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EXCLUSIVE: Lone Scherfig’s The Shift has been renewed for a second season and distributor Beta Movie has struck a deal for the primary with North American streamer MHz Selection and Australia’s SBS. The Killing star Sofie Gråbøl, who led the primary run, is returning as a visitor.
Danish broadcaster TV2’s The Shift follows goings-on in a maternity hospital. Season 2 will decide up two years on from the top of the primary, transferring to the youngsters’s ward of the hospital, with every episode centering on a distinct younger affected person. Danish star Gråbøl, who performed maternity ward boss Ella in Season 1, will play a bit half this time round, with forged comprised of Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (The Lord’s Methods) and Anders W. Berthelsen (DNA’), in addition to the returning characters portrayed by Pål Sverre Hagen (Exit, Beforeigners), Mattias Nordkvist (The Restaurant) and Mette Horn (The Wave).
Scherfig, who achieved worldwide acclaim with the triple-Oscar-nominated 2009 hit An Schooling, is showrunner and can direct the primary two episodes of Season 2.
The Shift Season 1 achieved a 35% share of 20-60 yr previous viewers throughout linear and streaming, in keeping with Beta, and has been remade within the Netherlands to sturdy rankings. A Slovakian remake can be being negotiated and Beta has struck offers with MHz Selection and SBS, together with platforms in Greece, Cyprus, Estonia, and Poland.
The present’s first season premiered on the Berlinale final yr, with Deadline reviewer Damon Clever calling it “the work of a director taking inventory and going again to life’s fundamentals, in each sense of the phrase.”
“The success of the primary season exceeded our expectations and we’re thrilled to return for one more,” mentioned Scherfig.
“Whereas we’re sustaining the identical core themes, this season affords a contemporary perspective with some new characters. The devoted staff in Denmark’s pediatric wards bear a big day by day duty, serving as unsung heroes who uphold certainly one of our nation’s most vital establishments. Their unyielding compassion, inclusivity, and professionalism make them exemplars of empathy in our society.”
The Shift is produced by Nordisk Movie Inventive Alliance. Scherfig is showrunner, directed two episodes and is head author with Nikolaj Scherfig. The opposite episodes are directed by Henrik Reuben Genz and Ole Christain Madsen. Producer is Malene Blenkov.
Lone Scherfig’s ‘The Shift’ Renewed For Season 2 – Deadline
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