'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.
The show follows 10 contestants who compete to be the best cleaner in Denmark. Each week, the contestants are given a different cleaning challenge, such as cleaning a festival toilet, removing limescale from a bathroom, or cleaning up after a dog. The contestants are judged on their speed, thoroughness, and creativity. The winner of each challenge receives a point, and the contestant with the most points at the end of the season wins the grand prize of "Den Gyldne Rengøringsspand" (The Golden Cleaning Bucket).
The year is 1899. The young girl Marie Jensen lives at an orphanage with her two younger siblings Karl and Sofie. Their father is a sailor and has not been home for years. He was last seen in Norway but everybody is convinced he was lost at sea – except Marie. One morning the beautiful freighter ‘Hope’ comes to town with Skipper Andersen and his wife Mrs. Agnete on board. To Marie’s distress, they adopt Karl and Sofie, and Marie now faces being left alone. But quickly she comes up with a plan. At night, she cuts her long hair and disguises herself as a boy, adopts the name of Martin and signs on as a deck boy on ‘’Hope’. The ship takes Marie and her siblings on an eventful journey from the coast of Denmark to Norway and Iceland. A journey full of secrets, friendship, love and adventure – all in the hope of finding her father and reuniting her family. 'Finding Home' is a story about a young girl’s fight to break free of the path that society has destined for her
When a young woman, living the seemingly perfect life with the perfect relationship, is confronted with the fact that she fakes every single orgasm, a desperate search for release in all aspects of her life begins.
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.
When newly graduated stockbroker Adam discovers his father has died, he leaves his stressful life to return to his roots, taking on his father's role as the leader of a biker gang. At the same time, Adam's brother Jakob has left this messy family and taken a job with the police anti-drug department. This Danish thriller sees the two brothers ending up on a collision course with each other as they choose opposite paths in life.
Life consists mostly of everyday life and it is easy to forget to care for love. The series is a warm dramedy about two couples, their four perspectives, their trust and lack of trust in their relationships, and how even minuscule details end up having major consequences in their lives.