BBC Acquires Thomas Vinterberg's Climate Refugee Drama 'Families Like Ours'

The seven-part series explores the human toll of Denmark's evacuation due to rising sea levels and will air on BBC Four and iPlayer.

Families Like Ours, the debut TV series from Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg, envisions a near-future Denmark forced to evacuate its entire population due to rising sea levels.
The show focuses on the personal struggles of displaced families as they navigate life as refugees in unfamiliar countries, avoiding traditional disaster film tropes.
The series premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was filmed across Denmark, Sweden, France, Romania, and the Czech Republic with an ensemble cast including Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Paprika Steen.
The BBC secured U.K. rights to the series from Studiocanal, continuing its tradition of acquiring high-profile Scandinavian dramas.
Produced by Zentropa Entertainments and co-written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen, the project received funding from multiple European organizations and broadcasters.