BBC Buys Thomas Vinterberg’s First TV Show ‘Families Like Ours’

The BBC has bought the TV series Families Like Ours, which was made by Oscar-nominated Danish director Thomas Vinterberg. This is Vinterberg’s first time working on a TV show.

The show takes place in Denmark in the near future when rising water levels force the country to be evacuated. People must leave behind everything they know and love as they move to different places. It was filmed in five countries and was shown at film festivals in Venice and Toronto before airing in Scandinavia and on Canal+ last year.

The series stars Amaryllis August, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Magnus Millang, Esben Smed, Thomas Bo Larsen, David Dencik, Asta Kamma August, and Max Kaysen Høyrup.

Vinterberg shared his excitement about bringing the show to the UK, saying he has always felt a strong connection to the country. He is eager to see how British audiences will react to the series and is grateful to the BBC for sharing it with them.

Vinterberg is best known for his films, including Another Round (starring Mads Mikkelsen), which was nominated for an Oscar in 2020. That film is currently being remade in English with Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Rock. His other famous works include The Hunt and Far From the Madding Crowd.

Families Like Ours was co-written by Bo Hr. Hansen and produced by Zentropa Entertainments, a company linked to famous director Lars von Trier. It was made for TV 2 Denmark, Studiocanal, and Canal+. Many organizations helped fund the series, including the Danish Film Institute, the European Union, and Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Several other companies from across Europe also co-produced the show.

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