Du fucker med de forkerte

What Is the Series About?

Du fucker med de forkerte — roughly translated as You're Messing with the Wrong People — is a Danish true-crime documentary series produced by and available on DRTV, Denmark's public broadcaster DR's streaming platform. Released in 2021, the series examines what Danish authorities and DR journalists have described as one of the most serious and extensive cases of sexual extortion of minors in Danish history: the case of Dennis Samsø Nielsen, a young man who systematically groomed, manipulated, and sexually extorted more than a hundred underage girls across Denmark using online platforms.

The title carries a defiant edge — a phrase that speaks both to the courage of the victims who ultimately came forward and to the reckoning that followed Nielsen's exposure. The series is part of a growing tradition of Scandinavian true-crime documentary programming that places victim experience at its centre rather than dwelling on the perpetrator's psychology alone.

The Case

At the heart of Du fucker med de forkerte is the story of Dennis Samsø Nielsen, who was 21 years old when police arrested him on 3 April 2019. According to DR's own reporting, Nielsen had engaged in a calculated pattern of online sexual extortion — commonly known as sextortion — targeting girls across Denmark, with victims ranging down to as young as 11 years old. The total number of identified victims reached 169 girls.

Nielsen's method followed a recognisable predatory pattern: he would contact girls on social media, gain their trust, and eventually coerce them into sending intimate images. He would then threaten to distribute those images unless the girls complied with further demands, effectively trapping them in a cycle of abuse and silence. The psychological harm inflicted on victims was profound, and many were too afraid to report the abuse for extended periods.

DR's own investigation and reporting gave a voice to survivors, including a victim identified as Anna, described as the first victim referenced in DR's coverage. The headline of DR's web feature — "Jeg var jo hans slave" ("I was his slave") — captures the coercive control Nielsen exercised over his victims.

On 9 December 2020, Nielsen was convicted and sentenced to 6 years in prison. In addition to the custodial sentence, the court imposed a 5-year contact ban prohibiting him from contacting children online, and he was ordered to pay compensation to the victims. Danish legal observers and child protection advocates noted the sentence as a significant acknowledgement of the severity of online sexual abuse against minors.

Production

Du fucker med de forkerte was produced for and distributed exclusively through DRTV, the on-demand streaming service of Danmarks Radio (DR), Denmark's national public broadcaster. DR had already been involved in the public reporting of the Nielsen case through its news and features division, making the organisation uniquely positioned to produce a documentary treatment of the story.

The series draws on DR's in-depth journalistic work, which included direct testimony from victims. This access to first-hand accounts gave the documentary a level of intimacy and credibility that distinguishes it from secondary reconstructions. The decision to centre victim voices — rather than building the narrative around Nielsen himself — reflects a deliberate editorial philosophy increasingly common in Nordic true-crime production.

The director and precise episode count have not been confirmed in available sources at the time of publication. Readers with access to the DRTV platform can find full production credits there.

Reception

While formal review aggregator scores and an IMDb rating have not been confirmed for Du fucker med de forkerte in available sources, the series generated significant public and media attention in Denmark upon its 2021 release. The Nielsen case had already attracted widespread coverage from DR's journalism arm, and the documentary deepened that conversation by giving it a long-form narrative structure accessible to general audiences.

The series is listed among notable crime offerings on DRTV by Danish entertainment media, reflecting its standing as one of the more impactful true-crime productions on the platform. Viewer and critical response in Denmark focused heavily on the plight of the victims and on the systemic failures — in digital platform safety, parental awareness, and police response time — that allowed Nielsen's abuse to continue for as long as it did.

The documentary also contributed to a broader national conversation in Denmark about online child safety, sextortion legislation, and support structures for victims of digital sexual abuse. In this respect it joins a body of Scandinavian true-crime work that functions as a form of public accountability journalism rather than purely as entertainment.

The Case Today

Dennis Samsø Nielsen was sentenced on 9 December 2020 to 6 years in prison. Based on that sentence and the arrest date of April 2019, Nielsen would have been eligible for release no later than the mid-2020s, though the precise details of any early release, appeal outcomes, or post-release supervision conditions have not been confirmed in available sources.

The case continues to be cited in Danish debates around sextortion law and the protection of minors online. DR's original web feature remains publicly accessible and stands as a record of both the abuse and the survivors' courage in speaking out. For many of the 169 identified victims, the public acknowledgement provided by DR's journalism and by Du fucker med de forkerte represented an important step in reclaiming their stories from the shadow of Nielsen's crimes.