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Binge this in 11h 44m•Peaking at 8.0/10

An early morning in October, 15 people are taken hostage from a subway train. This puts a huge hostage crisis in motion, and it changes Denmark forever.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #1 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.7/10(80 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Philips’ hunt for June has led them both aboard the Swedish ferry in the Sound. As June opportunistically manages to escape the hostages and hide, they now have to panic search the ferry before it reaches land. Meanwhile, Philip manages to alert the Ferry Captain, who activates the terrorist alarm. Soon PET and the Defense Intelligence Service are realizing that a highly tense and apparently Islamist terrorist campaign is underway. The police anti-terror unit TTF is activated, but this time without Philip to lead it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.7/10(69 votes)

    #3 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #4 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.6/10(113 votes)

    #5 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Philip goes down into the metro himself hoping to free the last three remaining hostages and is confronted by the man he thought was dead.

    Director:Roni Ezra
    Writer:Per Daumiller

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  6. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    #6 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    The recently returned Syrian warrior, June al-Baqee, is taken hostage by four Islamist terrorists, several of whom are believed to be returning Syrian warriors who – unlike June – fought ISIS in Syria. Philip Nørgaard, currently is on leave from TTF, June knows from the past and, unlike PET, believes that a major crime lies behind her disappearance. He decides to investigate the case on his own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    #7 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    The hostages have hijacked the ferry and taken passengers and crew hostage. While the ship is stationary in the middle of the Sound, the TTF from their position at Kronborg tries to get an overview of the situation. Negotiation and attack strategies are evaluated and the attackers motive investigated. On the ferry, the hostages still find June unsuccessful, and they must now use other means to lure her out of her hiding place. But Philip is also looking for June.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #8 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    With Philip trapped in the ferry’s freezer room, the hostages use harsh methods to grab June’s cell phone, which turns out to be the object of their kidnapping and hijacking. On land, investigators SP and Simon quickly try to get closer to the hostages’ identities, motives and possible conspiracies, while the TTF with the government in the back sets for an armed surprise attack to get all the hostages released and the situation shut down once and for all.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Below the Surface Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    #9 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.5/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    With the hostage Bodil just killed by the hostage takers, the police’s work keeps growing. TTF’s investigation leads them to sources in the Danish military and they seem to be close to a breakthrough.

    Director:Roni Ezra
    Writer:Per Daumiller

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  11. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    #11 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    Philip learns the identity of the main hostage taker and is choked about his personal involvement in the case that leaves a role for Naja to play as well.

    Director:Roni Ezra
    Writer:Michael W. Horsten

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  12. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.4/10(132 votes)

    #12 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Naja, the journalist who was fired for her unauthorized interview, starts a national fundraising campaign to raise the ransom for the hostages.

    Director:Kasper Barfoed
    Writers:Astrid Øye, Kasper Barfoed, Michael W. Horsten, Per Daumiller

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  13. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.4/10(119 votes)

    #13 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    TTF is getting closer to the hostage taker’s identity while Naja gets second thoughts with regards to facilitating the fundraising campaign, but then she meets Jonas, the hostage Leon’s son.

    Director:Christian E. Christiansen
    Writer:Per Daumiller

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  14. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Distress spreads among the hostages in the metro and they consider taking a stand. At TTF, Philip and Louise suspects that the wall with the photographs of Philip is not just about thorough prep-work.

    Director:Christian E. Christiansen
    Writer:Michael W. Horsten

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  15. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.3/10(150 votes)

    #15 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Three heavily armed men hijack a metro train taking fifteen hostages. The police terror unit TTF is activated with Philip Norgaard as a leading commander.

    Director:Kasper Barfoed
    Writers:Astrid Øye, Kasper Barfoed, Michael W. Horsten, Per Daumiller

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  16. Below the Surface Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.3/10(121 votes)

    #16 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Philip is planning an armed response to the first hostage execution. As the mission is risky it creates a rift in the negotiating team.

    Director:Christian E. Christiansen
    Writer:Lars K. Andersen

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 7" is the best rated episode of "Below the Surface". It scored 8/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/6/2019. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".