History Trivia / Borgen

* CastTheExpert: ''Borgen'' is Svend Hardberg's first acting gig. He was a high-level Greenlandic politician in the past, having been Permanent Secretary to the Premier of Greenland and mayor of the former Qaasuitsup municipality.

** In 2015, Schmidt's bloc narrowly lost the election and the previous PM, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, ended up up back in the top job (although as leader of a Liberal-only minority government) - just like in the show.
** One Danish politican advocated a bill of rights for sex workers - and was accused of only having done it because of she'd seen it on ''Borgen''.
** Creator/PilouAsbaek decided to become more political active in 2022 by joining the Danish Social Democratic Party with the aim of influencing the party into changing its controversial refugee policy.

* CastingGag: Creator/EmilPoulsen (Magnus) played Creator/SidseBabettKnudsen's son before in the 2009 movie Film/OverGadenUnderVandet (released internationally as ''Above the Street, Below The Water'').

* TheOtherDarrin: Brigitte's son Magnus was recast in the fourth series, with [[Creator/LucasLynggaardTonnesen Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen]] taking over the role from Creator/EmilPoulsen [[note]]whose last acting credit is his appearance in Borgen season 3 in 2013, and seems to have retired from acting since[[/note]]. In a bit of a CastingGag, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen revealed in an interview that he and Emil Poulsen went to the same school as kids.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Creator/PilouAsbaek, and Creator/BirgitteHjortSorensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen both had major roles in HBO series (Knudsen in ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' and Sørensen in ''Series/{{Vinyl}}''), and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', ''Film/BenHur2016'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', as well as the role of Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
** Mikael Birkkjær, who plays Nyborg's ex-husband, became something of a sex symbol after ''Borgen'' premiered in Britain.

** Shortly after the series debuted on DR, Denmark elected its first female prime minister in real-life in the form of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Her coalition: Social Democrats, Social Liberals and Socialist People's Party with Red-Green support, very similar to Nyborg's coalition.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Creator/PilouAsbaek, and Creato/BirgitteHjortSorensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen both had major roles in HBO series (Knudsen in ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' and Sørensen in ''Series/{{Vinyl}}''), and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', ''Film/BenHur2016'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', as well as the role of Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Creator/PilouAsbaek, and Creato/BirgitteHjortSorensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen now have major roles in upcoming HBO series (Knudsen in ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' and Sørensen in ''Series/{{Vinyl}}''), and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', ''Film/BenHur2016'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', as well as the role of Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Creator/PilouAsbaek, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen now have major roles in upcoming HBO series (Knudsen in ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' and Sørensen in ''Series/{{Vinyl}}''), and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', ''Film/BenHur2016'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', as well as the role of Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** Shortly after the series debuted on DR, Denmark elected its first female prime minister in real-life in the form of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Her coalition: Social Democrats, Social Liberals and Socialist People's Party with Red-Green support, vey similar to Nyborg's coalition.

** In 2015, Schmidt's bloc narrowly lost the election and the previous PM, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, ended up up back in the top job (although as leader of a Liberal only minority government) - just like in the show.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Creator/PilouAsbaek, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen now have major roles in upcoming HBO series, and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', ''Film/BenHur2016'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', and as Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Pilou Asbæk, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen now have major roles in upcoming HBO series, and Asbæk was cast in major roles in the movie blockbusters ''Film/{{Lucy}}'', ''Film/TheGreatWall'', the 2016 remake of ''Literature/BenHur'' and ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'', and as Euron Greyjoy in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Pilou Asbæk, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure; Knudsen and Sørensen now have major roles in upcoming HBO series.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Katrine decided that journalism wasn't a big enough challenge, so became a [[Film/PitchPerfect2 Kommissar]] and then a [[Series/GameOfThrones Wilding]].
** Brigitte herself decided to go to [[Series/{{Westworld}}]] after a trip to ''1864''.
** The leader of the Greens [[Series/AmericanOdyssey became a terrorist]]... and also a [[Series/GameOfThrones Blood Rider]]
** Nyborg's ex-hubby combated [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock Holmes]]
** Both of Sarah Lund's partners in crime-solving from ''Series/{{Forbrydelsen}}'' appear here in major roles.

** Mikael Birkkjær, who plays Nyborg's ex-husband, became something of a sex symbol after ''Borgen'' premiered in Britain.

** Nyborg's ex-hubby combated [[Series/{{Sherlock}}]]

** In 2014, Schmidt's government was destablized after the Socialist People's Party quit her government, under circumstances not unlike the exit of the Greens from Nyborg's government in series two.

** Sidse Babett Knudsen, Pilou Asbæk, and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen were already well-known in Denmark, but have earned international fame thanks to the series' exposure.