The Filming of Netflix´ Borgen in Greenland: Discovered How Little They Knew Greenlandic politician turned TV Star – Svend Hardenberg (53) – was initially hired by Netflix to show the Borgen production team Greenland's culture, nature, and politics and to provide real facts. "We showed them the real issues between Greenland and Denmark, resulting in parts of the script being rewritten," Hardenberg explains.