Pusher, Pusher 2: With Blood on Their Hands and Pusher 3: The Angel of Death arrive on HBO Max on May 22, 2026. Made between 1996 and 2005 by Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish trilogy dives into Copenhagen’s criminal underworld, tracking drug dealing, debts, shattered loyalties, and spiraling violence.
Pusher – The Trilogy
Films | 1996–2005
Available on HBO Max on May 22, 2026
Crime, thriller, drama
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn | Starring Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Zlatko Burić
Nationality: Denmark
Nicolas Winding Refn's feature debut, Pusher follows Frank, a Copenhagen-based drug dealer whose latest deal goes wrong. After losing money and merchandise, he finds himself in debt to Milo, a Serbian trafficker, and must scramble to raise the owed sum before it's too late.
In Pusher 2: Blood on the Hands, the story shifts to Tonny, a small-time crook freshly out of prison. Spurned by his father, a veteran of the criminal underworld, he tries to find his footing even as he discovers he’s become a father. The film helped cement Mads Mikkelsen among the leading names in Danish cinema.
Pusher 3: The Angel of Death follows Milo, an aging drug dealer who was already a familiar figure in the earlier installments. Between organizing a family gathering, illegal dealings spiraling out of control, and his own addictions, his day gradually spirals into chaos.
Shot with a dry energy and urban realism, the Pusher trilogy holds a pivotal place in Nicolas Winding Refn’s career, before Bronson, Drive, or The Neon Demon. Its arrival on HBO Max lets you watch the three films in one go, as a continuous crime epic centered on marginal figures rather than a conventional police procedural.
This online release will interest fans of European crime films, noir thrillers, and Danish independent cinema, as well as viewers looking to revisit Nicolas Winding Refn’s early work before his international projects.
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