Rita (TV series)
{{Short description|Danish comedy-drama TV series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Rita TV Show Poster.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption = Season 2 poster
| genre = Comedy drama
| creator = Christian Torpe
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| director =
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Mille Dinesen|Lise Baastrup|Carsten Bjørnlund|Ellen Hillingsø|Nikolaj Groth|Morten Vang Simonsen|Sara Hjort Ditlevsen|Kristoffer Fabricius}}
| judges =
| voices =
| open_theme = "Speak Out Now" by Oh Land
| composer = {{Unbulleted list|Kristian Leth|Fridolin Nordsø}}
| country = Denmark
| language = Danish
| num_seasons = 5
| num_episodes = 40
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Unbulleted list|Christian Torpe|Keld Reinicke|Karoline Leth|Lars Bjørn Hansen|Birdie Bjerregaard|Christian Rank|Jennifer Green}}
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Jesper Morthorst|Karoline Leth|Theis Nørgaard}}
| location = Rødovre, Sjælland
| cinematography = {{Unbulleted list|Kim Høgh|Rasmus Heise|Rasmus Arrildt|Bo Tengberg|Adam Jandrup|Niels A. Hansen|
Brian Curt Petersen}}
| editor =
| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 40 minutes
| company = {{Unbulleted list|SF Studios|Netflix {{small|(season 3–5)}}}}
| budget =
| network = TV 2
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|02|09}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|07|20}}
}}
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{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} , 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. One of Rita's closest friends, Hjørdis, (Lise Baastrup), the only other actor who appeared in all the episodes besides Dinesen; a spin-off centered on the character, Hjørdis, was broadcast between 18 May and 8 June 2015, consisting of four episodes. In the story, Hjørdis tries to put together a school play about bullying, one of the many social themes discussed throughout Rita.
Upon airing, Rita received generally favorable response from critics.
Premise
Rita Madsen, a compulsive smoker, is an unconventional secondary education teacher who, according to her, chose this profession "to protect students from their parents". While she goes out of her way to advise and help her pupils, Rita's personal and family life seems to need the same kind of assistance. Her youngest son, Jeppe, is discovering his sexuality, while the older ones, Ricco and Molly, are experiencing the mishaps of adulthood. Other main characters include Hjørdis, a naive teacher who becomes Rita's best friend; Rasmus, the school headmaster with whom Rita has an on-again, off-again relationship; Helle, school counselor and former Rita's rival; Uffe, Hjørdis' husband; and Jonas, a former school headmaster who is a self-assured teacher at Rita's school.
Cast and characters
= Main =
- Mille Dinesen as Rita Madsen, an unconventional teacher and single mother. Tessa Hoder portrays a young Rita in season 4
- Lise Baastrup as Hjørdis, a naive teacher and Rita's best friend.
- Carsten Bjørnlund as Rasmus (seasons 1–3 and 5), school headmaster in seasons 1-2, and on-again, off-again boyfriend with Rita and Helle
- Ellen Hillingsø as Helle (seasons 1–3; guest season 5), school counselor in seasons 1-3
- Nikolaj Groth as Jeppe Madsen (seasons 1–3 and 5, guest season 4), Rita's youngest son
- Morten Vang Simonsen as Ricco Madsen (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), Rita's oldest son
- Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Molly Madsen (seasons 1; guest seasons 2–5), Rita's daughter
- Kristoffer Fabricius as Uffe (season 3-5, guest season 1-2), Hjørdis' boyfriend and, eventually, husband
- Charlotte Munck as Lea (season 4), Rita's childhood friend
- Ari Alexander as Ole (season 5), a farmhand and Jeppe's crush
= Recurring =
- Lisbet Lundquist as Lillebeth Schmidt Kronborg (season 1), Rita's mother
- Lykke Sand Michelsen as Bitten Dyrehave (seasons 1–2), Ricco's wife
- Carsten Nørgaard as Tom Dyrehave (seasons 1–2), Bitten's father and Rita's ex-boyfriend
- Lotte Andersen as Jette Dyrehave (seasons 1–2), Bitten's mother
- Elena Arndt-Jensen as Stine (seasons 1–2), student
- Lea Maria Høyer Stensnaes as Rosa (season 1), student
- Ferdinand Glad Bach as David (seasons 1–3), Jeppe's boyfriend
- Peter Gantzler as Niels Madsen (seasons 1–2, 5), Rita's ex-husband
- Alexandre Willaume as Jonas Poulsen (seasons 2–3), schoolteacher
- Tommy Kenter as Erik (season 2), schoolteacher
- Lasse Fogelstrøm as Mads Klitgaard (season 2), student
- Zaki Youssef as Said (season 3), Rita's crush
- Belal Faiz as Karim (season 3), student and Said's brother
- Frederik Winther Rasmussen as Niklas Verner (season 3), student
- Charlotte Fich as Alice Verner (season 3), Niklas' mother and city mayor
- Ole Lemmeke as Bjarne (season 4), headmaster
- Tessa Hoder as young Rita (season 4)
- Sofie Juul as young Lea (season 4)
- Olaf Højgaard as Martin (season 4), Lea's husband
- Albert Reffelt Dalum as Allan (season 4), Lea and Martin's son
- Christine Exner as Susanne (season 4), Lea's mother and Rita's teacher in 1985
- Kurt Ravn as Rostrup (season 4), Rita's teacher in 1985
- Rosa Sand Michelsen as Kalinka (season 4–5), schoolteacher, mother of Knud, married to Niels
- Søren Bang Jensen as Niels (season 4–5), schoolteacher, father of Knud, married to Kalinka
- William Friis Nelausen as Reinulf (seasons 4–5), Hjørdis' and Uffe's son
- Søs Egelind as Gerd (season 5), Rita's student
= Guest =
- Line Kruse as Gitte Nielsen (season 1), Rita's sister
- Laura Bach as Gitte Nielsen (season 2), Rita's sister
- Kristian Halken as Flemming (season 2), teacher
- Nikolaj Dencker Schmidt as Alex (season 5), Jeppe's boyfriend
- Lisbeth Dahl as Gudrun (season 5), Ole's grandmother
Episodes
= Series overview =
{{Series overview
| color1 = #B60000
| link1 = #Season 1 (2012)
| episodes1 = 8
| start1 = {{Start date|2012|02|09|df=yes}}
| end1 = {{End date|2012|03|29|df=yes}}
| color2 = #A12B00
| link2 = #Season 2 (2013)
| episodes2 = 8
| start2 = {{Start date|2013|09|11|df=yes}}
| end2 = {{End date|2013|10|30|df=yes}}
| color3 = #E67E5E
| link3 = #Season 3 (2015)
| episodes3 = 8
| start3 = {{Start date|2015|03|23|df=yes}}
| end3 = {{End date|2015|05|11|df=yes}}
| color4 = #EE7700
| link4 = #Season 4 (2017)
| episodes4 = 8
| start4 = {{Start date|2017|08|21|df=yes}}
| end4 = {{End date|2017|10|09|df=yes}}
| color5 = #FCBE37
| link5 = #Season 5 (2020)
| episodes5 = 8
| start5 = {{Start date|2020|06|01|df=yes}}
| end5 = {{End date|2020|07|20|df=yes}}
}}
= Season 1 (2012) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Idealisten
|AltTitle=The Idealist
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|02|09|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe
|Viewers=0.90
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title=Læreren
|AltTitle = The Teacher
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|02|16|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy = Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.81
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title=Anarkisten
|AltTitle = The Anarchist
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|02|23|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy = Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.88
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title=Hun-ulven
|AltTitle = The She-Wolf
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|03|01|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Jannik Johansen
|WrittenBy = Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.89
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title=Beskytteren
|AltTitle = The Protector
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|03|08|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Jannik Johansen
|WrittenBy = Marie Østerbye & Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.85
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title=Hykleren
|AltTitle = The Hypocrite
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|03|15|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Jannik Johansen
|WrittenBy = Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.79
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title=Prinsessen
|AltTitle = The Princess
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|03|22|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy = Marie Østerbye & Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.80
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title=Moderen
|AltTitle = The Mother
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|03|29|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy = Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy = Christian Torpe
|Viewers = 0.80
}}
}}
= Season 2 (2013) =
{{Episode table|background=#A12B00 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=24 |director=16 |writer=22 |airdate=14 |viewers=11 |country=Danish |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Den voksne
|AltTitle=The Adult
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|09|11|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe
|Viewers=0.65
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Haven
|AltTitle=The Garden
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|09|18|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Thomas Levin & Christian Torpe & Christina Sederqvist
|Viewers=0.75
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Far, mor og børn
|AltTitle=Father, Mother and Child
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|09|25|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.72
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Teamplayer
|AltTitle=Team Player
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|02|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Kathrine Windfeld
|WrittenBy=Mette Heeno
|Viewers=0.79
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Jeg elsker dig
|AltTitle=I Love You
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|09|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Kathrine Windfeld
|WrittenBy=Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.76
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Den første kærlighed
|AltTitle=The First Love
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|16|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Kathrine Windfeld
|WrittenBy=Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.69
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Rollemodellen
|AltTitle=The Role Model
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|23|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Stefan Jaworski & Christoffer Örnfelt
|Viewers=0.75
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Ukrudt
|AltTitle=The Weeds
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2013|10|30|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.73
}}
}}
= Season 3 (2015) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Kandidaten
|AltTitle=The Candidate
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|03|23|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.80
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Kælderen
|AltTitle=The Basement
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|03|23|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.87
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Sponsorbarnet
|AltTitle=The Sponsor Child
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|03|30|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye & Simon Odid Weil
|Viewers=0.70
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Aftenskole
|AltTitle=Evening School
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|04|06|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.77
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Lus
|AltTitle=Lice
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|04|13|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Simon Odid Weil
|Viewers=0.76
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Frit fald
|AltTitle=Freefall
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|04|20|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Mogens Hagedorn
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Jenny Lund Madsen
|Viewers=0.76
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Lederen
|AltTitle=The Head
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|04|27|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Mogens Hagedorn
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.72
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Testen
|AltTitle=The Test
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|05|11|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Mogens Hagedorn
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe
|Viewers=0.74
}}
}}
= Season 4 (2017) =
{{Episode table|background=#EE7700 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=24 |director=16 |writer=22 |airdate=14 |viewers=11 |country=Danish |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Nutid/datid
|AltTitle=Present/past
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|08|21|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Jannik Tai Mosholt
|Viewers=0.77
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Du bliver, hvad du spiser
|AltTitle=You Become What You Eat
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|08|28|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe & Jannik Tai Mosholt
|Viewers=0.68
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=27
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Tøbrud
|AltTitle=Thaw
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|09|04|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Christian Torpe, Jannik Tai Mosholt & Simon Oded Weil
|Viewers=0.56
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Rigtige Venner
|AltTitle=Real Friends
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|09|11|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Natasha Arthy
|WrittenBy=Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Torpe & Jenny Lund Madsen
|Viewers=0.66
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Dig og mig
|AltTitle=You and I
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|09|18|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Natasha Arthy
|WrittenBy=Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Torpe & Ina Bruhn
|Viewers=0.60
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=30
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Barndommens gade
|AltTitle=Childhood Streets
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|09|25|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Torpe & Simon Oded Weil
|Viewers=0.59
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=31
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Familie
|AltTitle=Family
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|02|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Torpe & Ina Bruhn
|Viewers=0.63
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=32
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Hjemme
|AltTitle=Home
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|09|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|WrittenBy=Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Torpe & Marie Østerbye
|Viewers=0.63
}}
}}
= Season 5 (2020) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=33
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Fake News
|AltTitle=Fake News
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|01|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.76
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=34
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=Hurlumhejhus
|AltTitle=Hullabaloo House
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|08|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.62
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=35
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Udflugten
|AltTitle=The Outing
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|15|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.48
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=36
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=Do You Speak English?
|AltTitle=Do You Speak English?
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|22|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.56
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=37
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Hedetur
|AltTitle=Hot Flash
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|29|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.56
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=38
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Grænser
|AltTitle=Boundaries
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|06|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.53
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=39
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Søen
|AltTitle=The Lake
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|13|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.44
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=40
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=Kaos
|AltTitle=Chaos
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|20|df=yes}}
|DirectedBy=Lars Kaalund
|Viewers=0.44
}}
}}
Reception
= Critical response =
Henrik Palle wrote for Politiken that the series "works really well with some characters who actually look like people".{{cite web|last1=Palle|first1=Henrik|title=Palle om ny tv-serie: »Rita, du, har ramt mig nu«|date=9 February 2012|url=http://politiken.dk/kultur/medier/ECE1533227/palle-om-ny-tv-serie-rita-du-har-ramt-mig-nu/|publisher=Politiken|accessdate=14 January 2015|language=Danish}}
= Awards and nominations =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Reference(s) |
| scope="row" rowspan="6" | Monte-Carlo Television Festival
| rowspan="6" | 2012 | rowspan="2" | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | {{won}} |
|---|
| Lise Baastrup
| {{nom}} |
| Outstanding International Producer (Drama Series)
| rowspan="2" | Christian Torpe {{small|(executive producer)}} and | {{nom}} |
| Outstanding European Producer (Drama Series)
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2" | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
| {{nom}} |
| Nikolaj Groth
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="5" | Robert Awards
| rowspan="5" | 2013 | Best Danish Television Series | Rita | {{nom}} | rowspan="5" | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000564/2013/1?ref_=ttawd_ev_5|title=Danish Film Awards (Robert) (2013)|website=IMDb|accessdate=21 February 2021}}{{cite web |title=Robert Awards 2013 |url=https://www.dfi.dk/en/english/robert-awards-2013 |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=1 March 2013}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2021}}}} |
| Best Actress in a Leading Television Role
| Mille Dinesen | {{nom}} |
| Best Actor in a Leading Television Role
| Carsten Bjørnlund | {{nom}} |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role
| Sara Hjort Ditlevsen | {{nom}} |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Television Role
| Nikolaj Groth | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | Monte-Carlo Television Festival
| rowspan="3" | 2014 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Carsten Bjørnlund | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" | {{center|{{cite web |title=Monte-Carlo TV Festival (2014) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000446/2014/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=21 February 2021}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2021}}}} |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| rowspan="2" | Mille Dinesen | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | Zulu Awards
| Best Actress | {{win}} | {{center|{{cite web |title=Zulu Awards (2014) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001005/2014/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=21 February 2021}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2021}}}} |
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| Best TV Series | Rita | {{nom}} | {{center|{{cite web |title=Zulu Awards (2016) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001005/2016/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=21 February 2021}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2021}}}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="7" | Robert Awards
| Best Danish Television Series | Rita | {{nom}} | rowspan="4" | {{center|{{cite web |title=Robert-priser 2016 |url=https://www.dfi.dk/nyheder/robert-priser-2016 |website=Det Danske Filminstitut |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=da}}}} |
| Best Actress in a Leading Television Role
| Mille Dinesen | {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Television Role
| Lise Baastrup | {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Leading Television Role
| Carsten Bjørnlund | {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Best Danish Television Series | Rita | {{nom}} | rowspan="3" | {{center|{{cite web |title=Nominations Revealed For The 2018 Robert Awards |url=https://nordicdrama.com/nominations-revealed-for-the-2018-robert-awards/ |website=Nordic Drama |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=11 January 2018}}{{cite web |title=Winter Brothers conquers the 34th Robert Awards |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/346734/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=21 February 2021 |language=en}}}} |
| Best Actress in a Leading Television Role
| Mille Dinesen | {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Television Role
| {{nom}} |
| scope="row" | Copenhagen TV Festival
| 2021 | Best Television Series | Rita | {{won}} | {{center|{{cite web |title=Copenhagen TV Festival (2021) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000981/2021/1 |website=IMDb |access-date=21 February 2021}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2021}}}} |
Related media
= Spin-off =
Hjørdis follows the eponymous teacher as she tries to put together a school play about bullying. It was broadcast between 18 May and 8 June 2015, consisting of four episodes.{{Cite web|last=Didriksen|first= Karina|date=2014-06-11|title=Hjørdis fra "Rita" får sin egen TV-serie| url= https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/tv/tv-2/hjoerdis-fra-rita-faar-sin-egen-tv-serie|access-date=2021-02-21|website=BILLED-BLADET.dk|language=da}}{{Cite web|last=Erlendsson|first=Kirsten|date=2014-06-10|title=Naive Hjørdis fra 'Rita' får sin egen tv-serie |url= https://www.bt.dk/content/item/710788|access-date=2021-02-21|website= bt.dk|language=da}}
= Adaptations =
A US remake was planned with a pilot episode filmed in 2013, starring Anna Gunn, but it was not picked up as a series.{{cite news|last1=Boesen|first1=Steffen|date=10 December 2012|title=Populær TV 2-serie bliver genindspillet i USA|language=Danish|publisher=Politiken|location=Copenhagen, Denmark|url=http://politiken.dk/kultur/medier/ECE1838123/populaer-tv-2-serie-bliver-genindspillet-i-usa/|accessdate=14 January 2015}}{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2013-07-26|title=UPDATE: Pilot 'Rita' Gets A Pass At Bravo, Other Networks Interested |url= https://deadline.com/2013/07/bravos-pilot-rita-gets-a-pass-549857/|access-date=2017-01-14|publisher= | work= Deadline Hollywood}} In 2019, American premium cable network Showtime commissioned a pilot order for a remake starring Lena Headey. The series was to be a joint production between Showtime Networks and Platform One Media, with Torpe serving as showrunner and writing the pilot episode and Headey also acting as executive producer. This pilot was not picked up for a full series either.{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 27, 2019|title=Lena Headey To Star In & Executive Produce Dramedy Pilot 'Rita' Based On Danish Series At Showtime| url= https://deadline.com/2019/06/lena-headey-to-star-in-executive-produce-dramedy-pilot-rita-based-on-danish-series-at-showtime-1202638838/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701035636/https://deadline.com/2019/06/lena-headey-to-star-in-executive-produce-dramedy-pilot-rita-based-on-danish-series-at-showtime-1202638838/|archive-date=July 1, 2019|access-date= August 24, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
A Dutch remake, Tessa, which began airing in November 2015 on NPO 1, lasted only one season. The lead role was played by Thekla Reuten, following the storyline of Rita Season one, with only a few changes. The series was remade in France by TF1 as Sam, starring Mathilde Seigner in the title role for the first season. The second season of Sam entered production in 2017 with Natacha Lindinger replacing Seigner in the title role.{{Cite news|date=2017-03-03|title=Sam : la saison 2 en tournage dès le mois de mai| language=fr-FR| work= tf1.fr |url= https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/sam/news/sam-saison-2-tournage-des-mois-de-mai-9113834.html|access-date=2017-08-26}} The show has aired seven seasons to date.{{when|date=March 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt1973692}}
- [http://play.tv2.dk/programmer/serier/drama/rita/ Rita at TV 2]
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