Lars von Trier made a triumphant return to filmmaking at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month with “The Kingdom Exodus” as he battles Parkinson’s disease. Now, MUBI has a date set for the third season of von Trier’s series for its exclusive release on the streamer: November 27, with restored versions of the previous two seasons of the show premiering in the weeks beforehand.
“The Kingdom” follows the staff and patients of a neurosurgical ward in a haunted Copenhagen hospital. The third and final season promises to wrap up the hospital’s many dangling mysteries.
Here’s the show’s official synopsis, courtesy of MUBI:
The Kingdom Exodus continues and finishes Lars von Trier’s internationally acclaimed 1990s cult series classic – the ghost story about the hospital built on top of the old bleaching ponds in Copenhagen, where evil has taken roots and medical science faces a daily struggle with itself. In this final installment, sleepwalker Karen will seek answers to the unresolved questions of the series in order to save the hospital from doom. Sound asleep one night, Karen wanders into the darkness and inexplicably ends up in front of the hospital. The gate to the Kingdom is opening once more…
“The Kingdom Exodus” stars an all-new cast, including Lars Mikkelsen, Mikael Persbrandt, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tuva Novotny, and Alexander Skarsgård. “Chernobyl” actor David Dencik guest stars.
Niels Vorsel returns to co-write the new season with von Trier, as he did on the show’s previous two seasons. As a treat to fans, Zentropa has restored seasons one and two of “The Kingdom,” with all-new restorations of both series streaming on MUBI before “Exodus” premieres in exclusive director’s cuts. “The Kingdom I” premieres on MUBI on November 13, while “The Kingdom II” premieres on November 20.
As for “The Kingdom Exodus,” the show premieres on MUBI on November 27, with new episodes premiering weekly. Watch the new trailer for the series below.
