NETFLIX CONTINUES TO INVEST IN DANISH CONTENT

Announces three new titles: The Legend, Mango and Christopher - A Beautiful REAL Life

August 27th, 2024 - Since 2018, Netflix has brought Danish stories to the region and the world. Today, Netflix announces that three new Danish titles will premiere next year.

From character-driven crime to a romantic love drama and a documentary following the life of Danish pop-star, Christopher Haugaard Nissen, Netflix is bringing a variety of thrilling new stories to its members with the upcoming new series The Legend (working title), the film Mango and the unscripted project Christopher - A Beautiful REAL Life (working title).

Netflix also shares more news from the Danish slate, including the cast for the upcoming character-driven crime series The Habitat (working title) and a first look of the upcoming film Maybe Baby ll that will premiere later this year. Additionally, the acclaimed Danish actress, Sofie Gråbøl (The Killing, The Undoing, Huset) and Katinka Lærke Pedersen (Loving Adults, Maybe Baby) will join the cast of the independent sequel to Chestnut Man that has just started production together with Mikkel Boe Følsgaard and Danica Curcic.

Jenny Stjernströmer Björk, Netflix Vice President Content Nordics:

"I'm so thrilled to announce these fantastic new Danish titles today. It's a wonderful mix of films, series, and non-fiction that I hope will excite our members. Danish creatives are some of the best in the world and we are proud to be able to partner with best-in-class production companies as well as incredible talent both in front of and behind the camera. I'm really excited about all the projects we have coming from the Danish slate the coming years."

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BREAKING NEWS ANNOUNCED TODAY

THE LEGEND (working title) | NEW SERIES 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2025

THE LEGEND revolves around the new intelligence service agent, Tea, who goes undercover to infiltrate a brutal criminal environment that has eluded the grasp of the intelligence service for some time. Adopting a completely new identity, Tea must befriend the criminal mastermind's girlfriend, Ashley, to gather crucial intelligence. But as Tea gets closer to Ashley and witnesses the grim reality of her life within Miran's controlling and criminal cobweb, doubts emerge about where her loyalties truly lie.

BASED ON A IDEA FROM : Adam August
CONCEPTUALISING DIRECTOR: Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm
MAIN WRITERS: Frederik Ringtved, Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm and Adam August
EPISODE WRITERS: Johanne Algren, Astrid Øye and Oscar Giese
PRODUCERS: Jacob Jarek and Marta Mleczek
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Profile Pictures
KEY CAST Clara Dessau, Maria Cordsen, Afshin Firouzi, Nicolas Bro, Soheil Bavi and Arian Kashef
EPISODES: 6

MANGO | NEW FILM 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2025

The ambitious hotel manager, Lærke, seizes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when her boss sends her to Malaga, Spain, to develop a grand new hotel in the middle of a mango farm. The farm belongs to Alex - a former lawyer - who refuses to sell due to a tragic past he can't let go of. Lærke brings along her daughter, Agnes, who expects a rare holiday with her busy mother - or so she believes. As unexpected feelings start to bloom between Lærke and Alex, both are forced to make choices that will impact their careers, family ties, and ultimately, their hearts.

DIRECTOR: Mehdi Avaz
PRODUCER: Anna Malmkjær Willumsen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Maj-Britt Landin
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Drive Studios in co-production with Rocket Road Pictures and Nordisk Film Distribution
KEY CAST Josephine Park, Dar Salim and Josephine Højbjerg

Christopher - A Beautiful REAL Life (working title) | NEW DOCUMENTARY 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2025

Pop icon and superstar actor Christopher is finally on the brink of achieving his lifelong dream: becoming a worldwide artist. But just as this opportunity arrives, so does his second child with the love of his life, model and influencer Cecilie Haugaard. Their glamorous life demands choices, and Christopher faces the toughest yet. To conquer this opportunity, he must sacrifice something irreplaceable: time with his young family. As his reality starts mirroring that of his character in A Beautiful Life, doubts creep in. Is the dream worth the cost? Is he making the right choice? And can he really turn down the opportunity he's fought for his entire life?

DIRECTOR: Nynne Duvå Hall
PRODUCER: Emma Kronqvist
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Lars Beckung
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nexiko A/S

UPDATES TO UPCOMING DANISH TITLES

THE HABITAT (working title) | NEW SERIES 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2025

When the young Filipino au pair Ruby disappears from one of Denmark's most affluent neighborhoods north of Copenhagen, the neighbor, Cecilie, becomes convinced that something has happened to her. Cecilie's own au pair, Angel, begins to investigate the rumors circulating among the area's many au pairs, while suspicions of a crime grow. However, the case of the missing foreigner is a low priority for the police, and the newly minted investigator Alicia needs all the assistance she can get. Cecilie and Angel are ready to help, and gradually the power structures and privileges within the beautiful homes start to expose. Yet, Cecilie's commitment to uncovering the truth is put to the test when Ruby's disappearance reveals connections reaching into Cecilie's own family. She is forced to confront her blind spots and view her family and the environment in which she is raising her children in a whole new light.

DIRECTOR: Per Fly
MAIN WRITER: Ingeborg Topsøe
EPISODE WRITERS: Ina Bruhn & Mads Tafdrup
PRODUCER: Claudia Saginario
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Uma Film
KEY CAST: Marie Bach, Danica Curcic, Simon Sears, Lars Ranthe, Sara Fanta and Excel Busano
EPISODES: 6

MAYBE BABY 2 | FILM 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2024

In Maybe Baby 2 we meet the two couples again: Cecilie and Andreas, and their son Leo, and Liv and Malte, and their daughter Sille. Both children are now 2 years old, the families still keep in touch, but live very different lives. During a medical examination, it is revealed that the two babies were never swapped. After the shock subsides, the two families decide to move in together in a collective at Andreas and Cecilie's place, so both sets of parents can be with both children every day. However, soon the couples' very different views on lifestyle, decor, eating habits, and parenting methods become apparent, and the two families struggle to live under the same roof. Cecilie feels much more attached to her biological daughter Sille than to Leo, and she decides to pursue custody of Sille behind the backs of the other three parents. Cecilie realizes she has acted wrongly, but it is too late, and her selfish project is exposed. The collective falls apart, Liv and Malte move away with Sille, and Cecilie must now fight to be forgiven and find a solution that everyone can live with.

DIRECTOR: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg
SCRIPT WRITERS: Line Mørkeby, Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, Pia Berg & Trine Wisbech
PRODUCER: Marcella Dichmann
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Lars Bjørn Hansen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: SF Studios
KEY CAST: Mille Dinesen, Katinka Lærke Petersen, Lars Ranthe, Kasper Dalsgaard, Thomas Bo Larsen, Sarah Boberg, Magnus Haugaard & Troels Lyby

STANDALONE SEQUEL TO CHESTNUT MAN | RETURNING SERIES 🇩🇰
On Netflix 2026

A 41-year-old woman is found dead. When the police in their hunt for the perpetrator delve into the woman's digital traces, it is evident that she, for months, has been exposed to a violent form of stalking. The unknown perpetrator has played an involuntary game of hide-and-seek with her by monitoring her in private situations and sending her a steady stream of pictures and videos together with what looks like a nursery rhyme. It soon becomes apparent that the murder can be linked to another unsolved case, where a 17-year-old high school student a couple of years ago was also subjected to a violent form of stalking before she was found dead. Distribution Officer from Europol, Mark Hess, is back in Copenhagen and undertakes to lead the investigation together with his former partner Naia Thulin. However, the relationship between the two investigators is complicated. After the case of the Chestnut Man, Hess and Thulin tried dating, but the relationship ended abruptly and was filled with unresolved feelings.

BASED ON: A novel by Søren Sveistrup
MAIN WRITERS AND CREATORS: Dorte Warnøe Høgh and Emilie Lebech Kaae
CONCEPTUALISING DIRECTOR: Milad Alami
PRODUCER: Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl and Stine Meldgaard Madsen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: SAM productions
KEY CAST: Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Sofie Gråbøl and Katinka Lærke Petersen
EPISODES: 6