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Climate drama Families Like Ours deserves to be a word-of-mouth hit

A disturbing new Danish TV series, which follows a wealthy family as rising seas force the evacuation of Denmark, is wildly popular in its home country. We should all be watching it, says Bethan Ackerley

By Bethan Ackerley

7 May 2025

TITLE:Families Like Ours,EP NUMBER:PORTRAIT,TX DATE:03-05-2025,TX WEEK:18,EMBARGOED UNTIL:,PEOPLE:Laura (AMARYLLIS AUGUST),DESCRIPTION:,COPYRIGHT:Zentropa Entertainments / StudioCanal / CANAL+ / TV 2 ,CREDIT LINE:BBC/Zentropa Entertainments / StudioCanal / CANAL+ / TV 2/Per Arnesen — Laura (Amaryllis August) and her parents set out for Paris when floods hit
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Families Like Ours
BBC iPlayer (UK); no US release date yet announced

I recently wrote a piece for �鶹��ý lamenting the lack of a wildly popular TV drama about climate change. A few short weeks later, along comes (BBC iPlayer), a wildly popular (in its native Denmark) TV drama about climate change. Patience was never my strong suit.

While I climb down from my high horse, let me tell you a little bit about it. It is…

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