The BBC has bought the TV series Families Like Ours, which was made by Oscar-nominated Danish director Thomas Vinterberg. This is Vinterberg’s first time working on a TV show. The show takes place in Denmark in the near future when rising water levels force the country to be evacuated.

Thomas Vinterberg's 'Families Like Ours' is set in a near-future Denmark where rising sea levels force the population to evacuate

The BBC has acquired Oscar-nominated director Thomas Vinterberg’s first TV series. The corporation has picked up the apocalyptic Families Like Ours from Studiocanal. Families Like Ours, which premiered at Venice and launched on Scandi broadcasters and Canal+ late last year,