The Kingdom (1994)
The Kingdom (1994)
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Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Birgitte Raaberg
Judith Petersen
Bodil Jørgensen
Karen Svensson
Vic Carmen Sonne
Jens Okking
Bulder Harly Drusse
Holger Juul Hansen
Einar Moesgaard
Danica Ćurčić
Udo Kier
Age Krüger, Lillebror, Storebror / Storebror / Age Krüger, Lillebror, Storebror / Storebror
Kirsten Rolffes
Sigrid Drusse
Mikael Persbrandt
Helmer Jr.
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Stig Helmer
Lars Mikkelsen
Pontopidan
Nicolas Bro
Balder
Ghita Nørby
Rigmor Mortensen
Tuva Novotny
Anna
Søren Pilmark
Jørgen Krogshøj
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Filip Naver
Peter Mygind
Morten 'Mogge' Moesgaard
Ida Engvoll
Kalle
Annevig Schelde Ebbe
Mary Krüger
Stellan Skarsgård
Stig Helmer's Attorney
Ole Emil Riisager
Narrator
Ole Boisen
Christian
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Camilla
Baard Owe
Palle Bondo
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 24, 1994
Original NameRiget
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes13
Running Time1h 8m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
Wiki.
Riget (English title: The Kingdom) 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 (lit. 'The National Hospital', nicknamed "Riget", lit. 'the realm' or 'the kingdom'), each episode of the show takes place over a single day, and 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, was screened out of competition at the Venice Film Festival and at the Serial Killer festival in September 2022, and premiered in the Nordics on streaming platform Viaplay with the first two episodes on October 9. The series premiered in select regions between November 27 and December 25 on streaming platform MUBI.Von Trier has credited David Lynch's 1990 television series Twin Peaks and the 1965 French miniseries Belphegor as inspirations for the series. 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.