The Lawyer

The Lawyer

2018
★★★☆☆ 5.4/10
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 18 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 SV
⏱️ 50 min/episode
CrimeDramaMystery
Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his parents' death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara witnessed their parents die in an explosion caused by a car bomb. As Frank finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman. In order to avenge his parents Frank must infiltrate Waldman's organization and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. To avoid putting those close to him in danger, Frank has to keep up appearances and play the game. But can he handle it? Is it worth the price? And who's really tricking whom?

Seasons

Season 1
2018 • 10 Episodes
Siblings Sara and Frank (now a police officer and a lawyer) as children watched their parents die in a car explosion. Sara is still pursuing leads to find out who killed their parents, and Frank reluctantly joins her investigations.
Season 2
2020 • 8 Episodes
Frank has been released from jail and is now the proud new father of baby Laura. Sara receives news concerning Therese Waldman's death, and Frank makes an unexpected move.

Crew

Director
Olof Spaak
Writer
Charlotte Lesche, Karin Gidfors
Producer
Senia Dremstrup, Susann Billberg-Rydholm, Filippa Wallestam

Network

Viaplay

Production

MTG Studios, SF Film A/S

Keywords

denmarknorwayswedenlawyerfinlandnordic noir