Families like Ours
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Danish | Familier som vores |
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Directed by | Thomas Vinterberg |
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Composer | Valentin Hadjadj |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Cinematography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
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Network | TV 2 |
Families like Ours (Danish: Familier som vores) is a 2024 drama television miniseries written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2024 and will begin airing on TV 2 on 20 October 2024.
Premise
[edit]Due to rising sea levels, Laura and her family must navigate a nationwide evacuation of their native Denmark.
Cast
[edit]- Amaryllis August as Laura
- Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt as Elías
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jacob, Laura's father, an architect
- Paprika Steen as Fanny, Laura's mother, a journalist
- Helene Reingaard Neumann as Amalie, Laura's stepmother
- Esben Smed as Nikolaj, Laura's uncle
- Magnus Millang as Henrik, Nikolaj's husband
- Thomas Bo Larsen
- David Dencik as Peter, Henrik's brother
- Max Kaysen Høyrup as Lucas
- Asta Kamma August as Lucas's mother
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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1 | TBA | TBA | 20 October 2024 |
2 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
3 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
4 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
5 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
6 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
7 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Production
[edit]Thomas Vinterberg conceived the idea for the series while feeling lonely and unwelcome working abroad in Paris. He took inspiration from the 2015 film Brooklyn when writing the series. He further stated:
I was less interested in the politics of it. I wasn’t interested in making sort of a 'climate-warning' series. It's going to be called that in places, I'm sure, but I'm hoping not too often, because this is more about human resilience, about how humans can create coping strategies when there's a crisis and when they're being separated from what they love.
— Thomas Vinterberg[1]
The series was announced in August 2020[2][3] and the cast was announced in October 2022.[4] Filming took place in Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Romania, and France over the course of a year. The production employed over 40 actors and 2,500 extras.[5][6]
Release
[edit]Promotional stills from the series were released on 4 December 2023.[7] A teaser trailer for the series was released on 28 August 2024.[8][9]
The series premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2024.[10] Because of Venice's own flooding concerns, Vinterberg stated, "Even in my first letter to Alberto [Barbera], I said there was no other place we can show this than in Venice."[11] The series will begin airing on TV 2 on 20 October 2024.[12]
Reception
[edit]Stephanie Bunbury of Deadline called the series "grimly prophetic" and wrote that it "tackles [a] subject that is perhaps too huge for the confines of a TV drama".[13]
Niels Jakob Kyhl Jørgensen of Filmmagasinet Ekko gave the series five out of six stars, writing, "Families Like Ours is both a tribute and a loving eulogy to the Danes — and the most riveting social story in years."[14] Jacob Ludvigsen of Soundvenue gave the series three out of six stars, writing that the series' "brilliant premise drowns in Thomas Vinterberg's wildly ambitious TV 2 series".[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Wise, Damon (31 August 2024). "'Families Like Ours' Director Thomas Vinterberg On His Apocalyptic Series: "I Started Thinking, What Would Happen If We Became The Refugees?"". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Pham, Annika (13 August 2020). "Thomas Vinterberg to direct first TV series Families Like Ours". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Dannemand, Henrik (14 August 2020). "Thomas Vinterberg står bag dansk TV-serie om familier i opbrud". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (3 October 2022). "'Another Round' Director Thomas Vinterberg's Debut TV Drama 'Families Like Ours' Sets Cast as Production Starts". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (5 April 2024). "'Another Round' Director Thomas Vinterberg on How His First Series, 'Families Like Ours,' Tells a Tale of Love, 'Resilience and Hope' Despite National Catastrophe (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Kaage, Gustav (4 December 2023). "Första bilderna från Thomas Vinterbergs nya dramaserie Families Like Ours". Film i Väst (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Rømer, Louise (4 December 2023). "Se de første glimt fra Thomas Vinterbergs nye tv-serie". Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (28 August 2024). "'Families Like Ours' Teaser: Thomas Vinterberg's Venice Series Imagines A Denmark On The Cusp Of Disappearing Due To Climate Change". Deadline. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Bergeson, Samantha (28 August 2024). "'Families Like Ours' Teaser: Thomas Vinterberg's Coming-of-Age Story Is Set Amid Climate Change Disaster". IndieWire. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Aricò, Giacomo (2 August 2024). "Festival di Venezia 2024, si comincia: il programma con film, date e le star più attese". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (31 August 2024). "Thomas Vinterberg Says Venice's Own Flooding Concerns Made It 'Obvious Choice' for Launch of Climate Change Miniseries 'Families Likes Ours'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Granberg, Signe Bjørg (28 August 2024). "Thomas Vinterbergs nye serie 'Familier som vores': Som et lyn fra en klar himmel bliver alt revet fra hinanden". Femina (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Bunbury, Stephanie (31 August 2024). "'Families Like Ours' Review: Thomas Vinterberg's Grimly Prophetic Series Tackles Subject That Is Perhaps Too Huge For The Confines Of A TV Drama – Venice Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Kyhl Jørgensen, Niels Jakob (31 August 2024). "Familier som vores". Filmmagasinet Ekko (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Ludvigsen, Jacob (31 August 2024). "'Familier som vores': Den geniale præmis drukner i Thomas Vinterbergs vildt ambitiøse TV 2-serie". Soundvenue (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2020s drama television series
- 2020s television miniseries
- 2024 Danish television series debuts
- 2024 Danish television series endings
- Coming-of-age television shows
- Danish drama television series
- Danish television miniseries
- Danish-language television shows
- Disaster television series
- Fiction about climate change
- Fiction about floods
- Fiction about refugees and displaced people
- Multilingual television series
- Television series about families
- Television series about immigration
- Television series about teenagers
- Television series by StudioCanal
- Television shows filmed in Denmark
- Television shows filmed in France
- Television shows filmed in Romania
- Television shows filmed in Sweden
- Television shows filmed in the Czech Republic
- Television shows set in Denmark
- Works about refugees