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.

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

 * Lise Baastrup as Hjørdis
 * Mille Dinesen as Rita Madsen
 * Nikolaj Groth as Jeppe Madsen
 * Ellen Hillingsø as Helle
 * Carsten Bjørnlund as Rasmus
 * Kristoffer Fabricius as Uffe

Filming locations

 * Islev, Rødovre, "Statens Pædagogiske Forsøgscenter" (near Copenhagen). The school building meanwhile was removed.

Awards
This series has received 2 wins and 25 nominations.