Netflix Adapting Danish Podcast Equinox 1985

The Danish podcast Equinox 1985 is being turned into an original series for Netflix to be executive produced by Piv Bernth (The Killing, The Bridge, Follow the Money).

Equinox is a character-driven supernatural thriller about a young woman named Anna, who is affected by the unexplainable disappearance of a school class in 1999. The series is set in Denmark and goes back and forth between 1999, when it all started, and the present time.

The six-part series will be created by Tea Lindeburg and executive produced by Bernth and her company Apple Tree Productions. Production is expected to start later this year.

Bernth said: “We are very excited about the podcast Equinox 1985 being made as a TV series. It is a very unique story about the difference between reality and imagination and the relation between free will and fate—all set in a normal Danish family. The creative team behind it are all extremely talented and it is a great pleasure to work with them. We look forward to introducing this series to the world audience together with Netflix.”

Tesha Crawford, director of Netflix international originals in Northern Europe, commented: “We are very excited about this new series which brings together a locally successful story and a highly acclaimed Danish producer. It’s also been very inspiring to work with a narrative that actually comes from a non-traditional format like a podcast. We are confident that all of this combined will result in a series that is as compelling as the original story.”