Netflix is bringing Elves to its service — and no, they’re not the kind that works for Santa. The streamer revealed a first look at the new Danish original series on Wednesday, hailing from Miso Film, based on an original idea from Jannik Tai Mosholt and Christian Potalivo, creators of The Rain. Starring Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Rasmus Hammerich, Peder Thomas Pedersen, and Lila Nobel, the series focuses less on the fairy tale versions of our favorite magical creatures, and more on the dark, terrifying mythology from which they originated.
Produced and set in Denmark, the Danish language series follows a family of four hoping to reconnect over the Christmas holidays by traveling to a remote Danish island — which they soon realize is not the idyllic vacation destination they’d hoped for.
Controlled by members of a fiercely religious community, the family discovers that the island is populated with elves, real, vicious creatures far more terrifying than their fairytale counterparts. And when the family’s youngest finds and brings home a baby elf...the island erupts into all-out war.
"With our new Netflix show Elves we continue the strong partnership we have been building with Netflix through three seasons of The Rain,” said Peter Bose, CEO & Producer at Miso Film. “Elves is a Christmas horror show exploring the premise ‘What if Elves were real and dangerous? and once again Netflix shows that they dare when others don't. We praise that Netflix opens the doors to new genres which we couldn't afford to develop and produce in the past in our local market. Elves will be shot entirely in the greater area of Copenhagen and we look very much forward to giving Netflix' subscribers a unique take on the Christmas genre".
The six-episode series is created and written by Stefan Jaworski, with direction from Roni Ezra. Elise H. Lund produces the project for Miso Film alongside Bose and Jonas Allen, who serve as executive producers alongside Mosholt and Potalivo. Check out the new first-look images below:
