danish prison. Their work environment is raw and hostile, and their respective lives outside the prison walls are filled with conflict, secrets, and loneliness for very different reasons. Secrets, that will soon resurface and have great consequences not only for the four prisoners, but for everyone inside and outside the walls.

First Air Date: 2023-09-01

Last Air Date: 2023-10-06

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Michael Noer, Frederik Louis Hviid, Kim Fupz Aakeson

Networks: DR1

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Top Cast

Sofie Gråbøl as Miriam
David Dencik as Henrik
Charlotte Fich as Gert
Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt as Sammi
Kim Winther as Judo
Niklas Herskind as Collie
Thomas Bek as Hansen
Mickey Nørregaard as Mix
Dan Boie Kratfeldt as Panik
Laura Christensen as Sille

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Welcome, My Friend! (2023-09-01)

Sammi takes charge as a prison guard in a big, old prison called Huset, where the strong inmates dominate the weak; the prison guards receive a shocking message.
Ep. 2: What's Up? (2023-09-08)

The clean-up campaign begins as two consultants from the Correctional Service monitor how the prison is run; prison guard Miriam attempts to repay her son's debt.
Ep. 3: Is There Bad News? (2023-09-15)

The information from Sammi's secret source leads to more successful raids, which impresses the consultants but puts the strong inmates under pressure and makes them desperate as their business is ruined.
Ep. 4: Can I Get a Cough? (2023-09-22)

The inmates suspect there is a snitch among them; Gert wonders how new drugs keep coming in; a big fight with handmade weapons takes place.
Ep. 5: Welcome Home, Soldier (2023-09-29)

News spreads that there is a dirty cop in the prison, so new precautions are taken to smuggle in; the four guards face challenges when they receive a devastating message about the inmate they put in an unauthorized leg lock.
Ep. 6: The House Always Wins (2023-10-06)

The officers tensely wait for the response to the death of the inmate as the two rival gangs begin to talk to each other; a huge prisoner riot breaks out.