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The Black Swan

2024 – 2025Show1 season7 episodes

CrimeDocumentary
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.3

A nerve-racking, gripping documentary series about crime and everyday modern life, with standout performances and world-building.

Good for friends night · binge-friendly · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want to half-watch while scrolling

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Episodes

1 season · 7 episodes · best: S1E5 "Maskefaldet" 8.9

Episodes

8.2

Story

A female lawyer with connections to much of the Danish underworld decides to break away from her old environment. She becomes a mole for a group of journalists, and with a hidden camera, she starts exposing everything from bikers to lawyers and major businesspeople.

Feels like

  • Gritty Crime Thriller
  • Underworld Espionage
  • Moral Dilemmas
  • Character-Driven Drama
  • Social Corruption
  • Tense & Suspenseful
  • Journalistic Investigation
  • Dark & Realistic
  • Betrayal & Power

Cast

9 of 9 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Mads Brügger
Produced by
Mads Brügger, Peter Eggert Vesterlund, Steen Schat-Holm
Music by
Símun Lindholm Mohr

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

May 28, 2024 · June 11, 2025 · Ended

First aired
May 28, 2024
Last aired
June 11, 2025
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 7 episodes
Content
Violence, Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original language
Danish
Made in
Denmark, Norway
Available in
3 countries

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Black Swan?"

Questions about The Black Swan

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Black Swan?

It streams in 3 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Black Swan worth watching?

81
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 8.3).

Will I feel good after watching The Black Swan?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Black Swan in English?

Danish

No, it was made in Danish.