Nine years after the third season, the Danes are back with one of their favorite series. Demoted to the rank of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Birgitte Nyborg, her somewhat aging heroine, is faced with a contemporary dilemma. The press of the kingdom applauds, with a few caveats.
More than 1.5 million Danes (out of 5.8 million) were in front of their screens on the evening of February 13 for their long-awaited reunion with the characters of Bail, the series which made known abroad the political mores of the kingdom. Unlike the previous ones, this fourth season, subtitled Power, kingdom and honor, is produced by public television DR in collaboration with Netflix, which will then offer it to its subscribers. “It should be well received when it hits global audiences,” valued Politics (center left), in tune with other Danish newspapers.
Nine years have passed since the third season. Birgitte Nyborg, who was then the first woman to lead a Danish government (a year ahead of reality), lost her post. She must content herself with that of head of Danish diplomacy within a new coalition in power. Above her, another woman, Labor Signe Kragh, who, according to several newspapers, bears a striking resemblance to Mette Frederiksen, the social democrat who – in real life – has governed the country since 2019. Notably for her propensity to “share selfies” on social networks, notes the conservative daily Berlingske. Moreover, in the opinion of the tabloid Ekstra Bladet, Mette, as the Danes call their ruler, “will not be happy” watching the series.
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