Veronika Gronnegaard was an eccentric artist whose wealth brought her a sprawling manor in which her four children grew up. Many years later, all family members are estranged from each other and lead very different lives, but they are forced to re-unite when it emerges that Veronica has died. There is much tension during funeral proceedings, with each of her offspring eager to know who has inherited the house, rather than mourning their dear old mother. However, the resulting last will and testament presents a request that none of them could've imagined: that she would leave her magnificent home to her biological daughter Signe, whom she had adopted as a child and who still lives locally with her partner. The Gronnegaard children will do anything to make sure the mansion is returned to one of them, but what can be done with such an unambiguous request?
Series one of Danish drama 'The Legacy' (originally entitled 'Arvingerne') will soon be available to own, with series two having been aired on Danish television in January 2015. Created by Maya Ilsoe ('Pagten', 'Absalons hemmelighed') and directed by Pernilla August ('Beyond'), 'The Legacy' has already won two Golden FIPA awards at the Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming. Series one will be released on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital on February 9th 2015.
Starring: Trine Dyrholm, Jesper Christensen, Marie Bach Hansen, Carsten Bjornlund, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Lene Maria Christensen, Trond Espen Seim, Anette Katzmann, Jens Jorn Spottag, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Victor Stoltenberg Nielsen, Karla Lokke, Josephine Raahauge, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Kenneth M. Christensen, Maria Carmen Lindegaard