Series synopsis
The Lawyer, also known as Advokaten is a crime drama mystery television series that premiered on Viaplay on February 26, 2018. It was created by David Berron, Geir Henning Hopland. It stars Alexander Karim, Malin Buska, Thomas Bo Larsen and Liv Mjönes.
Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his parents' death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara witnessed their parents die in an explosion caused by a car bomb. As Frank finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman. In order to avenge his parents Frank must infiltrate Waldman's organization and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. ...
Premise
Frank Nordling is a young and exceptionally promising defense lawyer. When Frank learns the truth behind his parents' death, his whole world unravels. As children, Frank and his sister Sara witnessed their parents die in an explosion caused by a car bomb. As Frank finds out, they were murdered by one of the leaders in Copenhagen's criminal underworld, Thomas Waldman. In order to avenge his parents Frank must infiltrate Waldman's organization and become his personal lawyer and trusted confidant. To avoid putting those close to him in danger, Frank has to keep up appearances and play the game. But can he handle it? Is it worth the price? And who's really tricking whom?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alexander Karim as Frank Nordling
- Malin Buska as Sara Khalil
- Thomas Bo Larsen as Thomas Waldman
- Liv Mjönes as Patricia Staaf
- Johannes Lassen as Markos Jez
- Nicolaj Kopernikus as Svend-Erik Wisén
- Susanne Storm as Iben
- Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Therese Waldman
Supporting cast
- Henning Valin Jakobsen as Bogdan Nikolitch
- Shebly Niavarani as Said Khalil
- Ellen Hillingsø as Magdalena Dahlerup
- Matteus Törnros as Liam Khalil
- Bjarne Henriksen as Jarnu
- Källa Bie as Fredrika
- Sonja Lapidus Martines-Conde as Ung Sara
- Desmond Englund as Ung Frank
- Tomas Engström as Joel
- David Nzinga as Kairaba
- Sabina Heitmann as Eva Anker
- Henrik Vestergård as Martin Anker
Guest cast
- Bjarne Henriksen as Jarnu
- Källa Bie as Fredrika
- Sonja Lapidus Martines-Conde as Ung Sara
- Desmond Englund as Ung Frank
- Tomas Engström as Joel
- David Nzinga as Kairaba
- Sabina Heitmann as Eva Anker
- Henrik Vestergård as Martin Anker
- Lars Flensted-Waleij as Ordförande Fredriksson
- Jan Modin as Arthur Gillberg
- Mimmi Kandler as Yanka Larsson
- Mads Højlund as Lars Møller
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | February 26, 2018 | April 30, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 8 | May 10, 2020 | June 21, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Siblings Sara and Frank (now a police officer and a lawyer) as children watched their parents die in a car explosion. Sara is still pursuing leads to find out who killed their parents, and Frank reluctantly joins her investigations. |
February 26, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Frank gets a case at the law firm representing Thomas Waldman. He is given a week to win and for the first time is forced to play the game in order to get closer to the truth about his parents' death. |
March 5, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 To win Waldman's confidence, Frank defends one of his henchmen. But things become complicated when the prosecutor turns out to be Patricia Staaf, with whom Frank had an affair and still has feelings. |
March 12, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Frank has been released from jail and is now the proud new father of baby Laura. Sara receives news concerning Therese Waldman's death, and Frank makes an unexpected move. |
May 10, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The notion of having framed Therese for drug possession prior to her early demise, haunts Frank. Sara questions Frank's choices and worries about what he is about to do next. |
May 10, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Svend Erik Wisén warns Frank, who understands that Thomas Waldman will stop at nothing to find out what happened to Therese. |
May 17, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Viaplay |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 26, 2018 |
| Last aired | June 21, 2020 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday |