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It sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, abruptly disappeared, and resurfaced briefly only to be buried again because of licensing agreements and copyright disputes. Now it may finally be available on Netflix—but only if we’re very very lucky.
Simultaneously hailed as “an epic so deep it seethes with a pain all its own,” but also “relatably funny, action-packed, and filled with easter eggs about how to viably become wealthy and successful” the series has four full seasons and 46 episodes. Speculation is that within the next month, Netflix may begin airing the first season, followed by a timed release of other episodes according to what time zones viewers are in as well as other “yet to be determined” considerations. Hype around the series began in 2022, when Danish actor Fren Sorskierd spooked realtors in his native Copenhagen by airing it at his home and setting off a temporary rent crisis, as viewers were willing to pay to live in Sorskierd’s apartment complex in order to catch a glimpse of the show through his window. One renter said at the time, “I can’t really hear it, because it’s inside and I’m out here, but the facial expressions and depictions of shopping mall culture in an oppressive dystopian society don’t need sound to understand.” Just how Sorskierd received a copy of the show is a legal matter that, in accordance with Danish law, may not be released to the public, but it is speculated he received it because of his small but memorable role in the film as “Kirkvik,” a tailor who can’t taste food anymore because he opted out of the genetic ability to do that. Following the unconventional release of the series, Sorskierd apologized and faced fines for violating Danish “public viewing” laws that prohibit citizens from showing movies and television shows through their windows. It is the responsibility of Danes to close their shades and to be aware of onlookers. Luckily for Sorskierd, the studio never pursued charges against him and the Danish Crown even intervened to give him a pardon. From there, news of the series grew, select critics previewed it, and publications like Entertainment Capital called it, “a buzzkill…till you find yourself drunk with energy.” Another industry magazine described it being “as if Jane Austen met Luther Vandross and they killed someone together.” Some entertainment executives wonder whether American audiences are ready for a streaming series that “pits us all against each other in a way that’s both socially uncomfortable and sexually satisfying at the same time.” One even opined: “’Scuse me while I pull out my dong and whack off to this.” With a potential* May release date, insiders expect the viewer experience to be “like a sex change operation if you didn’t want it but then afterwards you’re like, yeah, o.k., I can live with this,” and that it will likely carry a PG-13 rating. Keep up to date with entertainment news at www.intergalacticbiz.com/culture. *Potential. We all have it. YOU have it. Live up to it. |
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