The screenwriter of hit collection Borgen says the primary theme within the present’s newest season – the darker facet of holding energy – drew inspiration from Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who has been criticised for centralising authority. The theme has develop into related within the upcoming election during which Danes will judge Frederiksen’s management throughout three chaotic years, affected by a pandemic, conflict and financial turmoil.
A screenwriter and fashionable TV chef in Denmark, Adam Value has received worldwide popularity of Borgen, which returned for its fourth season this 12 months, depicting the experiences of veteran lawmaker Birgitte Nyborg, performed by Sidse Babett Knudsen.
The present, particularly fashionable amongst Britons with an affinity for the Nordic Noir style, has usually left Danes baffled over its means to foreshadow political developments in Denmark, together with the election of the nation’s first feminine prime minister.
“We have now a premise for Borgen … Are you able to stay in energy and nonetheless stay true to your self?,” Value informed Reuters throughout an interview in Copenhagen. Within the fourth season, which aired in February, Nyborg advanced right into a darker character targeted on clinging to energy, drawing parallels with Frederiksen who has centralised authority round her workplace.
“Naturally, we’re additionally impressed by parts within the character of our present Prime Minister,” Value mentioned, including that Nyborg’s character was additionally influenced by many different present and former political personalities.
Critics say Frederiksen’s top-down management was partly accountable for the rushed and unlawful order to cull all mink within the nation in the course of the coronavirus pandemic, a scandal that might damage her probabilities of returning for one more time period of workplace.
Whether or not Birgitte Nyborg will return for a fifth season was less than Value, he mentioned, however a possible new collection may take her to Brussels and the European Union’s energy centre.
“I’m certain lots of people within the UK would get pleasure from that, particularly if we weren’t very pleasant in direction of Brussels,” Value mentioned.