Taxa

Taxa follows the day to day grind of CrownTaxi in Copenhagen, anchoring a small but busy taxi hub. Over 56 episodes across five seasons, the series tracks the hopes and headaches of its drivers, the radio operator Lizzie, and owner Verner Boye Larsen. The long shifts, late night calls, and tricky clients reveal a tight knit group bound by loyalty and pride in a city that never stops. Pressure from a rival firm, City Car, led by Hermann, continually tests the depot and sparks tense clashes. The drama balances work life with family tensions, painting a vivid portrait of Copenhagen’s taxi world.

Produced for Danmarks Radio by Rumble Hammerich, Taxa premiered on DR1 on 14 September 1997 and ran for five seasons until 1999, totaling 56 episodes. The series was created by Stig Thorsboe and Adam Price, establishing a distinctive Danish drama.

Reception has been modest, with a 6.8 out of 10 from a small voting sample. The show centers on work life and relationships inside a Copenhagen taxi depot, following drivers and staff as they juggle customers, families, and the constant threat of a rival firm that wants to take over.

Taxa also found an audience beyond Denmark, being screened in Sweden on SVT1. Its grounded focus on an urban workplace and the daily grind of people in a Copenhagen taxi fleet places it among late 90s Danish dramas that blended realism with human stories, earning a cross border footprint.