The Kingdom (miniseries)

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Also known asThe Kingdom II
The Kingdom: Exodus
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GenreAbsurdist comedy
Black comedy
Medical drama
Paranormal
Psychological drama
Supernatural horror
Created byLars von Trier and Tómas Gislason
Written byLars von Trier (seasons 1-3)
Niels Vørsel (seasons 1-3)
Tómas Gislason (season 1)
Directed byLars von Trier (seasons 1-3)
Morten Arnfred (seasons 1-2)
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Template:Pluralize from text of originDenmark
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from textDanish
Swedish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerTemplate:Pluralize from textSvend Abrahamsen (season 1–2)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (season 1)
Vibeke Windeløv (season 2)
ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from textOle Reim (season 1)
Bosse Lindquist (season 2)
Louise Vesth (season 3)
CinematographyEric Kress
EditorTemplate:Pluralize from textMolly Malene Stensgaard
Jacob Thuesen
Pernille Bech Christensen
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time58–78 minutes
Production Template:Pluralize from textARTE
Danmarks Radio (DR)
Original release
NetworkDanmarks Radio
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NetworkViaplay
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Related
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The Kingdom (Template:Langx) is a Danish absurdist supernatural horror miniseries trilogy created by Lars von Trier and Tómas Gislason. Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet (Template:Lit, nicknamed "Riget", Template:Lit), each episode of the show follows the hospital's eccentric staff and patients as they encounter bizarre and sometimes supernatural phenomena. The series is notable for its wry humor, its muted sepia colour scheme, and the appearance of a chorus of dishwashers with Down syndrome, who discuss in intimate detail the strange occurrences in the hospital. The main theme's song was written by von Trier himself.

The first series of four episodes premiered from DR in November to December 1994, and was followed by a second series, Riget II, which aired in November 1997. A belated third and final series of five episodes, directed by von Trier and written by von Trier with Niels Vørsel, entitled Exodus, began filming in 2021[1][2] and was screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival and at the Serial Killer festival in September 2022,[3][4] and premiered on Nordic streaming platform Viaplay with the first two episodes on 9 October. The series premiered in select regions between 27 November and 25 December on streaming platform MUBI.[5]

Von Trier has credited David Lynch's 1990 television series Twin Peaks and the 1965 French miniseries Belphegor as inspirations for the series.[6] The Kingdom itself inspired an American series, Kingdom Hospital, developed by novelist Stephen King; the American version aired on ABC between March and July 2004, and was cancelled after a single season.

Plot synopsis

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Each episode of all three series opens with the same prologue, detailing how the hospital, Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, was built on the site of the "bleaching ponds", which recur in the name of the street of the hospital's official address, Blegdamsvej, although the exact significance of the reference is never explicitly discussed in the series.

The show begins with the admission of a spiritualist patient, Sigrid Drusse (Kirsten Rolffes), who hears the sound of a girl crying in the elevator shaft. Upon investigation, Drusse discovers that the girl had died decades earlier, having been killed by her father to hide her illegitimacy. In order to put the spirit to rest, Drusse searches for the girl's body and ultimately finds it preserved in a specimen jar in the office of the hospital's professor of pathology, Professor Bondo (Baard Owe).

Meanwhile, neurosurgeon Stig Helmer (Ernst-Hugo Järegård), a recent appointee from Sweden to the neurosurgery department, tries to cover up his responsibility for a botched operation which left a young girl in a persistent vegetative state.

Pathologist Dr. Palle Bondo (Baard Owe) attempts to convince the family of a man dying from liver cancer to donate his liver to the hospital for Bondo's research. (In fact, Bondo wants it as a trophy, as it is the second largest hepatosarcoma ever recorded.) When denied, Bondo has the cancerous liver transplanted into his own body (as the patient signed an organ donor form), so that the cancer will become his personal property and can be kept within the hospital.

Amongst other plotlines, a young medical student becomes attracted to the nurse in charge of the sleep research laboratory, a ghostly ambulance appears and disappears every night, a junior doctor runs a black market in medical supplies, and a neurosurgeon discovers that she was impregnated by a ghost and that the baby in her womb is developing abnormally rapidly. In every episode, two dishwashers (each with Down syndrome) in the cellar discuss the strange happenings at Riget, and Helmer screams his famous catchphrase: "Danskjävlar!" (subtitled as "Danish scum", but literally "Danish devils").

In the third series, Exodus, sleepwalker Karen Svensson finds herself at Rigshospitalet, investigating the fallout of the fatal power outage at the end of the second series. Exodus also introduces Dr. Helmer, Jr. (Mikael Persbrandt), the neurotic son of the late Stig Helmer, and a new addition to the staff of Riget.[7] Helmer Jr. is threatened with a lawsuit after making sexual advances to a female colleague in the hospital, has to consult a Swedish lawyer (Alexander Skarsgard), son of the lawyer from season 2.[3]

Cast

Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Stig Helmer, a Dane-hating Swedish doctor
German actor Udo Kier (pictured in 2018) appears in a dual role as the antagonist Åge Krüger, and his infant son Little Brother
Actor Character Season
I II Exodus
Søren Pilmark Jørgen 'Hook' Krogshøj Main
Ghita Nørby Rigmor Mortensen Main
Birgitte Raaberg Judith Petersen Main
Peter Mygind Morten 'Mogge' Moesgaard Main
Ernst-Hugo Järegård Stig Helmer Main Archive
Kirsten Rolffes Sigrid Drusse Main Archive
Holger Juul Hansen Einar Moesgaard Main Archive
Jens Okking Bulder Harly Drusse Main Archive
Baard Owe Palle Bondo Main Archive
Bodil Jørgensen Karen Svensson colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Nicolas Bro Balder 'Bulder' colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Filip Naver colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Lars Mikkelsen Pontopidan colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Mikael Persbrandt Stig Helmer Jr. colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Tuva Novotny Anna colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Ida Engvoll Kalle colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Otto Brandenburg Hansen Main Template:CNone
Annevig Schelde Ebbe Mary Krüger Main Recurring Archive
Udo Kier Åge Krüger / Little Brother / Frederik / Big Brother Main
Vita Jensen Female dishwasher Main Template:CNone
Morten Rotne Leffers [da] Male dishwasher Main Template:CNone
Jasmine Junker Female dishwasher colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Jesper Sørensen Male dishwasher colspan="2" Template:CNone Main
Solbjørg Højfeldt Camilla Main Recurring Main
Birthe Neumann Fru Svendsen Template:CNone Main
Erik Wedersøe Ole Template:CNone Main Template:CNone
John Hahn-Petersen Secretary Nivesen Template:CNone Main Template:CNone
Henning Jensen [af; ar; da; de; sv] Director Bob Recurring Main
Laura Christensen Mona Jensen Recurring Main
Vera Gebuhr Gerda Template:CNone Guest Template:CNone
Ole Boisen [af; da] Christian Recurring Template:CNone
Louise Fribo Sanne Jeppesen Recurring Template:CNone
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen [af; da; de; sv] Chaplain Guest Template:CNone
Thomas Bo Larsen Falkon Template:CNone Guest Template:CNone
Henrik Koefoed Radiologist Guest colspan="2" Template:CNone
Paul Hüttel Steenbæk Guest
Helle Virkner Emma Mogensen Guest Template:CNone
Stellan Skarsgård The Swedish Lawyer Template:CNone Guest Template:CNone
Alexander Skarsgård The Swedish Lawyer's Son colspan="2" Template:CNone Guest
David Dencik Bosse colspan="2" Template:CNone Guest
Willem Dafoe Grand Duc colspan="2" Template:CNone Guest
Lars von Trier Himself
Satan		 colspan="3" Template:CAlso starring

Production

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Riget: Exodus (2022)

In December 2020, Danmarks Radio announced that a third and final season, consisting of five episodes directed by von Trier and co-written by von Trier alongside original series co-writer Niels Vørsel, would begin filming in 2021 under the title Riget: Exodus.[2] The same year, von Trier began showing symptoms of Parkinson's disease during an interview with Christian Lund of Louisiana Channel;[8] afterwards, he continued to work while taking medication. Von Trier did not watch "all the old ones" before beginning work on Riget: Exodus, and had tried "to get rid of the ties from the old stuff", with the focus being on the characters.[9]

Returning cast members Ghita Nørby, Søren Pilmark, Peter Mygind, Birgitte Raaberg, Laura Christensen and Udo Kier are joined by newcomers Bodil Jørgensen, Nicolas Bro, Lars Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mikael Persbrandt, Tuva Novotny, Ida Engvoll, Asta Kamma August, David Dencik, Alexander Skarsgard and Willem Dafoe.[10][11][12][13][14] Von Trier had a "rotten time" filming the series, as he suffered from the effects of Parkinson's disease during the shoot, but hoped the actors "didn't notice".[9]

In September 2022, Exodus (presented as a "five hour feature-length film")[9] screened out of competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, alongside Nicolas Winding Refn's miniseries Copenhagen Cowboy.[3]

Episodes

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Riget (1994)

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Riget II (1997)

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Riget: Exodus (2022)

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Release

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The four-episode first series of Riget was aired by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) from 24 November to 15 December 1994. The English subtitled version The Kingdom aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two from 1 to 9 April 1997.

The four-episode second series, Riget II, aired on DR between 10 and 31 October 1997. The English subtitled version The Kingdom II aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two from 28 July to 1 September 2001.

The five-episode third series, Riget: Exodus, premiered on streaming platform Viaplay on 9 October 2022.

Home media

The series was edited into a five-hour, two-part film, which received some theatrical exhibition, and was released on home video in America and the United Kingdom.[15] It is available on DVD in Australia and New Zealand on Madman Entertainment's Directors Suite label, in the UK from Second Sight, and in the US from Koch-Lorber Films.[16] Following their restoration of the first two series using original film negatives, Mubi released all three series to Blu-ray in April 2024 as part of a 7-disc box set.[17]

Streaming

Newly restored HD[citation needed] editions of the first two series premiered on MUBI on 13 November and 20 November 2022, respectively; the debut of the restored series was followed by the premiere of Exodus on the platform on 27 November, with its fifth and final episode premiering on Christmas Day.[5]

Reception

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Critical reception

On Metacritic, all three seasons has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100.[18]

I and II

Film critic Leonard Maltin, who reviewed the two-part theatrical version, awarded it three and a half out of a possible four stars, calling it "a must-see for those who think they've seen everything".[19]

Despite being a miniseries, The Kingdom appears in the best-selling book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, where it is called "a medical horror epic", with its supernatural elements described as being both eerie and magical.[20]

Exodus

Lars von Trier at the Berlin Film Festival in 2014.

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 23 reviews are positive and the average rating is 6.80/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "An acquired taste for newcomers and comfort weirdness for Lars von Trier's devotees, The Kingdom: Exodus is a cheeky delicacy infused with cosmic horror that reaches biblically insane proportions."[21] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average of 77 out of 100 from nine reviews, indicating a generally positive reception.[22]

Exodus was well received by critics following its premiere at the Venice in September 2022, with Variety calling it "over-the-top" and "fun",[7] and the Italian Post praised the series, saying it "amuses and disturbs", and comparing it positively to Twin Peaks.[23] The Upcoming gave the series 3/5, praising its "dark humour" and noting that it feels like a "tribute to Lars von Trier's career, a revisiting of his early work... filled with the wobbly handheld shots that distinguished the Dogme 95 movement".[24] Giving it 3/5 stars, The Guardian called the series "a nightmarish revue, peppered with familiar faces in brief walk-on roles", and said that it is "fun to a point and richly textured to a fault, with a plot that’s entirely driven by what has gone before".[25]

Accolades

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1995 Bodil Awards Best Danish Film Riget Won [26]
Best Actor Ernst-Hugo Järegård Won
Best Actress Kirsten Rolffes Won
Best Supporting Actor Holger Juul Hansen Won
30th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe Riget Nominated [27]
Best Director Award Lars von Trier Won
Best Actor Award Ernst-Hugo Järegård Won
12th Robert Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Won [26]
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kirsten Rolffes Won
Best Screenplay Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel [da] Won
Best Cinematography Eric Kress Won
Best Score Joachim Holbek [da] Won
Best Sound Design Per Streit Won
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film Riget Won [citation needed]
1996 Adolf Grimme Awards Series/Miniseries Lars von Trier Won [citation needed]
1996 Golden Cable Awards Bronze Cable for Innovation Won [citation needed]
1996 Bodil Awards Best Actor Holger Juul Hansen Won [28]
Best Supporting Actress Birgitte Raaberg Won
1999 Fantasporto Best Screenplay Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred Won [29]
Best Director Lars von Trier Won
40th Robert Awards Best TV Series Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, and Louise Vesth (producer) Nominated [30]
Best Actor in a Leading Role - TV series Mikael Persbrandt Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role - TV series Bodil Jørgensen Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Leading Role - TV series Lars Mikkelsen Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Role - TV series Tuva Novotny Nominated

American adaptation

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King's thirteen episode television adaptation, titled Kingdom Hospital, broadcast between March and July 2004 on ABC. Often directly adapting storylines from the original series, Kingdom Hospital was set in a hospital in Lewiston, Maine, which was on the site of a mill built before the Civil War. Many character names were derived from their Danish equivalents, e.g., Sigrid Drusse became Sally Druse and Stig Helmer became Dr. Stegman. In a departure from the plot of Riget, the American series introduces a new protagonist, a comatose patient, Peter Rickman, inspired by King's own experience of being hit by a minivan,[15] and a talking giant anteater, the spirit guide Anubis/Antubis.[citation needed]

Although King and co-writer Richard Dooling developed an outline for a second series, ratings dropped throughout the season. Kingdom Hospital was placed on indefinite hiatus following a "major network shake-up", and was never picked up for a second series.[31]

See also

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