Snake Killer
A Danish crime thriller about a narcotics officer who goes to extremes after his informant is killed.
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About the series
What it’s about
Brian "Smiley" Petersen, a narcotics officer, loses his informant to a killing. He joins fellow officers from the Uropatruljen to battle a crime syndicate, using methods that cross legal boundaries.
What hooks you
Pilou Asbæk plays Brian "Smiley" Petersen, a cop who bends the rules. Lars Ranthe appears as Jim Nolsøe. The series was filmed on location, including a closed police station and a hotel in Copenhagen's red-light district. The title references a bronze statue that symbolizes the struggle between good and evil.
Who it’s for
It is a good pick for those who like gritty crime stories with morally ambiguous characters and tense, realistic settings.
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 120 votesCreative team
All 12-
01
Pilou Asbæk
Brian «Smiley» Petersen
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02
Lars Ranthe
Jim Nolsøe
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03
Joen Højerslev
Klaus «Cosmo» Telling
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04
Mira Elias Obling
Louise Knudsen
- 05 Mira Elisa Obling Louise Knudsen
- 06 Joey Moe Deon Thomsen
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07
Hans Henrik Clemensen
Jørn Warming
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08
Julie Rudbæk
Lisa Dahlin
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09
Ali Al-Bayate
Edmond Khaleghi
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10
Mikael Birkkjær
Henrik Lundberg
Trivia
- Many scenes were filmed exactly where the series' action unfolds according to the plot. In particular, the filmmakers were allowed to shoot in the premises of the 1st police station, which was already closed at the time of filming. Two weeks later, workers had already appeared there and begun preparing the building for demolition. The scenes in the old hotel where one of the heroines works were filmed on location at the "Turist Hotel" in Copenhagen's red-light district. The hotel, which had been used by human traffickers for their purposes, had been sold by the time of filming and was about to undergo a complete renovation.
- Mustakas was played by Anders Rekalos, a retired police officer and technical advisor for the entire project.
- The title of the series is a reference to a 1925 bronze statue by sculptor and artist Einar Utzon-Frank (1888-1955), a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is installed in front of the entrance to the Copenhagen Police headquarters. The almost 4-meter-tall statue is shown in the opening credits. The sculpture personifies the struggle between good and evil.
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