The Protectors (Danish: Livvagterne) is a Danish crime TV series from 2009 that follows the police bodyguard squad P.E.T. (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste), which is in charge of protecting VIPs, including Danish royalty and politicians.[1]
The Protectors | |
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Livvagterne | |
Genre | Police procedural |
Created by | Mai Brostrøm Peter Thorsboe |
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Country of origin | Denmark |
Original language | Danish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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Producers | Sven Clausen Peter Nadermann Anne-Marie Vidkjær |
Production company | Danmarks Radio |
Distributor | Danmarks Radio |
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Original network | DR1 |
Original release | January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01) – March 7, 2010 (2010-03-07) |
The series follows three recruits, Jasmina El-Murad (Cecilie Stenspil), Jonas Goldschmidt (André Babikian), and Rasmus Poulsen (Søren Vejby), who go swiftly from training camp to full-fledged police bodyguards.[1] Jasmina is the only woman, and an Egyptian Muslim, on the team.[2]
A first season aired in 2009. A second and final season was released in 2010, each season had 10 episodes.
The Protectors was created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm.[1] The show was the third in a trilogy of shows created by Thorsboe: Unit 1 (Danish: Rejseholdet) and The Eagle (Danish: Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé).
The series screened in Australia in 2011 and 2012 on SBS and is available on DVD and Hulu with English subtitles.[3][4]
It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2009.[5] The series was filmed on location in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2009 | International Emmy Award | Best TV drama series | The Protectors | Won |
International Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
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