[1] The film involves Martin (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who gets a student job as night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute.

At the same time, a series of murders occur among women in Copenhagen, while mysterious and unexplained things happen in the medical department.

At the same time, a series of murders occur among women in Copenhagen, and mysterious and unexplained things start to happen in the medical department.

Director Ole Bornedal began writing the script for Nightwatch after the release of his television film Masturbator (1993).

[15] A sequel, Nattevagten – Dæmoner går i arv (Nightwatch – Demons Are Forever) premiered at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival, ahead of a theatrical release in Nordic countries in late 2023.

It was written and directed by Bornedal and features Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia, Ulf Pilgaard, and Niels Anders Thorn from the original cast.