Comprising 1994’s The Kingdom, 1997’s The Kingdom II, and 2022’s much belated The Kingdom: Exodus, Lars von Trier’s television miniseries trilogy plays like the unholy love child of St. Elsewhere and Twin Peaks, the latter an acknowledged influence on the director. The trilogy works brilliantly as a blackly comic piss take on running a hospital, with all its attendant frustrations and absurdities, as well as a blast of surreal weirdness that seeks to expose the dark underbelly of its titular locale.
But the parallels between The Kingdom series and its forebears are even more specific. The final episode of Exodus dramatically hinges on a snow globe containing a miniature of the hospital, just as St. Elsewhere famously ended on a similar image. As with Twin Peaks: The Return, over two decades passed between the second and third season of The Kingdom, allowing for some intriguing narrative resets and retakes.
But the parallels between The Kingdom series and its forebears are even more specific. The final episode of Exodus dramatically hinges on a snow globe containing a miniature of the hospital, just as St. Elsewhere famously ended on a similar image. As with Twin Peaks: The Return, over two decades passed between the second and third season of The Kingdom, allowing for some intriguing narrative resets and retakes.
- 5/7/2024
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
Plot: A mysterious voice calls upon the sleep walker, Karen, during a nightmare. The Kingdom is in need of her assistance, and at the hospital, she finds an ally in the porter, Bulder.
Review: Lars Von Trier is a filmmaker who has amassed a cult following thanks to his unique brand of storytelling and boundary-pushing cinematic experiments. From Melancholia to Antichrist, Nymphomaniac to Breaking the Waves, Von Trier has accomplished everything from musicals to dramas and more. His exercise in small-screen storytelling, The Kingdom (aka Riget), has itself garnered a distinctive cult following for its combination of medical soap operas and supernatural thrillers. Spread over two series of four episodes each that premiered in 1994 and 1997, The Kingdom also spawned an English-language remake courtesy of Stephen King. Now, twenty-five years since the series left off, Von Trier concludes The Kingdom with a five-episode closing series subtitled Exodus. An absurd blend of...
Review: Lars Von Trier is a filmmaker who has amassed a cult following thanks to his unique brand of storytelling and boundary-pushing cinematic experiments. From Melancholia to Antichrist, Nymphomaniac to Breaking the Waves, Von Trier has accomplished everything from musicals to dramas and more. His exercise in small-screen storytelling, The Kingdom (aka Riget), has itself garnered a distinctive cult following for its combination of medical soap operas and supernatural thrillers. Spread over two series of four episodes each that premiered in 1994 and 1997, The Kingdom also spawned an English-language remake courtesy of Stephen King. Now, twenty-five years since the series left off, Von Trier concludes The Kingdom with a five-episode closing series subtitled Exodus. An absurd blend of...
- 12/1/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
“The Kingdom Exodus” begins with a joke, and for the next five hours, it never gets serious, not even for a second. That’s not what you might expect for the long-delayed finale to Lars von Trier’s made-for-tv horror series, though it sure makes this over-the-top return to the haunted Rigshospitalet — that big, brutalist medical center in the heart of Copenhagen — a lot more fun.
For all of two minutes, von Trier tricks us into thinking that maybe this third season is going to look like a polished, peak-tv miniseries of the sort you might find on HBO or Netflix. We open on a closeup of a woman’s eye, ideally lit and steadily framed, reflecting a TV screen on which a tuxedoed von Trier appears, a quarter-century younger, over the credits of Season 2’s final episode.
“How can they peddle such half-baked hooey? That’s no ending,” grouses...
For all of two minutes, von Trier tricks us into thinking that maybe this third season is going to look like a polished, peak-tv miniseries of the sort you might find on HBO or Netflix. We open on a closeup of a woman’s eye, ideally lit and steadily framed, reflecting a TV screen on which a tuxedoed von Trier appears, a quarter-century younger, over the credits of Season 2’s final episode.
“How can they peddle such half-baked hooey? That’s no ending,” grouses...
- 9/1/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Mubi has released new key artwork for Lars von Trier’s hotly anticipated series “The Kingdom Exodus” ahead of its world premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival. The series will go on to play at Toronto and New York Film festival.
The third installment of The Kingdom trilogy, the medical horror finale marks Mubi’s first series. It will roll out exclusively on the platform in the fall. TrustNordisk is handling international sales and has also unveiled the opening sequence of the series.
The five-part series, produced by Zentropa, follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital. In “The Kingdom Exodus,” sleepwalker Karen will seek answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom.
The new season features an ensemble cast, including Lars Mikkelsen (“The Killing”), Mikael Persbrandt (“Sex Education”), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (“Riders of Justice...
The third installment of The Kingdom trilogy, the medical horror finale marks Mubi’s first series. It will roll out exclusively on the platform in the fall. TrustNordisk is handling international sales and has also unveiled the opening sequence of the series.
The five-part series, produced by Zentropa, follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital. In “The Kingdom Exodus,” sleepwalker Karen will seek answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom.
The new season features an ensemble cast, including Lars Mikkelsen (“The Killing”), Mikael Persbrandt (“Sex Education”), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (“Riders of Justice...
- 8/23/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
With Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus due to world premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, Zentropa has dropped a look at the kinetic opening sequence as well as a set of new posters (check out the video above and see photos below).
The Danish release for the series has also been set with Viaplay premiering it on October 9 before it airs on Dr at a later date.
The opening sequence introduces the large cast, which includes old acquaintances from previous seasons as well as new faces in the supernatural universe.
This is the final season of von Trier’s cult series which completes the trilogy that initially began in the 1990s. The Kingdom was set in a hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken root.
The Kingdom Exodus tells the story of a sleepwalker named Karen (Bodil Jørgensen) who...
The Danish release for the series has also been set with Viaplay premiering it on October 9 before it airs on Dr at a later date.
The opening sequence introduces the large cast, which includes old acquaintances from previous seasons as well as new faces in the supernatural universe.
This is the final season of von Trier’s cult series which completes the trilogy that initially began in the 1990s. The Kingdom was set in a hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken root.
The Kingdom Exodus tells the story of a sleepwalker named Karen (Bodil Jørgensen) who...
- 8/23/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Lars von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, according to a press release from Zentropa obtained by The Copenhagen Post. The Oscar-nominated Danish film director is 66.
“Lars is in good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms – and given treatment so he can complete ‘Riget Exodus,'” said the statement from Zentropa, the film company started by von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen.
According to the press release, the filmmaker plans to continue working on the third season of his series, “The Kingdom,” which is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31.
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However, the diagnosis means that von Trier “will only take part in interviews to a limited extent until the premiere later in the year.”
The third season, titled “The Kingdom Exodus,” is the final installment of “The Kingdom,...
“Lars is in good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms – and given treatment so he can complete ‘Riget Exodus,'” said the statement from Zentropa, the film company started by von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen.
According to the press release, the filmmaker plans to continue working on the third season of his series, “The Kingdom,” which is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31.
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However, the diagnosis means that von Trier “will only take part in interviews to a limited extent until the premiere later in the year.”
The third season, titled “The Kingdom Exodus,” is the final installment of “The Kingdom,...
- 8/8/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Lars von Trier has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Zentropa announced. The production company, which von Trier co-founded in 1992 with producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen, said the director is in “good spirits and is being treated for his symptoms” while he continues to complete “The Kingdom Exodus,” the upcoming third and final season of his “The Kingdom” series.
Zentropa added that von Trier will take part in limited press events for the series when it’s released later this year. “The Kingdom Exodus” is world premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Mubi announced in July that it had secured distribution rights to the television season in North America, U.K. and Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.
“The Kingdom Exodus” closes the controversial director’s TV series, which first premiered in 1994 on Danish public broadcaster Dr. The series follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital.
Zentropa added that von Trier will take part in limited press events for the series when it’s released later this year. “The Kingdom Exodus” is world premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Mubi announced in July that it had secured distribution rights to the television season in North America, U.K. and Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.
“The Kingdom Exodus” closes the controversial director’s TV series, which first premiered in 1994 on Danish public broadcaster Dr. The series follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital.
- 8/8/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
It’s the first time Mubi has acquired a TV series.
Mubi has acquired Lars von Trier’s TV series The Kingdom Exodus for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
The third and final season will world premiere out of competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 - Sep 10).
The Kingdom Exodus is influenced by the first two seasons, titled The Kingdom, which were released in 1994 and 1997 respectively and have also been acquired by Mubi.
This five-part series will follow a sleepwalker called Karen who is trying to save the hospital from disaster and ends...
Mubi has acquired Lars von Trier’s TV series The Kingdom Exodus for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
The third and final season will world premiere out of competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 - Sep 10).
The Kingdom Exodus is influenced by the first two seasons, titled The Kingdom, which were released in 1994 and 1997 respectively and have also been acquired by Mubi.
This five-part series will follow a sleepwalker called Karen who is trying to save the hospital from disaster and ends...
- 7/27/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
It’s the first time Mubi has acquired a TV series.
Mubi has acquired Lars von Trier’s TV series The Kingdom Of Exodus for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
The third and final season will world premiere out of competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 - Sep 10).
The Kingdom Of Exodus is influenced by the first two seasons, titled The Kingdom, which were released in 1994 and 1997 respectively and have also been acquired by Mubi.
This five-part series will follow a sleepwalker called Karen who is trying to save the hospital from disaster...
Mubi has acquired Lars von Trier’s TV series The Kingdom Of Exodus for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
The third and final season will world premiere out of competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival (Aug 31 - Sep 10).
The Kingdom Of Exodus is influenced by the first two seasons, titled The Kingdom, which were released in 1994 and 1997 respectively and have also been acquired by Mubi.
This five-part series will follow a sleepwalker called Karen who is trying to save the hospital from disaster...
- 7/27/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Mubi has acquired the third and final instalment of Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom” trilogy.
The distributor, producer and streamer has snapped up the medical horror for North America, U.K. and Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India. Presented by TrustNordisk and produced by Zentropa Entertainments, “The Kingdom Exodus” closes the controversial director’s TV series, which first premiered in 1994 on Danish public broadcaster Dr.
Season 3 will world premiere out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival in September, and land exclusively on Mubi in the fall, with episodes dropping on a weekly episodic basis. Variety understands that Scandinavian streamer Viaplay, which was originally announced as the streaming home for Season 3 this fall, still retains streaming rights for the Nordics.
The show follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital. In Season 3, sleepwalker Karen will seek answers to the unresolved questions of the...
The distributor, producer and streamer has snapped up the medical horror for North America, U.K. and Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India. Presented by TrustNordisk and produced by Zentropa Entertainments, “The Kingdom Exodus” closes the controversial director’s TV series, which first premiered in 1994 on Danish public broadcaster Dr.
Season 3 will world premiere out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival in September, and land exclusively on Mubi in the fall, with episodes dropping on a weekly episodic basis. Variety understands that Scandinavian streamer Viaplay, which was originally announced as the streaming home for Season 3 this fall, still retains streaming rights for the Nordics.
The show follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a Copenhagen hospital. In Season 3, sleepwalker Karen will seek answers to the unresolved questions of the...
- 7/27/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Growing theatrical distributor, production company and streamer Mubi has acquired Lars von Trier’s new five-part supernatural series The Kingdom Exodus for distribution in North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
The series, which is the third and final installment in von Trier’s 1990s cult TV show The Kingdom, will broadcast exclusively on Mubi in the Fall on a weekly episodic basis after its debut at the Venice Film Festival in August.
The Kingdom Exodus will be the first TV show to be released by the voracious streamer.
Following on from the original series, which aired in the mid-1990s and was set in a haunted hospital building in Copenhagen, The Kingdom Exodus tells the story of a sleepwalker named Karen who is heavily influenced by the ghostly original series The Kingdom and desperately seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom.
The series, which is the third and final installment in von Trier’s 1990s cult TV show The Kingdom, will broadcast exclusively on Mubi in the Fall on a weekly episodic basis after its debut at the Venice Film Festival in August.
The Kingdom Exodus will be the first TV show to be released by the voracious streamer.
Following on from the original series, which aired in the mid-1990s and was set in a haunted hospital building in Copenhagen, The Kingdom Exodus tells the story of a sleepwalker named Karen who is heavily influenced by the ghostly original series The Kingdom and desperately seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom.
- 7/27/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Lars von Trier’s highly-anticipated third and final season of “The Kingdom” TV series will host its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Von Trier’s “The Kingdom Exodus” will premiere this fall after being acquired by Mubi. The first two seasons have been newly restored with directors’ cuts and will stream exclusively on Mubi ahead of the broadcast of the five-part “The Kingdom Exodus.” Mubi will handle the distribution and streaming rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
Presented by TrustNordisk and produced by Zentropa Entertainments, “The Kingdom Exodus,” the third and final season of von Trier’s legendary TV series, will receive its World Premiere out of Competition at the Venice International Film Festival and broadcast exclusively on Mubi in Fall 2022 on a weekly episodic basis. The cast includes Mikael Persbrandt, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tuva Novotny, David Dencik, with Alexander Skarsgård and David Dencik guest starring.
Von Trier’s “The Kingdom Exodus” will premiere this fall after being acquired by Mubi. The first two seasons have been newly restored with directors’ cuts and will stream exclusively on Mubi ahead of the broadcast of the five-part “The Kingdom Exodus.” Mubi will handle the distribution and streaming rights for North America, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey, and India.
Presented by TrustNordisk and produced by Zentropa Entertainments, “The Kingdom Exodus,” the third and final season of von Trier’s legendary TV series, will receive its World Premiere out of Competition at the Venice International Film Festival and broadcast exclusively on Mubi in Fall 2022 on a weekly episodic basis. The cast includes Mikael Persbrandt, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tuva Novotny, David Dencik, with Alexander Skarsgård and David Dencik guest starring.
- 7/27/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Arthouse streamer Mubi has snatched up rights for Lars von Trier’s horror TV series The Kingdom Exodus for North America, the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India. It marks the first series the film-focused Mubi has ever acquired.
The Kingdom Exodus is the third and final season of von Trier’s cult Kingdom series, with the Danish director returning to the story he first told in The Kingdom seasons 1 and 2, which aired in 1994 and 1997. Streamer Mubi has also acquired the first two seasons of the show, which were long unavailable and have been restored in never-before-seen director’s cuts.
Set in a state-of-the-art hospital that also happens to be haunted, The Kingdom combines surreal horror with slapstick comedy and a twisting mystery plot. The Kingdom Exodus follows Karen, a sleepwalker and obsessive The Kingdom series watcher who is desperately trying...
Arthouse streamer Mubi has snatched up rights for Lars von Trier’s horror TV series The Kingdom Exodus for North America, the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India. It marks the first series the film-focused Mubi has ever acquired.
The Kingdom Exodus is the third and final season of von Trier’s cult Kingdom series, with the Danish director returning to the story he first told in The Kingdom seasons 1 and 2, which aired in 1994 and 1997. Streamer Mubi has also acquired the first two seasons of the show, which were long unavailable and have been restored in never-before-seen director’s cuts.
Set in a state-of-the-art hospital that also happens to be haunted, The Kingdom combines surreal horror with slapstick comedy and a twisting mystery plot. The Kingdom Exodus follows Karen, a sleepwalker and obsessive The Kingdom series watcher who is desperately trying...
- 7/27/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Third installment of Kingdom series set to launch in autumn.
TrustNordisk has confirmed new deals for Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus, including to to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Previous buyers for the film include Koch Films in Germany and Austria, Filmin for Spain, Synca Creations for Japan and AtNiine for South Korea.
The series stars Danish actress Bodil Jørgensen as the sleepwalking main character Karen, who finds her way to the gate to the Kingdom.
Von Trier has written the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, with whom he also...
TrustNordisk has confirmed new deals for Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus, including to to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Previous buyers for the film include Koch Films in Germany and Austria, Filmin for Spain, Synca Creations for Japan and AtNiine for South Korea.
The series stars Danish actress Bodil Jørgensen as the sleepwalking main character Karen, who finds her way to the gate to the Kingdom.
Von Trier has written the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, with whom he also...
- 6/29/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Third installment of Kingdom series set to launch in autumn.
TrustNordisk has sealed new deals for Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus, including to to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Previous buyers for the film include Koch Films in Germany and Austria, Filmin for Spain, Synca Creations for Japan and AtNiine for South Korea.
The series stars Danish actress Bodil Jørgensen as the sleepwalking main character Karen, who finds her way to the gate to the Kingdom.
Von Trier has written the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, with whom he also...
TrustNordisk has sealed new deals for Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus, including to to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Previous buyers for the film include Koch Films in Germany and Austria, Filmin for Spain, Synca Creations for Japan and AtNiine for South Korea.
The series stars Danish actress Bodil Jørgensen as the sleepwalking main character Karen, who finds her way to the gate to the Kingdom.
Von Trier has written the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, with whom he also...
- 6/29/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
“The Kingdom Exodus,” the third and final instalment in Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom” trilogy, has gotten its first teaser and poster.
The first glimpse at the final season comes as TrustNordisk, which is handling international sales, announces the trilogy has sold to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms in Czech Republic and Slovakia. The three seasons have been restored and combined, totalling 13 episodes, and have already sold to territories including Germany, Austria, Spain, Japan and South Korea
The final season is set to launch on Viaplay this fall followed by a TV premiere on Danish broadcaster Dr.
Produced by Zentropa, Viaplay and Dr, “The Kingdom Exodus” sees protagonist Karen (played by Bodil Jørgensen) sleepwalking her way to the Kingdom’s main gate – the Kingdom being a haunted hospital in Copenhagen “where evil has taken roots and the medical science faces a daily struggle with itself.”
Von Trier has written script with Niels Vørsel.
The first glimpse at the final season comes as TrustNordisk, which is handling international sales, announces the trilogy has sold to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms in Czech Republic and Slovakia. The three seasons have been restored and combined, totalling 13 episodes, and have already sold to territories including Germany, Austria, Spain, Japan and South Korea
The final season is set to launch on Viaplay this fall followed by a TV premiere on Danish broadcaster Dr.
Produced by Zentropa, Viaplay and Dr, “The Kingdom Exodus” sees protagonist Karen (played by Bodil Jørgensen) sleepwalking her way to the Kingdom’s main gate – the Kingdom being a haunted hospital in Copenhagen “where evil has taken roots and the medical science faces a daily struggle with itself.”
Von Trier has written script with Niels Vørsel.
- 6/29/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
It includes the forthcoming final season The Kingdom Exodus.
Spain’s Filmin has acquired Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom trilogy including the forthcoming final season The Kingdom Exodus, from TrustNordisk. Filmin has also acquired the full von Trier back catalogue from TrustNordisk.
Other deals for the The Kingdom trilogy include to Germany and Austria (Koch Films), Japan (Synca Creations) and South Korea (AtNine).
Series one and two of cult hit The Kingdom have been restored and will be relaunched alongside the anticipated third and final series, 5x60’, which is in post-production now and could launch at an autumn festival.
Spain’s Filmin has acquired Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom trilogy including the forthcoming final season The Kingdom Exodus, from TrustNordisk. Filmin has also acquired the full von Trier back catalogue from TrustNordisk.
Other deals for the The Kingdom trilogy include to Germany and Austria (Koch Films), Japan (Synca Creations) and South Korea (AtNine).
Series one and two of cult hit The Kingdom have been restored and will be relaunched alongside the anticipated third and final series, 5x60’, which is in post-production now and could launch at an autumn festival.
- 6/1/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Spanish streaming service Filmin has acquired Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom” trilogy, along with the full library of films by the director, from TrustNordisk.
Von Trier is currently completing the third and final instalment of “The Kingdom,” his cult 1990s TV show about the good, evil and paranormal inside the neurosurgical ward of Denmark’s main hospital.
Filmin is also acquiring the restored Seasons 1 and 2 of the show and will launch the complete series in Spain. The trilogy has already been acquired in several territories, including Germany and Austria (Koch Films), Japan (Synca Creations) and South Korea (AtNine).
“We are pleased to experience this high level of interest in the series among buyers, who are evidently intrigued and excited about the series’ epic story, director and cast, which of course comes as no surprise,” said Susan Wendt, TrustNordisk’s managing director.
Von Trier penned the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel,...
Von Trier is currently completing the third and final instalment of “The Kingdom,” his cult 1990s TV show about the good, evil and paranormal inside the neurosurgical ward of Denmark’s main hospital.
Filmin is also acquiring the restored Seasons 1 and 2 of the show and will launch the complete series in Spain. The trilogy has already been acquired in several territories, including Germany and Austria (Koch Films), Japan (Synca Creations) and South Korea (AtNine).
“We are pleased to experience this high level of interest in the series among buyers, who are evidently intrigued and excited about the series’ epic story, director and cast, which of course comes as no surprise,” said Susan Wendt, TrustNordisk’s managing director.
Von Trier penned the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Lars Mikkelsen (“House of Cards”) and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (“Riders of Justice”) have joined the cast of Lars von Trier’s cult classic hospital series “The Kingdom.”
The third and final season of the series, which began in the 1990s, will be shooting until the end of the summer.
Von Trier has already reunited several members of the series’ original cast, including Bodil Jørgensen, Ghita Nørby (“Silent Heart”), Nicolas Bro, Peter Mygind (“Last Christmas”) and Søren Pilmark (“Downsizing”).
Produced by Zentropa, Nent and Dr, the iconic series is about the good and the evil at Copenhagen’s leading hospital, also known as The Kingdom. Mikkelsen will play a chief physician who is extremely afraid of conflicts, while Lie Kaas will star as burnt out resident Filip Naver.
Besides Mikkelsen and Lie Kaas, other new cast members include Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Bodil Jørgensen (“In a Better World”) who...
The third and final season of the series, which began in the 1990s, will be shooting until the end of the summer.
Von Trier has already reunited several members of the series’ original cast, including Bodil Jørgensen, Ghita Nørby (“Silent Heart”), Nicolas Bro, Peter Mygind (“Last Christmas”) and Søren Pilmark (“Downsizing”).
Produced by Zentropa, Nent and Dr, the iconic series is about the good and the evil at Copenhagen’s leading hospital, also known as The Kingdom. Mikkelsen will play a chief physician who is extremely afraid of conflicts, while Lie Kaas will star as burnt out resident Filip Naver.
Besides Mikkelsen and Lie Kaas, other new cast members include Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Bodil Jørgensen (“In a Better World”) who...
- 6/2/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The much-anticipated final season of famed TV show The Kingdom is shooting now on location in Copenhagen.
Several members of the original cast of Lars von Trier’s hospital series The Kingdom have returned for the third season, including Danish actors Ghita Nørby, Peter Mygind and Søren Pilmark.
They are joined by actors new to the series, Nicolas Bro (Riders Of Justice), who plays a hospital porter named Balder; and Bodil Jørgensen, who will play a sleepwalker named Karen. The latter worked with von Trier on The Idiots.
The third and final season of the famed TV show, entitled The Kingdom Exodus,...
Several members of the original cast of Lars von Trier’s hospital series The Kingdom have returned for the third season, including Danish actors Ghita Nørby, Peter Mygind and Søren Pilmark.
They are joined by actors new to the series, Nicolas Bro (Riders Of Justice), who plays a hospital porter named Balder; and Bodil Jørgensen, who will play a sleepwalker named Karen. The latter worked with von Trier on The Idiots.
The third and final season of the famed TV show, entitled The Kingdom Exodus,...
- 5/17/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Lars von Trier has reunited several members of the original cast in his 1990s cult classic hospital series “The Kingdom” for the third and final season which will be shooting until the end of the summer.
The cast of the anticipated return of “The Kingdom” includes Bodil Jørgensen, Ghita Nørby (“Silent Heart”), Nicolas Bro, Peter Mygind (“Last Christmas”) and Søren Pilmark (“Downsizing”). More well-known actors will be announced in the coming months.
The series, which is produced by Zentropa, Nent and Dr, is about the good and the evil at Copenhagen’s leading hospital, also known as The Kingdom.
Among the new additions to the cast are Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Bodil Jørgensen (“In a Better World”), who will take on one of the leading roles as the sleepwalker Karen.
The series will follow Karen as she seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order...
The cast of the anticipated return of “The Kingdom” includes Bodil Jørgensen, Ghita Nørby (“Silent Heart”), Nicolas Bro, Peter Mygind (“Last Christmas”) and Søren Pilmark (“Downsizing”). More well-known actors will be announced in the coming months.
The series, which is produced by Zentropa, Nent and Dr, is about the good and the evil at Copenhagen’s leading hospital, also known as The Kingdom.
Among the new additions to the cast are Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Bodil Jørgensen (“In a Better World”), who will take on one of the leading roles as the sleepwalker Karen.
The series will follow Karen as she seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order...
- 5/17/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Lars von Trier has not officially announced a new project since he shocked Cannes again (again) with 2018’s serial-killer saga “The House That Jack Built.” For his next project, as announced by Zentropa Productions on Thursday, von Trier will be returning to the cult hospital series that established his TV presence in the mid-1990s, “The Kingdom.” Set in the neurosurgical ward of a Copenhagan hospital, the series, now dubbed “The Kingdom Exodus,” will return for a third and final season in 2022. Expected to shoot next year, the new revamp of “The Kingdom” will consist of five hour-long episodes. Check out videos teasing the return below.
Producers say the new “Kingdom” will contain a mix of new and old characters from the original, which followed the idiosyncratic staff of the Danish hospital and their encounters with the supernatural and unexplainable. A third season of the show, which ended in 1997, was...
Producers say the new “Kingdom” will contain a mix of new and old characters from the original, which followed the idiosyncratic staff of the Danish hospital and their encounters with the supernatural and unexplainable. A third season of the show, which ended in 1997, was...
- 12/17/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Lars von Trier is finally bringing the story of “The Kingdom” to a close with a third and final season for his cult ’90s series.
Titled “The Kingdom Exodus,” the Zentropa-produced final installment will begin shooting next year, TrustNordisk told TheWrap Thursday. The season will consist of five episodes, around 60 minutes apiece, and is expected to premiere in 2022.
The cast for the final season of the Danish series has yet to be announced, but TrustNordisk says “it will be a mixture of well-known characters from earlier seasons as well as new characters.”
Here’s the official description for “The Kingdom Exodus,” which von Trier is writing with Niels Vørsel: “What exactly will transpire in the final showdown between good and evil is still a well-kept secret, but one thing is for sure: The old feud between the Swedes and the Danes at the hospital is still fiery, and...
Titled “The Kingdom Exodus,” the Zentropa-produced final installment will begin shooting next year, TrustNordisk told TheWrap Thursday. The season will consist of five episodes, around 60 minutes apiece, and is expected to premiere in 2022.
The cast for the final season of the Danish series has yet to be announced, but TrustNordisk says “it will be a mixture of well-known characters from earlier seasons as well as new characters.”
Here’s the official description for “The Kingdom Exodus,” which von Trier is writing with Niels Vørsel: “What exactly will transpire in the final showdown between good and evil is still a well-kept secret, but one thing is for sure: The old feud between the Swedes and the Danes at the hospital is still fiery, and...
- 12/17/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Following his serial killer drama The House That Jack Built, Lars von Trier has now found his next directorial project and it’s one that will see him returning to a period from earlier in his career. The director will be shooting a third and final season of The Kingdom, his TV show that aired two seasons totaling eight episodes between 1994-1997.
Deadline reports this new season, titled The Kingdom Exodus, will run five episodes, shooting next year. Scripted by von Trier and returning collaborator Niels Vørsel, with all five episodes directed by von Trier, the original series was set in the neurosurgical ward of a Copenhagen hospital.
The third season, which will feature “hospitals, horror, and humor,” was originally planned to happen in the 1990s but after actors Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes passed away, von Trier shelved it and is now returning with a mix of original characters and new additions.
Deadline reports this new season, titled The Kingdom Exodus, will run five episodes, shooting next year. Scripted by von Trier and returning collaborator Niels Vørsel, with all five episodes directed by von Trier, the original series was set in the neurosurgical ward of a Copenhagen hospital.
The third season, which will feature “hospitals, horror, and humor,” was originally planned to happen in the 1990s but after actors Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes passed away, von Trier shelved it and is now returning with a mix of original characters and new additions.
- 12/17/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Lars von Trier is set to direct “Kingdom Exodus,” the third and final season of “The Kingdom,” his cult 1990s TV show about the good, evil and paranormal inside the neurosurgical ward of Denmark’s main hospital.
Louise Vesth at Zentropa Entertainments is producing the five-episode season, which will start shooting next year. TrustNordisk handles international sales on the show, which is expected to be delivered in 2022. “The Kingdom Exodus” is a collaboration between Viaplay, Dr and Zentropa, with financial support from Film i Väst and Nordisk Film & TV Fond, among others.
Von Trier penned the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, as for the first two runs. A third season was being planned in the late 1990s before being abandoned followed the death of two cast members, Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes.
“The Kingdom” was adapted by Stephen King in the U.S. as a 13-episode drama titled...
Louise Vesth at Zentropa Entertainments is producing the five-episode season, which will start shooting next year. TrustNordisk handles international sales on the show, which is expected to be delivered in 2022. “The Kingdom Exodus” is a collaboration between Viaplay, Dr and Zentropa, with financial support from Film i Väst and Nordisk Film & TV Fond, among others.
Von Trier penned the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, as for the first two runs. A third season was being planned in the late 1990s before being abandoned followed the death of two cast members, Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes.
“The Kingdom” was adapted by Stephen King in the U.S. as a 13-episode drama titled...
- 12/17/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Kingdom had been a hit for Danish public broadcaster Dr in 1994 and 1997.
Lars von Trier will shoot the long-hoped-for third and final season of his famed TV show The Kingdom in 2021, with the five new 60-minute episodes titled The Kingdom Exodus.
The Kingdom had been a hit for Danish public broadcaster Dr in 1994 and 1997, telling the story of the battle between good and evil in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet.
There were eight episodes across series 1 and 2 (which have now been restored), and the project was also released as a feature film in some territories; von Trier...
Lars von Trier will shoot the long-hoped-for third and final season of his famed TV show The Kingdom in 2021, with the five new 60-minute episodes titled The Kingdom Exodus.
The Kingdom had been a hit for Danish public broadcaster Dr in 1994 and 1997, telling the story of the battle between good and evil in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet.
There were eight episodes across series 1 and 2 (which have now been restored), and the project was also released as a feature film in some territories; von Trier...
- 12/17/2020
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom, the TV show set on the neurosurgical ward of a Copenhagen hospital which ran for two seasons in the 1990s, is to return for a third and final five-episode run that will shoot in 2021.
The cult show, which was released as a five-hour movie in some territories, had originally been planned to run for three seasons but never completed due in part to the deaths of key cast members Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes. Producers Zentropa are keeping details under wraps but did say the new edition will be a mix of new and returning characters.
Von Trier has penned the script, again with Niels Vørsel, and will direct all five episodes under the title The Kingdom Exodus. Plot specifics are unknown but it is expected to explore unsolved stories of the hospital as well as reigniting old feuds between the Swedes and the Danes.
The cult show, which was released as a five-hour movie in some territories, had originally been planned to run for three seasons but never completed due in part to the deaths of key cast members Ernst-Hugo Järegård and Kirsten Rolffes. Producers Zentropa are keeping details under wraps but did say the new edition will be a mix of new and returning characters.
Von Trier has penned the script, again with Niels Vørsel, and will direct all five episodes under the title The Kingdom Exodus. Plot specifics are unknown but it is expected to explore unsolved stories of the hospital as well as reigniting old feuds between the Swedes and the Danes.
- 12/17/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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