Morten, a political thriller on treason, power and seduction, tells the story of Morten Mathijsen, an ambitious and multi talented politician with a past that can damage his reputation. Peter Paul Muller is Morten in this series, based on the books with the same title by Anna Levander, pseudonym of journalist Dominique van der Heyde and writer Annet de Jong. Jean van de Velde and Barbara Jurgens adapted the story for this series, which is also directed by Van de Velde.