To solve the brutal murder of a young German surfer, two officers are secretly sent to the tourist paradise Hvide Sande on Denmark's west coast. No one in the city trusts the police, so they go undercover as a happily married couple from the big city.
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.
'Kernen' are important stories about Denmark and the Danes. In each program, we get close to a main character who is in the middle of a significant issue. We get to the heart of the matter and put the story into perspective.
Bastian, 16, is the center of 4 boys and 3 girls' friendship. The boys play in the local basketball team where Samir, Bastian's best friend, is the star of the team, as well as the dream of the girls. But the envious and self-chosen leader Erik discovers that Samir has a secret, and soon the group's friendships are put to the ultimate test when new secrets emerge.
Sofie Linde and her family have fallen in love with an old haunted house on Langeland and are moving the whole family to the island, where the summer will be spent on renovation. With the help of her faithful craftsmen, the twins Anders and Philip, Sofie Linde wants to transform the dilapidated house into a dream of a holiday home.