One of the biggest endeavours ever in Nordic cinema is soon to premiere. The first episode of Ronja the Robber's Daughter will be released on Netflix on the 28th of March, the series spanning two seasons with a total of twelve 45-minute episodes. Hans Rosenfeldt ('The Bridge', 'Marcella') is behind the script based on Astrid Lindgren's novel. The first season is directed by Lisa James Larsson ('Victoria', 'A Royal Affair'). "Ronja the Robber's Daughter" is produced by Bonnie Skoog Feeney and Mattias Arehn ('Björnstad') for Filmlance International, and in the lead role as Ronja, we see Kerstin Linden.

The series will be available on Netflix in the Nordic countries, CEE, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. In Germany, it will be distributed by ARD, premiere date is yet to be confirmed.

Ronja the Robber’s Daughter follows the adventures of a spirited and rebellious girl born into a gang of robbers in a medieval Scandinavian castle. As Ronja grows up, she discovers the magical, but dangerous forest with its strange and mysterious creatures. Yet she feels more at home in the forest than behind the walls of the huge castle. When Ronja meets the young boy Birk from a rival gang, it marks the beginning of a dark family feud and a forbidden friendship emerges, all while a notorious bailiff arrives to rid the forest of robbers once and for all.