This chapter critically reflects on the transnational reception of Danish television series through findings from explorative audience research in the UK. The multi-modal concept of “authenticity”, which emerged strongly from the analysis of the interview transcripts, is used to explore and argue for how “emotional realism” (or the phenomenological process of identification) and “external realism” were major contributory factors in viewers’ enjoyment of Danish series in the 2010s. Aiming to advance our understanding of viewers’ perception and appreciation of realism and authenticity, I conceptualise the terms in relation to globalisation, the (mediated) tourist gaze, and the cognitive and affective processes that determine viewers’ screen experience. I draw on cognitive and affective psychology, neuroscience, and screen theory, as well as theories from anthropology, sociology, and television and tourism studies concerned with globalisation, place, and authenticity. Authenticity is intricately linked with a range of diverse aspects that all contribute to the transnational appeal of Danish television drama.