Rita

 is a Danish comedy-drama TV series created by Christian Torpe for TV 2. This series originally premiered in February 2012, then, later on, season 3, 4, and 5 were co-produced by Netflix and became available for streaming on the platform. The fifth season is the final season of the series.

Summary
"Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, schoolteacher Rita fares less well with adults in this comedy-drama from Denmark."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Mille Dinesen as Rita Madsen
 * Lise Baastrup as Hjørdis (Teacher,"Islevgård Skole")
 * Nikolaj Groth as Jeppe Madsen (youngest son of Rita and Niels)
 * Ellen Hillingsø as Helle Uggerby (Curative teacher,"Islevgård Skole"/Principal)
 * Carsten Bjørnlund as Rasmus (Principal of "Islevgård Skole")
 * Kristoffer Fabricius as Uffe (Boyfriend of Hjørdis)
 * Alexandre Willaume as Jonas Poulsen  (Teacher,"Islevgård Skole")
 * Sara Hjort Ditlevsen as Molly Madsen
 * Morten Vang as Ricco Madsen (oldest son of Rita and Niels)
 * Lykke Sand as Bitten Dyrehave (Ricco's girlfriend/wife)
 * Carsten Norgaard as Tom Dyrehave
 * Lotte Andersen as Jette Dyrehave
 * Lene Poulsen as Ida (Sports teacher,"Islevgård Skole")
 * Ferdinand Gomez Glad Bak as David (Jeppe's crush/boyfriend)
 * Rosa Sand Michelsen as Kalinka (Teacher "Bavnegårdsskolen")
 * Søren Bang Jensen as Niels (Teacher "Bavnegårdsskolen")
 * Peter Gantzler Niels Madsen (Rita's ex-husband)

Only in Season 1:
 * Lea Høyer as Rosa (student)
 * Michael Fabricius Sand as Lars (Rosa's father)

Only in Season 2:
 * Lasse Fogelstrøm as Mads Klitgaard (student)

Only in Season 3:
 * Frederik Winther Rasmussen as Niklas Verner (student)
 * Belal Faiz as Kareem (student)
 * Emma B. Marott as Sasja (student)
 * Charlotte Fich as Alice Verner (Mayor, mother of Niklas Verner)
 * Zaki Youssef - Said (Rita's lover and the older brother of Kareem)

Only in Season 4:
 * Charlotte Munck as Lea
 * Ole Lemmeke as Bjarne Ulriksen (Principal of "Bavnegårdsskolen")
 * Tessa Hoder as young Rita
 * Sofie Juul Nielsen as young Lea
 * Christine Exner as Susanne (Lea's mother, a teacher of "Bavnegårdsskolen" in the 1985 flashbacks)
 * Kenneth M. Christensen as Henrik (Lea's father in the 1985 flashbacks)
 * Albert Reffelt Dalum as Allan (Lea's son)
 * Olaf Højgaard as Martin (Lea's husband)
 * Kurt Ravn as Teacher Rostrup (a teacher of "Bavnegårdsskolen" in the 1985 flashbacks)

Only in Season 5:
 * Marie Tourell Søderberg as Pil (a colleague of Uffe)
 * Ari Alexander - Ole (Jeppe's new love)

Episodes

 * Season One (2012)


 * The Idealist
 * The Teacher
 * The Anarchist
 * The Whore
 * The Protector
 * The Hypocrite
 * The Princess
 * The Mother


 * Season Two (2013)


 * The Grown Up
 * The Garden
 * And Baby Makes Three
 * Team Player
 * I Love You
 * First Love
 * The Role Model
 * Weeds


 * Season Three (2015)


 * The Candidate
 * The Basement
 * The Sponsor Kid
 * Evening Classes
 * Lice
 * Free Fall
 * The Leader
 * The Test


 * Season Four (2017)


 * Past/Present
 * You Are What You Eat
 * Sudden Thaw
 * True Friends
 * You and I
 * Childhood Street
 * Family
 * Home


 * Season Five (2020)


 * Fake News
 * Hullabaloo House
 * The Outing
 * Do You Speak English?
 * Hot Flash
 * Boundaries
 * The Lake
 * Chaos

Filming locations

 * Islev, Rødovre, "Statens Pædagogiske Forsøgscenter" (near Copenhagen). The school building meanwhile was removed. The name "Islevgård Skole" was just made up for the show . This building was used in the Season 1 - Season 3.
 * In Season 4 Rita is teacher at "Bavnegårdsskolen" in Lundsager - also a fictitious name made up for the show.
 * At the end of Season 4, Rita buys a house and establishes a new school together with her friend and colleague Hjørdis. They call this school "Vores Skole" ("Our School") which also becomes the main location in the fifth season.

Awards
This series has received 2 wins and 25 nominations. More about this IMDB Awards, "Rita"

Soundtrack

 * The intro song of Rita is called "Speak out Now" by Oh Land.
 * The song "Dig Og Mig", written and sung by "Lovers" (Kristian Leth and Fridolin Nordsø), was featured in the fourth Season.
 * See also: Spotify, Rita Soundtrack, various artists