Viaplay Bringing Danish Series Bullshit to U.S.

The Danish miniseries Bullshit, based on a nonfiction book about Copenhagen biker gangs in the late ’70s and early ’80s, is set to become available in the U.S. exclusively on Viaplay on January 30.

The coming-of-age drama tells the story of a group of lost and rebellious youths who find community and belonging in the hardcore biker gang known as Bullshit, which leads to a world of brutal conflict. Marco Ilsø (Vikings) and Alba August (The Congregation, The Rain) star in the lead roles.

August plays Pia, a 16-year-old who leaves her difficult family with just 100 Kroner and meets 18-year-old Henning, played by Ilsø, who turns his back on acceptable society to follow his dreams of brotherhood, freedom and motorcycles. As they embark on a wild love affair, Henning becomes determined to climb the ranks of the gang no matter the cost. He eventually becomes its president and Pia becomes his wife, but a bloody war with the Hells Angels changes everything.

Additional cast members are Clint Ruben (The Venus Effect), Vic Carmen Sonne (The Kingdom Exodus), Peter Christoffersen (Raised by Wolves, When The Dust Settles) and Adam Ild Rohweder (Persona non Grate, Holiday).

Bullshit is produced by Nordisk Film Creative Alliance for Viaplay. It is written by creators Molly Malene Stensgaard (Dancer in the Dark, Melancholia), Bo Hr. Hansen (The Art of Crying, Families Like Ours) and Milad Alami (The Charmer, When the Dust Settles, Follow the Money), with Alami directing. The series is based on BULLSHIT: The Story of a Family by Camilla Stockmann and Janus Køster-Rasmussen.

“Bullshit is a coming-of-age story about violence, love and the loss of innocence—a touching and violent portrait of a generation,” Alami said.