SNAKE KILLER follows “Smiley” and his colleagues in Copenhagen's drug squad, Uropatruljen, the most notorious police unit in Danish history. When his informant is killed by a gang, Smiley sets out to hunt “The Viper,” a fabled heroin mastermind. Constantly on the verge of falling victim to police modernization or the gangs’ brutal methods, Smiley and the Patrol fight to get justice for themselves and their city.

Selected for the main competition at Canneseries where it celebrated its international premiere in April, SNAKE KILLER offers a dive into the depths of a special police squad, shoulder to shoulder with Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher trilogy. Utterly dark, the series follows Pilou Asbæk (Borgen 2010-2013; Game of Thrones, 2016-2019) as a Dirty Harry-style cop, as corrupt as he is ruthless in his war against Copenhagen’s drug traffickers. SNAKE KILLER is written, conceived, and directed by Anders Ølholm, who previously created Shorta (2020).