Rita (2012)

Directed by

Jannik Johansen

Genre

comedy drama, LGBT-related television series

Country

Denmark

Length

5 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Rita is a Danish series about a brash and caring teacher who often puts her students first while struggling with her own messy personal life. She is a single mother dealing with her children and her own flaws at work and at home.

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What happens

Rita is a Danish comedy-drama television series created by Christian Torpe for TV 2. It premiered in Denmark on 9 February 2012, and concluded on 20 July 2020, with 40 episodes broadcast over five seasons. Produced by SF Studios, the series was filmed in Rødovre, Zealand, and executive-produced by Keld Reinicke, Karoline Leth, Lars Bjørn Hansen, Birdie Bjerregaard, Christian Rank, Jennifer Green, and Torpe, who also served as head writer. All episodes are available internationally on streaming service Netflix , who partnered with TV 2 to produce the later three seasons, becoming a Netflix Original. Mille Dinesen portrays the lead role of Rita Madsen, a headstrong and unconventional teacher and single mother who protects and helps her students but struggles to manage her own personal life. A spin-off titled Hjørdis, centered on Rita's friend and colleague Hjørdis, (Lise Baastrup), was broadcast for one season between 18 May and 8 June 2015, consisting of four episodes. Upon airing, Rita received generally favorable response from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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