Rita, season 4, begins August 21st in Denmark. We can expect it on Netflix US within a few weeks of it airing in Denmark. I heard from the series creator Christian Torpe with news about the storyline for season 4.
Mille Dinesen plays Rita, a free-thinking teacher. At the end of season 3, she was fired from her teaching job. She finds a new teaching job in season 4, but the new job carries some emotional baggage from Rita’s past.
Christian explains, “In season 4, Rita goes back to teach at the school where she was a student herself – and from there, the season follows a dual storyline: 45 year old Rita as a teacher and 15 year old Rita as a student becoming the Rita we know.”
Tessa Hoder plays young Rita. As you can see from the press photo at the top and the candid behind the scenes photo Christian Torpe provided, Tessa is a perfect look-alike for Mille. Tessa Hoder has the facial expression and the body language down.
In an interview with Christian Torpe, he described Rita as angry, deeply flawed, and self-destructive. Her sarcasm and her flaws are what make her so lovable to me! Now we will see her formative years. The series has always managed to include deeply powerful themes into its storylines.
There’s a lot Christian didn’t reveal about the new season. What do I want to see in this dual storyline? I’m interested in her relationship with her mother, because what we saw of it in season 1 was contentious. I’m curious about her early experiences with love and sex. I know it’s silly, but I’d love to know why she is so attached to plaid shirts. She has a whole closet full of plaid shirts. She’s a great teacher – empathetic and creative. What was she like as a student? Most of all, I want to see what the push into self-reflection does to the adult Rita. Does she deal with some of her demons? I love who she is as an adult, I don’t want her to tone it down too much.
Rita, season 4, is a co-production between TV2 Denmark and Netflix. The first 3 seasons are streaming now on Netflix US. If you haven’t seen this excellent series, I suggest you get busy and catch up on it so you’ll be ready for season 4.
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so excited for this season
A great new concept and look into her background. It should be wonderful.
Watching it in Ireland. Great three seasons previously. Currently now loving the fourth.
Season 4,Sexual abuse of a minor. Not addressed, not even obtusly…the victim, Rita, is portrayed as the temptress…..
Please please keep Rita going I need a season 5,6,7! This is an incredible series.It is so well done! Thank you for these incredible story lines!
Just finidhed season 4 🙁
Hoping desperately for more seasons.
In the world of Trump, Kim Jong Un, school shootings and apparently endless examples of
human inhumanity, this series has been deeply refreshing.
To quote Oliver Twist, “more, please” !!
JDC
Just finished watching all four seasons and loved it. But if these are the happiest people in the world, as we’ve been told the Danes are, then we”re all in trouble!
Well, we do want some drama in our entertainment. Without it there’s nothing happening.
Just a few words from Brasil Rita is terrific.. “more please”
Just started season 4. Tessa Hoder is amazing as Rita. She captures all her facial expressions. Couldn’t figure, at first if it wa Mille with a terrific makeup job. Love this show
Perfect casting!