Rita (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Christian Torpe |
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| Opening theme | "Speak Out Now" by Oh Land |
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| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Production locations | Rødovre, Sjælland |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
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| Network | TV 2 |
| Release | 9 February 2012 – 20 July 2020 |
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Rita is a Danish comedy-drama television series created by Christian Torpe for TV 2. It premiered in Denmark on 9 February 2012, and concluded on 20 July 2020, with 40 episodes broadcast over five seasons. Produced by SF Studios, the series was filmed in Rødovre, Zealand, and executive-produced by Keld Reinicke, Karoline Leth, Lars Bjørn Hansen, Birdie Bjerregaard, Christian Rank, Jennifer Green, and Torpe, who also served as head writer. All episodes are available internationally on streaming service Netflix , who partnered with TV 2 to produce the later three seasons, becoming a Netflix Original.
Mille Dinesen portrays the lead role of Rita Madsen, a headstrong and unconventional teacher and single mother who protects and helps her students but struggles to manage her own personal life.
A spin-off titled Hjørdis, centered on Rita's friend and colleague Hjørdis, (Lise Baastrup), was broadcast for one season between 18 May and 8 June 2015, consisting of four episodes.
Upon airing, Rita received generally favorable response from critics.