Follow the Money

Follow the Money follows people who chase wealth and power in a world where greed reshapes loyalties and choices. The series looks behind the scenes of finance and crime, showing how deals and pressures in banks, the stock exchange, and executive suites pull ordinary lives toward risk. The storytelling alternates between tense business exchanges and quieter personal moments, keeping the focus tight on motives rather than big action set pieces. It treats ambition as a force that tests characters and stretches their ethics rather than a simple villain versus hero tale. Central figures include Nicky, Alf, and Anna, characters caught in the orbit of money and the consequences that start to close in, often without moral clarity and the outcomes are far from predictable.

Created by Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Jannik Tai Mosholt and Tobias Lindholm, Follow the Money premiered in 2016 as a Danish crime drama that pulls back the curtain on the consequences of financial maneuvering. It roots its tension in real world institutions and choices.

Awards: There are no major nominations or wins listed for the series in standard databases. While the show has been praised by viewers for its grounded approach, it has not attracted the kind of award attention that often boosts Nordic crime dramas to the global stage.

Cultural impact: The series has contributed to the Nordic noir tradition by focusing on the human stakes of financial crime rather than flashy melodrama. Its portrayal of banks, boards, and gray moral zones has influenced quieter, more character driven crime dramas in the region.

Reception and themes: The show centers on greed and ambition and the toll they take on relationships and law. Esben Smed as Nicky, Thomas Hwan as Alf, and Maria Rich as Anna anchor tense plots as the narrative probes loyalty, trust, and the price of money over ethics.