In the most northern peripheral parts of Denmark we find the society of Norskov. Population some 25.000 once a proud and busy industrial sea-port, now a fading town with budget cut’s, increase in unemployment, a rise in crime, and an almost lost youth, only waiting to escape this dying town. Police investigator Tom Noack, a lone ranger – intuitive and charismatic with a firm belief in and striving to do good to uphold justice and fairness, arrives back into Norskov his hometown after 18 years. He soon discovers that it isn't easy to re-enter the community as a cop when you left it known as "Wee Noack", carrying this burden with a silent strength like a Scandinavian version of a John Fordian male ideal of James Stewart. Before long, he finds himself caught up in old intrigues and struggles to navigate between his family, his brother-in-law, the mayor; his childhood friend, who has, by what many believes to be dirty Mafioso-like ways, become a big-shot entrepreneur and Diana, his childhood sweetheart, the town's faded and abused beauty.When Diana tragically dies leaving behind a teenage boy, Oliver, it's up to Tom and his old friends to prove who is willing to take on the responsibility for the boy. Simultaneously the pressure on Tom increases, as he gets on the trail of an international drug syndicate based in Norskov. Tom works his way further into the investigation only to realize that the criminals are deeply rooted in the local community and closely linked to his family and friends. Tom is forced to confront his old relations and that doesn't only put their friendships at stake but it also determines the fate of Oliver.Like THE WIRE, NORSKOV is a character driven crime-drama series, a modern European western, visually like FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS in a handheld PRECISE framing, blending the style of the scenery beauty of Northern Denmark, with tones of Nordic noir. It’s about the lives of everyday people in a raw, northern town, or any European provincial town.