The Legacy (TV series)
| The Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 'Arvingerne' |
| Created by | Maya Ilsøe |
| Written by |
Maya Ilsøe Maja Jul Larsen Anders August Lolita Belstar Karina Dam Per Daumiller Lasse Kyed Rasmussen |
| Directed by |
Pernilla August Louise Friedberg Jesper Christensen Heidi Maria Faisst |
| Starring |
Trine Dyrholm Jesper Christensen Marie Bach Hansen Carsten Bjørnlund Mikkel Boe Følsgaard |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language(s) | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | DR |
| Original release | 1 January 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Legacy (Danish: Arvingerne, literally "the heirs") is a Danish television drama created by Maya Ilsøe and produced by DR. Series 1 was first broadcast on the Danish national television channel DR1 on 1 January 2014, and was sold to a number of other countries worldwide even before it had aired in Denmark.[1] The series is a modern family portrait which tells the story of four siblings trying to cope with their mother's death which has turned all of their lives upside down. After the success of the 10-episode first series, a second season of seven more episodes started broadcast on Danish television on 1 January 2015.[2]
In June 2016, a third season has been confirmed by DR: the shooting has begun for a broadcast announced for early 2017.[3]
Plot
Series 1
The Legacy starts out at the legendary manor Grønnegaard on southern Funen, where the internationally renowned artist Veronika Grønnegaard has lived an eccentric and colorful life since the wild sixties. The serial follows Veronika's four adult children whose free and chaotic childhood at Grønnegaard has left its mark on them in very different ways. They live scattered to the four winds until Veronika unexpectedly dies and they are forced to gather to wind up the estate. Just before she dies, Veronika leaves the manor to her daughter Signe, who was given up for adoption. Signe lives with her partner in a quiet residential area in the local town and has never known the truth of her parentage. What was meant to be a quick and painless estate division becomes the start of a journey into secrets and lies that turn their lives upside down and forces them to look at each other and themselves with new eyes.
Series 2
Series 2 has been screened.[4]
Series 3
The third and final season is to be aired for early 2017. The director and the actors had received the Danish press on the shooting of the episodes in June 2016.[3]
Cast
- Kirsten Olesen as Veronika Grønnegaard
- Carsten Bjørnlund as Frederik Grønnegaard
- Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Emil Grønnegaard
- Trine Dyrholm as Gro Grønnegaard
- Marie Bach Hansen as Signe Larsen
- Jesper Christensen as Thomas Konrad
- Lene Maria Christensen as Solveig Riis Grønnegaard
- Trond Espen Seim as Robert Eliassen
References
- ↑ "DRs Arvingerne solgt til udlandet inden premieren". Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Arvingerne vender tilbage med en stor hemmelighed". BT. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Bag kameraet Arvingerne". fyens.dk. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "ARVINGERNE II | Arvingerne | DR". Dr.dk. Retrieved 2015-05-29.