Lone Scherfig
Director
The Shift (2022)
Season 1
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.
Released May 29, 2022
Episode 42 min
None+
S1E1 - August
Ella faces a daily struggle as she tends to expectant mothers and supports her colleagues at the newly inaugurated hospital. The ward is understaffed and the head doctor, Michael, is reluctant to recruit additional midwives.
May 29, 2022, midnight
S1E2 - September
A school bus is involved in an accident and Anesthetist Jacob works to save the children; Vilhelm begins an internship; Ella grapples with pregnancy nausea and budget challenges.
June 5, 2022, midnight
S1E3 - October
On the day of Ella's abortion, she's urgently needed at the ward; Jacob cannot shake the experience with the school bus accident, which leads to the endangerment of a mother as she gives birth; Jerry tries to build a relationship with Ella.
June 12, 2022, midnight
S1E4 - December
A new mother is on the brink of death due to severe blood loss and the responsibility for the situation remains unclear; Wilhelm, feeling neglected, initiates a confrontation with Louise, who unexpectedly opens up to him.
June 19, 2022, midnight
S1E5 - New Year
Ella's anxiety intensifies as Vivi is taken to surgery; Jerry's son pays an unexpected visit; Ella is pressured to tell the department her secret.
June 26, 2022, midnight
S1E6 - February
After encountering a critically ill patient, Milad reevaluates his decision to resign; Things take a troubling turn for Trille during a birth; Ella faces a challenging decision.
July 10, 2022, midnight
S1E7 - March
Ella learns more about Jerry's family and makes a significant decision for her unborn child; A life-affirming event makes Jacob reach out for Tine.
July 17, 2022, midnight
S1E8 - May
A heavily pregnant girl with no social security number shows up at the ward; a woman goes into labour earlier than planned due to a falling accident, but Wilhelm is suspicious; Ella needs all the help she can get.
July 24, 2022, midnight
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TV 2
42 min/ep
672 min
May 29, 2022
Jan. 11, 2026, midnight
Returning Series
MA 15+
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