Conclusions and Cliffhangers

Abstract

This book has explored the approach to writing and producing television drama in one specific, national production culture by offering analyses of some of the many complexities related to creating new screen ideas. The book has offered insights into the mode of production at DR Fiction and into the creative work of practitioners working within this public service production unit. As pointed to in the different chapters, the mode of production of DR Fiction has changed dramatically since the 1990s, and the current success of series like Borgen (2010–2013) and The Killing (2007–2012) should be seen as linked not only to the talented people involved in the making of the series — ranging from writers, producers, directors, actors, production designers, directors of photography, composers and others — but also to the mandate or the managerial ideas of DR Fiction as well as to changes in the domain of television drama.