Series synopsis
Nul Stjerner is a documentary comedy television series that premiered on DR2 on July 1, 2019. It was created by Jan Elhøj Nielsen, Morten Kirckhoff. It stars Morten Kirckhoff and Jan Elhøj Nielsen.
An adventurous travel show with two hosts who go around the world and try to encourage the viewers to travel to new destinations and in new ways. Sometimes the best experience is in the worst starting point.
Premise
An adventurous travel show with two hosts who go around the world and try to encourage the viewers to travel to new destinations and in new ways. Sometimes the best experience is in the worst starting point.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Morten Kirckhoff as Self
- Jan Elhøj Nielsen as Self
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | July 1, 2019 | July 1, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 23, 2020 | July 23, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 6 | July 8, 2021 | July 8, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 6 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| Season 5 | 4 | November 30, 2022 | December 21, 2022 |
| Season 6 | 6 | May 27, 2023 | July 1, 2023 |
| Season 7 | 6 | July 11, 2024 | August 15, 2024 |
| Season 8 | 6 | July 10, 2025 | August 14, 2025 |
| Season 9 | 7 | July 2, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Extended weekend in Albania In Albania, Jan and Morten check into one of the country's most haunted hotels, taste the most exotic delicacies and delve into the communist past, where the dictator Envar Hoxha ruled for over 40 years. |
July 1, 2019 |
| 2 |
Road trip in Georgia Jan and Morten go on a road trip in Georgia in a wobbly Lada Niva, where the end goal is a 40 meter high cliff that they hope to climb. On the way, they visit Stalin's birthplace, Gori, where the former dictator is hailed as a folk hero, and then they struggle to keep their blood alcohol levels down when Georgian hospitality presses in. |
July 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
City break in Cairo In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Jan and Morten check into a hotel where the night's sleep is challenged. They visit Garbage City, where 60,000 Egyptians live in the middle of a large smelly landfill, and then one of Cairo's notorious tourist charmers lures them to a local wedding. |
July 1, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Road trip in the outskirts of Japan Jan and Morten go on a road trip in the outskirts of Japan. The goal is the fabled doll town of Nagoro. Along the way, they check into the country's cheapest hotel, taste the deadly fugu fish and spend the night with two local pensioners. |
July 23, 2020 |
| 2 |
City break in Tokyo Jan and Morten have arrived in Tokyo. Here they hire an "uncle" and dive into the city's hyper sexual cultural life, which includes vending machines with used girl's panties. |
July 23, 2020 |
| 3 |
Vacation in the country that does not exist Jan and Morten have traveled to Transnistria - the country that officially does not exist. Here they meet a mysterious "sheriff" and try an exotic bee massage at the World's end. And yes, we meant bees - the ones that sting. |
July 23, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rafting holiday in the Netherlands Morten and Jan sail on a raft on a voyage of discovery along the Dutch canals, to get up close to the locals. They learn all about how good an invention clogs are, meet the man who turns dead animals into drones and smoke in a coffee shop while trying to understand the ups and downs of the legalisation of cannabis. |
July 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Scooter holiday in Greece Morten and Jan go on a scooter holiday in search of unspoilt Greece to investigate whether there is hope for the troubled country that has been hit hard by crises and tragedies! They beat up octopuses, hug olive trees and try to spend the night on an abandoned Danish smuggling ship washed up on the beach. |
July 8, 2021 |
| 3 |
Road trip in Transylvania Morten and Jan travel to the fabled Transylvania in search of the story of Dracula. They spend the night in Europe's most haunted forest, get drunk in the company of a local palinka distiller and visit Dracula's castle. And hope the blood-red Dacia from 1986 can make the trip. |
July 8, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Far out in Hungary Once again, Morten and Jan are ready to travel out into the world, and this time they're heading to Central Europe. They fly to Budapest, like so many other Danes, but where the majority stay in the capital, Morten and Jan want to go far out onto the Hungarian plains. Among other things, they visit Europe's last cowboys, visit a trippy marzipan museum, and then they enjoy Hungarian hospitality when they're suddenly invited to a somewhat alternative pig slaughter. Finally, they must of course accommodate themselves in the best possible way - at a genuine Zero Star hotel, which offers completely new experiences for both Jan and Morten. |
June 30, 2022 |
| 2 |
Road trip in Kyrgyzstan Jan and Morten travel to the former Soviet holiday paradise, Kyrgyzstan. They are truly spoiled with a genuine Zero Star adventure when they experience the impressive Kyrgyz nature on horseback and spend the night like the locals way out where the post no longer reaches. The final destination of the trip is an old Soviet sanatorium, where they get a wellness experience far beyond the usual. |
June 30, 2022 |
| 3 |
Extended weekend in Istanbul Jan and Morten head to the city that divides Europe and Asia to look at the dark sides of the mass tourism the country has experienced. They accommodate themselves in hell's forecourt in one of the city's most dangerous areas, where tourists are advised to stay away from. A crazy trip that offers raki in abundance, loaded pistols and abandoned Disney castles. An extended weekend with everything that goes with it in Turkey's largest city! |
June 30, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Christmas tree mystery in Estonia Jan and Morten throw the rucksack over their shoulders again. This time to take a closer look at the many Christmas traditions that are hidden around Europe. They start their adventure in Estonia, where the world's first Christmas tree was allegedly decorated and hoisted. And then they get an insight into the Estonian Christmas, which was forbidden for decades. Their trip to Estonia also offers a somewhat creepy overnight stay in a former Soviet prison, a crazy amusement park and a hotel where, according to the reviews, there's a high risk of bringing sexually transmitted diseases home. |
November 30, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Christmas mayhem in Tyrol The Christmas journey continues when Jan and Morten travel to Tyrol to learn more about the creepy Austrian Christmas tradition - Krampus. But besides scary monsters, the trip offers shrill yodelling and a smuggling route through the Austrian Alps and into Switzerland. The final destination is a small town called Samnaun, where Jan and Morten are to participate in the championship of them all - the Santa Claus World Championship. |
December 7, 2022 |
| 3 |
Santa is found in Finland Greenland has Father Christmas, the North Pole has Father Christmas, but there's only one place where Father Christmas actually lives - namely Finland. Here you can meet Father Christmas, and Jan and Morten have prepared all the questions they've been carrying around since childhood. But the trip up towards Santa Claus also offers plenty of reindeer, hard Finnish heavy metal, and a sauna experience out in the Finnish wilderness that they'll forget very late. A genuine Zero Star adventure in pursuit of Father Christmas. |
December 14, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City break in Delhi Nul Stjerner travels to India's chaotic capital, Delhi. A tumultuous encounter with the big city's noise, the dubious street food and a culture where sacred cows roam the streets. And what's more, Jan and Morten get to taste the cow's golden drops, which are said to have health benefits. |
May 27, 2023 |
| 2 |
Cycling trip in Southern India The body is put to the test when Jan and Morten hop on the bicycle saddle and pedal their way through beautiful southern India. Along the way, they take a closer look at local delicacies, alternative dance forms and the mother of all Asian martial arts. All on their two authentic iron horses. |
June 3, 2023 |
| 3 |
Extended weekend in Prague Prague's mass tourism is put under the microscope when Jan and Morten let themselves be caught by poorly reviewed restaurants and tourist-friendly, hourly-paid hotels. They also go behind the tourist traps and get the true and surprising stories about some of the biggest attractions. Finally, the Czech Republic is the country in the world that drinks the most beer, so the trip to Prague naturally also offers golden drops in various shades. |
June 10, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bhutan - The last authentic travel destination? Jan and Morten go on an adventure in isolated Bhutan. The kingdom in the Himalayan mountains, which is said to be the last travel destination in the world that hasn't been ruined by mass tourism and which is also the world's first carbon-negative country. |
July 11, 2024 |
| 2 |
Tour of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan offers a true inferno of crazy and touching experiences when Jan and Morten go there to learn more about everything from major environmental disasters, dubious train journeys and fermented camel milk. And then they even taste the rump of a raw fat-tailed sheep, a true delicacy. |
July 18, 2024 |
| 3 |
City break in Seoul Jan and Morten travel to one of Asia's most vibrant cities, Seoul. A big city where career and pets are everywhere, and the unique hotels and gastronomic experiences are queuing up. For better or worse. |
July 25, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tornado storm in Alabama Jan and Morten go on a road trip through the southern states in the country that has probably received the most bad reviews in the shortest time - the USA. They start their hunt for southern hospitality in Tennessee and Alabama, but a good road trip never goes as planned, and suddenly they're trapped in a tornado storm. |
July 10, 2025 |
| 2 |
The taste of swamp rat in Louisiana Jan and Morten's southern states road trip has reached Mississippi and Louisiana, where they find cockroaches under the motel bed and sail out onto Louisiana's gigantic alligator-filled swamps in pursuit of tasting a swamp rat. |
July 17, 2025 |
| 3 |
The world's worst train journey in Mauritania Jan and Morten travel to a country that very few know about. In Mauritania they are to take what is called the worst train journey in the world. They also take a closer look at some very unconventional traditions when they race through the Sahara in pursuit of experiences. |
July 24, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 2, 2026 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 9, 2026 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 16, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | DR2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2019 |
| Last aired | August 14, 2025 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Saturday |