''The Rain'' is a Danish
post-apocalyptic
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astro ...
streaming television
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series created by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen and Christian Potalivo.
It premiered on
Netflix
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on 4 May 2018.
The show stars
Alba August
Alba Adèle August (born 1993) is a Danish-born Swedish actress and singer.
Early life
She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August, who divorced in 1997. Her older sister Asta Ostergren i ...
,
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (born 13 July 2000) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix series ''The Rain'' and '' Borgen – Power & Glory''. In 2022, Tønnesen starred in the Netflix multilingual mystery-science ficti ...
,
Mikkel Følsgaard
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (; born 1 May 1984) is a Danish actor. In 2012 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival for his portrayal of King Christian VII in ''A Royal Affair'', his feature film debut, whil ...
, Lukas Løkken,
Jessica Dinnage, Sonny Lindberg, and
Angela Bundalovic
Angela Bundalovic (born 1995) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her role as Beatrice in the Netflix television series '' The Rain'' (2018), Nadja in ''Limboland'' (2020), and Miu in ''Copenhagen Cowboy'' (2022).
Life and career
Angela ...
, with
Lars Simonsen
Lars Simonsen (born 19 September 1963) is a Danish actor.
He graduated from Aarhus Teater in 1990. In theatre roles, he has appeared at Odense Teater, , , Husets Teater and Betty Nansen Teatret, among others.
Plays he has worked on include ...
, Bertil De Lorenhmad, Evin Ahmad, and Johannes Bah Kuhnke in recurring roles. The latter two become main characters in the second season.
On 30 May 2018, Netflix renewed ''The Rain'' for a second season, which was released on 17 May 2019, with 6 episodes. In June 2019, it was confirmed that the series was renewed for a third and final season, which was released on 6 August 2020.
Premise
When a virus that is carried by rainfall wipes out almost all humans in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
,
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
siblings Simone and Rasmus take shelter in a bunker. Six years later, they emerge to search for their father, a scientist who left them in the bunker but never returned. Along the way, they join a group of young survivors and together they travel across
Denmark
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and
Sweden
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, searching for a safe place, and for the siblings' father, who may be able to provide answers and a cure.
Cast
Main
*
Alba August
Alba Adèle August (born 1993) is a Danish-born Swedish actress and singer.
Early life
She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August, who divorced in 1997. Her older sister Asta Ostergren i ...
as Simone Andersen
*
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (born 13 July 2000) is a Danish actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix series ''The Rain'' and '' Borgen – Power & Glory''. In 2022, Tønnesen starred in the Netflix multilingual mystery-science ficti ...
as Rasmus Andersen
*
Mikkel Følsgaard
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (; born 1 May 1984) is a Danish actor. In 2012 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival for his portrayal of King Christian VII in ''A Royal Affair'', his feature film debut, whil ...
as Martin
* Lukas Løkken as Patrick
*
Jessica Dinnage as Lea (seasons 1–2)
* Sonny Lindberg as Jean
*
Angela Bundalovic
Angela Bundalovic (born 1995) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her role as Beatrice in the Netflix television series '' The Rain'' (2018), Nadja in ''Limboland'' (2020), and Miu in ''Copenhagen Cowboy'' (2022).
Life and career
Angela ...
as Beatrice (season 1)
*
Natalie Madueño as Fie (season 2–3)
* Clara Rosager as Sarah (season 2–3)
*
Evin Ahmad
Evin Ahmad ('';'' born ) is a Kurdish-Swedish actress and author.
Early life
Elvin Ahmad was born on 8 June 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Her parents are Kurds. Her father is an actor from Sulaymaniyah in Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, tran ...
as Kira (season 2–3)
*
Johannes Bah Kuhnke
Kjell Dietrich Johannes Bah Kuhnke, (''né'' Kuhnke; born 17 April 1972) is a Swedish actor and singer. He has acted in several films and received international attention in 2014 for his role in the film '' Force Majeure''. In 2010, he participa ...
as Sten (recurring, season 1; main, season 2–3)
* Rex Leonard as Daniel (season 3)
Recurring
*
Lars Simonsen
Lars Simonsen (born 19 September 1963) is a Danish actor.
He graduated from Aarhus Teater in 1990. In theatre roles, he has appeared at Odense Teater, , , Husets Teater and Betty Nansen Teatret, among others.
Plays he has worked on include ...
as Dr. Frederik Andersen, Simone and Rasmus' father (seasons 1–2)
* Jacob Luhmann as Thomas, Apollon "stranger" (seasons 1–2)
*
Iben Hjejle
Iben Hjejle (22 March 1971) is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Stephen Frears film '' High Fidelity'' (2000). In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (''Far from ...
as Ellen Andersen, Simone and Rasmus' mother (season 1)
* Bertil De Lorenzi as Young Rasmus (seasons 1–2)
* Anders Juul as Jakob, Sarah's older brother (season 2)
*
Cecilia Loffredo as Luna (season 3)
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2019)
Season 3 (2020)
Production
Production on Season 1 commenced in late June 2017 in Denmark and Sweden.
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
announced on 30 May 2018 that the series would go into production for a second season at the end of 2018.
The second season premiered on Netflix on 17 May 2019.
Season 3 of ''The Rain'' premiered on Netflix on 6 August 2020.
References
External links
* on
Netflix
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*
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