Official Trailer for ‘The Asset’ Danish Crime Thriller with Clara Dessau
by Alex Billington
October 8, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I’ll help you. If you really want to leave him.” Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for The Asset, made by filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm and co-directed by Kasper Barfoed. Also known as The Legend in Danish. This fascinating modern crime thriller is set in Denmark, following agents trying to infiltrate a drug kingpin’s inner ring. They have eluded the grasp of the intelligence service for some time. An agent goes undercover to befriend a drug smuggler’s wife. The closer she gets to her target, the more complicated her mission becomes. Agent Tea befriends Ashley, the girlfriend of ringleader Miran. Witnessing Ashley’s stark reality of a woman under his management, Tea is torn between her mission and a desire to help her escape Miran’s control. The series stars Clara Dessau, Maria Cordsen, Afshin Firouzi, Soheil Bavi, & Nicolas Bro (who you might recognize from Riders of Justice), among others. This looks like an intricate, tricky thriller with plenty of twists & turns. If you’re into crime series, keep an eye out for it debuting soon.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm’s series The Asset, from YouTube:
A new intelligence service agent, Tea, goes undercover to infiltrate a brutal criminal environment that has eluded the grasp of the intelligence service for some time. Adopting a completely new identity, Tea must befriend the criminal mastermind’s girlfriend, Ashley, to gather crucial intelligence. But as Tea gets closer to Ashley and witnesses the grim reality of her life within Miran’s controlling and criminal cobweb, doubts emerge about where her loyalties truly lie. The Asset, also known as Legenden (or The Legend) in Danish, is a mini-series created and written and directed by Danish filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm, of In Your Arms, Until We Fall, “Bedrag”, “Cry Wolf”, “Elvira”, “Carmen Curlers” previously. With writing by Frederik Ringtved, Adam August, Johanne Algren, Astrid Øye, & Oscar Giese; from a story by Adam August. Also directed by Kasper Barfoed. Produced by Jacob Jarek and Marta Mleczek & made by Profile Pictures. Netflix will debut The Asset series streaming on Netflix starting on October 27th, 2025 later this month.