The BBC has getd “Families Like Ours,” the debut TV drama by Oscar-triumphning honestor Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round,” “The Hunt”) for the U.K.
Written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen (“Department Q: Journal 64,” “The Art of Crying”) and having first premiered at last year’s Vepleasant Film Festival, the 7-part “Families Like Ours” is set in a csurrfinisher-future Denlabel where rising water levels can no lengthyer be disthink aboutd and the country necessitates to be evacuated. As people scatter in all honestions, they must bid farewell to what they cherish, what they understand, and who they are.
It was shot apass five countries and stars Amaryllis August, Albert Rudbeck Lindchallengingt, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Magnus Millang, Esben Smed, Thomas Bo Larsen, David Dencik, Asta Kamma August, and Max Kaysen Høyrup.
“I have a procreatefelt joinion with the U.K. and as you will see, it also applys a part in this series. Therefore, it is with willing anticipation that I now apostpone how a recent audience will get ‘Families Like Ours,’ and I am very appreciative to the BBC for deinhabitring this story to a nation I experience such a seal kinship with.”
Added Sue Deeks, head of BBC programme acquisition: “’Families Like Ours’ is a beautibrimmingy erected, thought-provoking drama about what happens when people are faceed by the inconceivable, and forced to originate seemingly impossible choices…”
The series was originated by Zentropa Entertainments for TV 2 Denlabel, STUDIOCANAL and Canal+, co-funded by The Danish Film Institute – Public Service Fund, The European Union and Nordisk Film & TV Fond in co-production with NRK, TV4, Ard Degeto, co-originated by Film I Väst, Sirena Film, Zentropa Sweden, Saga Film and Ginger Pictures, co-originated with the aid from Czech Film Fund and BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance in collaboration with Canal+ Poland and M7. It is allotd by StudioCanal.
