DR Sales Boards Family Crime Mystery ‘Generations’, DR Drama’s New Flagship Series After ‘Prisoner’ (EXCLUSIVE)
DR Sales, the international sales arm of Danish pubcaster DR, is launching at Mipcom in Cannes DR Drama’s latest event series “Generations,” mixing crime, mystery and family secrets.
Making her debut in long-form serialised drama is Anna Emma Haudal, behind DR3’s hit youth series “Doggystyle” for which she won a national Robert Award for best short series in 2019. Haudal shares the writing credits with seasoned writer Rune-Schj?tt-Wieth (“The Rain,” “Dark Horse”) and co-directs with Thomas Daneskov (“Wild Men”) and Ville Gideon S?rman (“I See You”).
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Toplining the drama is rising talent Alice Bier who landed the title role in Netflix’s period drama “Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction,” after an appearance in her mother Susanne Bier’s “The Night Manager.” In other main roles are seasoned actresses Ulla Henningsen (“Unit One”, “The New Nurses”), Anette St?velb?k (“Seaside Hotel”, “Italian for Beginners”) as well as Simon Sears (“Ride Upon the Storm”).
The series opens with the discovery of a mummified infant during a renovation in an apartment in Frederiksberg. One of the building block’s residents, the 87-year-old Martha quickly takes responsibility for the murder, much to the surprise of her family.
“The multi-generational drama is told through the lens of a crime plot infused with subtle mysterious elements, exploring themes of guilt, shame, and transformation,” says DR Sales in a short synopsis. Release on DR is set for the spring 2025.
The series is produced by Mie Andreasen (“Snow Angels”) and Birgitte Rask (“Doggystyle”) for DR Drama, with a national launch set for 2025.
DR Sales is also shopping at Mipcom several returning seasons of hit formats including Season 3 of the Danish feelgood “Carmen Curlers,” due to premiere in Denmark in fall 2025, and Season 2 of the hard-hitting prison drama “Prisoner,”currently in development.
Unlike Season 1 which centres on the lives of four prison guards (Sofie Gr?b?l, David Dencik, Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt, Charlotte Fich), the returning season will track four inmates in a women’s prison.
Season 1 was snapped up by multiple territories including the U.S. (MHz Choice), U.K./Ireland (BBC), France (Canal+ Group’s Polar), the Netherlands (NPO) and Australia (SBS).
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