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Synopsis

In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she's fallen in love with.

First Air Date: 2024-10-20

Last Air Date: 2024-12-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Created By: Thomas Vinterberg, Bo Hr. Hansen

Networks: TV 2

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Top Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jacob
Paprika Steen as Fanny
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt as Elias
Amaryllis April August as Laura
Helene Reingaard Neumann as Amalie
Esben Smed as Nikolaj
Magnus Millang as Henrik
Mikkel Rugaard Kjær as Mikkel
Aya Grann as Mathilde
David Dencik as Peter

Seasons

Limited Series (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Hour Draws Near (2024-10-20)

Most of Denmark's citizens are blissfully unaware that water levels are rapidly rising. We follow 19-year-old student Laura and her family as the life-altering news changes their lives forever.
Ep. 2: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff (2024-10-27)

Everyone is relying on Jacob to find the money needed to relocate his extended family to Paris - except Fanny who refuses to be a burden to anyone.
Ep. 3: The Angel's Watch (2024-11-03)

The nation of Denmark is officially dismantled. Angry workers attack the estate looking to get paid and Nikolaj and Henrik fight back with grave consequences.
Ep. 4: Farewell (2024-11-10)

Nikolaj and Henrik are overwhelmed by the dawning realisation of the consequences of their actions.
Ep. 5: Beyond all Boundaries (2024-11-17)

Most people have left Denmark by now. A concerned Jacob puts his entire family’s welfare in jeopardy by asking the French police to find Laura.
Ep. 6: A Time to Get and a Time to Lose (2024-11-24)

Elias is beaten within an inch of his life and left for dead at the Polish seaside. Laura is reunited with Fanny but fears she will never see Elias again.
Ep. 7: I Make All Things New (2024-12-01)

Laura works hard building a life for herself in Bucharest, though she misses her family and friends during Christmas – especially Elias.