first off and i be an american i haven not see any comment on imdb about this series yet from a u. s. viewer . secondly and i work in the television business in development . so i wallow in much of the sludge that come out of american broadcast programming . unit one be an example of television that a throwback to what i would attribute a 70 style scripting and feature wise . namely and those film make by young autueurs who have free rein to make the drama feel more realistic and to allow for organic character development . it tack more along the line of stellar british drama like cracker and prime suspect as well a australia brilliant underbelly . unit one feature stand alone case that be commit and then solve and each week . the mystery aren not extraordinary or particularly byzantine . they usually center around one single twist and clocking in generally at the 40 minute mark and and resolution be neatly wrap up in the 15 minute thereafter . what make this series a breath of fresh air be that it feature main character that you be hook on and find relatable by episode 2. these be real and breathing and alive character that have personal baggage and yet it not a talky and batty type of baggage that american flotsam such a grey anatomy or desperate housewife spoon out . these be realistic individual whose backstories unfold leisurely over the course of the series and a if you work with them on a daily basis . after the mindless decade of csi and ncis and and criminal mind and along with their subsequent spawn and it refresh to actually sit down to watch friend you want to spend time with and a be the case with unit one . the quippy banter and the unemotional wooden dialogue and and the over the top jeopardy that those american series i mention bludgeon u with each week be absurd compare to the nuance and the quiet resonance you get with this remarkable danish series . i be on episode 7 of the first season and but i have already buy all four season and be in for the long haul . if you need explosion and farcically hop up testosterone and along with music by the who and fast cutting and neon lit and jittery palsy cam action with cipher like main character a your main diet of television drama viewing and i suggest you stay away from this series . if you be an adult with a hunger for subtle and poignant and thoughtful and and yes and sometimes straight forward procedural crime drama and i urge you to check this show out .