“Families Like Ours” has been commissioned by Danish broadcaster TV2 and will be supported by Danish Public Service funds. In addition to directing, Vinterberg will co-write the script with Bo Hr. Hansen, co-writer of his first feature “The Biggest Heroes.”
According to Variety:
Sisse Graum Jørgensen, long a leading figure at Zentropa, will produce the series along with Kasper Dissing. Jørgensen has worked with Vinterberg on four films — “Dear Wendy,” “The Hunt,” “The Commune” and “Another Round.”
Those who can afford it travel to good countries, while those who are less well-off have to use a government-funded program to move to more challenging places. Families, friends and loved ones will be separated; hatred and division will arise among some, while love and reconciliation will grow among others. In a flash, all property is worthless, all fortunes changed, and luck favors only a few of the traveling Danes.”
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“‘Families Like Ours’ will be a series exploring the things that you cannot control in life, [but which inspires] you to embrace these things as part of your journey,” Jørgensen said. “Thomas had the idea for ‘Families Like Ours’ long before the pandemic but it turns out that it really connects with our times or where we are now in the world today. We are all so concerned about what is happening around us, what will happen next, when will this end and, at the same time, we just need to continue enjoying our lives.”
After premiering at Cannes last spring, “Another Round” went on to play both the Toronto and San Sebastian film festivals, where star Mads Mikkelsen took home two acting honors. The film also won 4 European Film Awards, a Cesar for best foreign film, a BAFTA for best film not in the English language and a Golden Globe nomination. It is nominated for two Academy Awards.
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