Following on from the original series, which aired in the mid-1990s and was set in a haunted hospital building in Copenhagen,tells the story of a sleepwalker named Karen who is heavily influenced by the ghostly original seriesand desperately seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom. Sound asleep one night, Karen wanders and finds herself in front of the hospital. The gate to the Kingdom is opening once more.
Lars von Trier has co-written the show’s scripts with Niels Vørsel, who also worked on the original series. The cast includes Mikael Persbrandt, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tuva Novotny, and David Dencik, with Alexander Skarsgård and David Dencik guest starring. “We are excited to be working with Mubi on this grand project and having their platform as a new home for Lars von Trier’s ‘The Kingdom’ series,” said Susan Wendt, Managing Director of TrustNordisk.