Young Andersen

{{Short description|2005 Danish television serial}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Unge Andersen, 2005.jpg

| caption =

| genre = Historical drama

| writer = Rumle Hammerich
Ulf Stark

| director = Rumle Hammerich

| starring = Simon Dahl Thaulow

| narrated =

| composer = Jacob Groth

| country = Denmark

| num_episodes = 2

| executive_producer = Erik Crone
Kim Magnusson

| producer = Tina Dalhoff

| editor =

| location = Copenhagen, Denmark

| cinematography = Nicolai Brüel

| runtime = 110 min

| company = Nordisk Film
SVT
NRK

| channel = DR, SVT, NRK

| released = {{Start date|2005|03|11|df=y}}

}}

Young Andersen (Danish: Unge Andersen) is a 2005 two-part Danish television serial directed by Rumle Hammerich and co-written by Hammerich and Ulf Stark. It chronicles the formative boarding school years of fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen and his subsequent arrival at Copenhagen where he struggles for success and recognition. It is produced principally by Nordisk Film, while additional production funding was provided by SVT and NRK.