The Danish psycho thriller series currently in production is co-created by Rita’s writing duo Christian Torpe and Marie Østerbye for Motor and DR Drama.

Global distributor Dynamic Television brokered the co-production deal with Germany’s youth-skewing channel ZDFneo. 

The 8x60’ series Deliver Us (Fred til lands) follows five people in a small Danish town who join forces and plan the perfect murder of the local town psycho only to realize that once you start playing God, it’s easy to end up as the Devil. 

The stellar Danish cast includes Dar Salim (Warrior, Borgen), Morten Hee Andersen (The New Nurses, Ride Upon the Storm), Lene Maria Christensen (Pros & Cons, The Legacy), Anders Juul (The Team, The Purity of Vengeance), Marijana Jankovic (The House that Jack Built, Follow the Money) and Claus Riis Østergaard (Dicte: Crime Reporter, Norskov). 

Seasoned TV drama director Louise Friedberg (Ride Upon the Storm, House of Cards, Borgen) is attached as concept director.  Key crew members include cinematographer Martin Munch (Ride Upon the Storm, Follow the Money), production designers Thomas Greve (Pros & Cons) and Heidi Plugge (Norskov) and costume designer Rikke Simonsen (Utøya: July 22, Below the Surface).  Jesper Morthorst, co-managing director of Motor with Torpe, is producing while DR’s Head of Drama Christian Rank is executive-producing. 

Torpe said: “We are very excited that ZDFneo is on board. It is a high-quality network and with them as partners, we will reach a huge German speaking audience and we are sure the show will resonate with them.” Jan Bennemann, VP Co-Productions & Acquisitions at Dynamic Television said: “Led by a truly all-star team, Deliver Us is a series that reimagines Nordic noir. We are thrilled to have ZDFneo come onboard and bring this exciting thriller to German audiences.”

Deliver Us is currently filming on Fyn Island, with support from the regional film fund FilmFyn. The series will premiere on DR1 and DRTV in the fall 2019.