TheBBChas acquired Oscar-nominated directorThomas Vinterbergs first TV series.
The corporation has picked up the apocalypticFamilies Like OursfromStudiocanal.
Shot across five countries, the series was shown at Venice and Toronto.
Amaryllis August in ‘Families Like Ours.‘Per Arnesen
Past credits includeThe HuntandFar From the Madding Crowd.
The BBC has long been a buyer of Scandi drama and was an early acquirer of hits likeThe Bridge.
Families Like Ourswas co-written by Bo Hr.
Hansen and produced by Lars von TriersZentropaEntertainments for TV 2 Denmark, Studiocanal and Canal+.
It is distributed by Studiocanal.
