

6.031 minSeason 5 • Episode 6
LatestWith a nudge from her family during a trip to Liverpool, Pørni comes to see that everything she wants is right in front of her.
Pørni is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order. Pørni has two daughters with a jerk of an ex who has moved to Copenhagen, who focuses mainly on himself.
Acting
Henriette Steenstrup's face does three emotions simultaneously, always
Writing
Conversations so real you'll swear they bugged your family dinner
Direction
Steenstrup directs herself with zero vanity—messy, magnificent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pørni quietly revolutionized Norwegian TV by refusing to make single motherhood aspirational or tragic—just relentlessly, mundanely real. The show's popularity sparked national conversations about invisible labor.