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Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)

Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

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Top billed cast

Alex Høgh AndersenOtto Himmelstrup
Mathilde Arcel FockCamilla
Nicolaj KopernikusPR
Mille LehfeldtNete Schwartz
Lars RantheSkov Nielsen
Katrine Greis-RosenthalLise Faber
Kristian HalkenOle Hansen
Flemming EnevoldValdemar Mensen
Niels HausgaardEsbjergs borgmester
Peter FlyvholmThorleif

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