DNA, or Kidnapping, is a Danish television police procedural drama, which was broadcast from 9 September 2019. It was created by Torleif Hoppe, who is the principal scriptwriter with five episodes of season one co-written by Nanna Westh. It was directed by Kasper Gaardsøe and Henrik Ruben Genz (both 2019) and Fabian Wullenweber (2022–2023). The main protagonist, Rolf (Anders W. Berthelsen) is a police officer, he is joined by French-based investigator, Claire (Charlotte Rampling). Season one has Rolf's daughter disappearing during a ferry trip. Five years later, Rolf learns of flaws in the police's DNA database and, while investigating another kidnapping, determines to find his missing daughter. He works with policewoman Neel (Olivia Joof Lewerissa). Meanwhile, action flashes back to five years earlier when unmarried Polish teenager Julita (Zofia Wichlacz) has her daughter, Hania at a convent. Julita's told Hania died, however, Julita trails baby traffickers and recovers an infant girl, who she raises as her own in France. Season two was broadcast from 18 December 2022 with Berthelsen, Wichlacz, Rampling and Lewerissa reprising their roles.
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Season one. Rolf hunts a child, Minna, who's been kidnapped. As his wife, Maria is away in London, Rolf brings his daughter Andrea onto a ferry to travel to a witness in Poland. While on-board, Andrea, is herself kidnapped but fellow police determine she was washed overboard. Earlier, in Poland, young mother Julita had given birth to a daughter, who is stolen by nuns, who claim she died in childbirth. Her child is sold to baby traffickers, Melanie and Oliver, working for adoption agaency Bliss. Julita trails them to Denmark. She sees Rolf collecting Andrea's pram from colleague Jarl and his wife Ewa. On the ferry, Julita grabs Andrea believing she's her daughter, Hania.