The Kingdom

The Kingdom

1994
The Kingdom
The Kingdom

The Kingdom

8.2 | TV-MA | en | Drama

The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science – a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP5  Exodus
Oct. 30,2022
Exodus

Karen, Krogen and Bulder are fighting against the clock. The time has come to clean The Kingdom of all evil spirits once and for all, but much can still go wrong.

EP4  Barbarossa
Oct. 23,2022
Barbarossa

Karen attempts to solve the task that was given to her, but evil forces work against her and Bulder. Helmer has had it with the Danish stupidity and plans an act of terrorism against the Danes and The Kingdom itself.

EP3  Big Brother
Oct. 16,2022
Big Brother

Karen locates the spiritual core of The Kingdom. Helmer discovers what he was looking for at the hospital, but after a violent clash with Naver, he realizes that things do not always proceed according to plan.

EP2  The Congress Dances
Oct. 09,2022
The Congress Dances

Karen has a new vision that could possibly aid her in locating the voice. At The Kingdom, preparations are being made for the annual pain congress, but it seems that the demon, Grand Duc, is on the guest list.

EP1  Halmar
Oct. 09,2022
Halmar

A mysterious voice calls upon the sleep walker, Karen, during a nightmare. The Kingdom is in need of her assistance, and at the hospital, she finds an ally in the porter, Bulder.

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8.2 | TV-MA | en | Drama , Comedy , Mystery | More Info
Released: 1994-11-24 | Released Producted By: WDR , Zentropa Entertainments Country: Sweden Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://viaplay.dk/serier/riget-exodus
Synopsis

The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science – a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.

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Cast

Birgitte Raaberg , Bodil Jørgensen , Vic Carmen Sonne

Director

Lars von Trier

Producted By

WDR , Zentropa Entertainments

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Reviews

gogoschka-1 Lars von Trier's weird, crazy TV show about a haunted hospital with an amazing atmosphere and a great cast. Shows that you don't need a lot of money as long as you've got great actors, good writing and the perfect location. Shot entirely on an ordinary video camera, this is "no budget" Arthouse cinema. The second part of the series is just as good, and I only wish we would have gotten the originally planned third part as well, but the untimely death of the lead actor sadly prevented this from ever happening. Still, let's enjoy what we got. 9 stars out of 10.In case you're interested in more underrated masterpieces, here's some of my favorites:imdb.com/list/ls070242495
Andreas Gustavsson One thing first folks, I've seen loads and I mean loads of horror movies, sci-fi movies, thrillers, mystical movies and so forth. Beginning with Hitchcock's Psycho from the 60's to the Thai-movie Shutter (2004) - and everything between. Everything. I am ashamed that I haven't discovered Riget until now... I've never missed anything, especially not what people call "cult movies". After having seen Riget/The Kingdom 1 and 2 - I'm totally blown away. It began after I saw Kingdom Hospital (Stephen King's adaptation), which I really couldn't "accept" although it's a good series compared to much crap shown on TV today. Being a hard core Stephen King fan I have BIG standards when it comes to the movies that are are adaptations of his great books! Back to Riget/The Kingdom now: This is some sick, dark, humorous, twisted and brilliant s*it! In an absolutely positive way! Never before have I rated a series (only books) with a 10 point grade, I gave the Swedish movie 'Låt Den Rätte Komma In' (American version: Let the Right one In) 9 points - but Riget is something extra alright. Generally I don't like Danes... "Danskjävlar!!!", as Dr. Helmer puts it.. but this is a marvelous piece of art. If you haven't seen it, shame on you! If you don't want to see it, well... keep on watching low calorie movies and series such as Buffy, OK? ;)
paul2001sw-1 Lars von Trier now has an international reputation for making intentionally teasing, one might almost say perverse, movies. But before any of his features films, he made 'The Kingdom', a hospital drama-cum-ghost story for Danish television. With it's cast of uniquely monstrous (but brilliantly original) doctors and patients, the programme hardly needs its supernatural element; but von Trier blends the two with considerable panache, drawing a dark, but hysterically funny, portrait of the hospital (quite literally) from hell. Vetern Swedish thespian Ernst Hugo Jaregard is brilliant in the leading role as a misanthropic doctor; he steals every scene he's in (apparently, in some cases, to von Trier's chagrin); but the whole piece is immaculately constructed. The claustrophobic, but superficially realistic, setting provide some boundaries to contain the drama that aren't always there in von Trier's movies. It's perhaps his most accessible work; but rest assured, it's scarcely a conventional one.
ozjeppe Now-classic, absolutely phenomenal Danish/Swedish mini-series welds together outrageously hilarious satire, medical ethics and a truly spine-tingling (and heartbreaking) paranormal/ghost story - all inside the corridors of the Copenhagen Kingdom Hospital. This is my favorite Lars Von Trier (on par with "Breaking the waves"); you won't know "unique" until you see this! Hysterical pacing, full of unforgettable characters and scenes... and it's grainy, brownish look and feel is completely its own - and that ominous soundtrack still haunts me... For a swede like me, the Nordic countries' tongue-in-cheek rival connotations are even greater. Love the director's personal in-between episode narrations!9 out of 10 from Ozjeppe.