According to Deadline the Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round, The Hunt) will debut his first-ever TV series, Families Like Ours, on Netflix U.S. beginning June 10. The series premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 and has since made waves internationally, screening at Toronto and the London Film Festival.
Set in a dystopian near-future, the Danish drama explores life after climate-induced flooding forces a national evacuation. “Countries disappear, love remains,” says a series description quoted via Deadline.
The seven-part series centers on Laura, played by Amaryllis August (Elves, When the Dust Settles), a student forced to choose between loved ones as Denmark becomes uninhabitable. Wealthier citizens flee to affluent countries, while others rely on government relocation to unfamiliar lands.
“It’s wonderful how an inherently Danish series like Families Like Ours, through a platform like Netflix, can travel far and wide and strike a chord with audiences around the world,” said Vinterberg.
Produced by Zentropa and written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen, the series was shot across five European countries: Denmark, Sweden, France, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Studiocanal is handling international distribution, and the show has already aired on Denmark’s TV2.
The global resonance of the story has led to multiple international sales. “With the support of CANAL+ and all of our partners, we have taken great pride in bringing Vinterberg’s deeply human and universal story of love and hope to such a wide audience,” said Chloé Marquet, Studiocanal’s Head of International Sales, in a statement to Deadline.
In addition to Netflix, the series has been picked up by the BBC (UK), Movistar Plus+, CBC Gem, and SBS . Studiocanal previously partnered with Vinterberg on Another Round and continues to support his crossover into television.
Vinterberg co-founded the Dogma 95 movement and is known for his emotionally resonant storytelling. “In this increasingly divided world, it gives me both joy and hope to see that there’s a universal language — a common ground rooted in shared human experiences,” he said.