Internationally acknowledged actress Tuva Novotny and actor Mikael Persbrandt will star in the final season of Lars von Trier’s cult series The Kingdom Exodus together with Primetime Emmy Award-winning Alexander Skarsgård and David Dencik, who will both star as guests. The Kingdom Exodus is produced by Zentropa, NENT Group and DR in co-production with Film i Väst and Zentropa Sweden. Part of the post-production is made in Västra Götaland.

Zentropa, NENT Group and DR now present additional prominent cast members to star in Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus; the third and irrevocably final season of the legendary series about good and evil at the main hospital in Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, also known as The Kingdom.

The new cast members include Mikael Persbrandt, Tuva Novotny, Ida Engvoll, Asta August and last but not least Alexander Skarsgård and David Dencik as guest stars.

The skewed relationship between Denmark and Sweden, that started in the first two seasons of the series, reaches new heights in The Kingdom Exodus. The Swedes at the hospital have united and formed the discussion group SA (Swedish Anonymous), in which they secretly meet in the dark cellars of The Kingdom to express their frustrations over the jovial and arrogant behavior of the Danes. As things unfold, a revolt sprouts in the group.

The Kingdom Exodus will consist of five episodes with an approximate duration of 60 minutes each and is expected to premiere in 2022.

The Swedish cast will include

  • Mikael Persbrandt (Sex Education, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Hobbit)
  • Tuva Novotny (Blind Sopt, 2018, Annihlation, A war)
  • Alexander Skarsgård (Melancholia, True Blood, Big Little Lies, Sucession)
  • David Dencic (A Royal Affair, War Horse, Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy, Chernobyl, No Time to Die)
  • Ida Engvoll (Love & Anarchy, A Man Called Ove, Sex, Follow the Money)

Previously announced cast members include Bodil Jørgensen, Ghita Nørby, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Søren Pilmark, Peter Mygind, Udo Kier and Laura Christensen.

Synopsis
Heavily influenced by the ghostly series The Kingdom Exodus, the sleepwalker Karen seeks answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom. Sound asleep one night, Karen wanders into the darkness and inexplicably ends up in front of the hospital. The gate to the Kingdom is opening…

With The Kingdom Exodus, Lars von Trier continues and finishes his internationally acclaimed 1990s cult series-classic: The ghost stories about the hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken roots and the medical science faces a daily struggle with itself, where the Swedes curse the Danes and the mysterious and inexplicable blend together in a mixture of horror and humor.

Lars von Trier has written the script in collaboration with Niels Vørsel, with whom he also wrote the previous seasons. Louise Vesth is producing for Zentropa Entertainments with NENT Group and DR in co-production with Film i Väst, Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic) and Ginger Productions with support from Noridsk Film & TV Fond and tax shelter provided by BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance and developed with the support of the Creative Europé Media Programme of the European Union. International sales Trustnorisk.

In connection with the production of The Kingdom Exodus, season I & II has undergone a thorough restoration, enabling all three seasons to be launched as a whole in the highest possible quality for both old and new fans.

Photos: Christian Geisnæs