Plot Synopsis

Detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, nicknamed The Eagle, assembles a team of investigators equipped with the most advanced technology and high-tech weapons, as this law enforcement unit fights cross-border crime and terrorism across Scandinavia and Europe. Nicknamed "The Eagle" for his unerring intuition, Hallgrim exudes confidence and self-assurance, but behind the dynamic facade lies a tormented personality. The series opens with Hallgrim on his way home to Iceland to visit his dying mother, when his plane is held at Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen and he is put in charge of an emergency operation when a police officer is found murdered. MHz Worldview aired the U.S. premiere of THE EAGLE on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT, showing back-to-back episodes in Danish with English subtitles.