Director of the 2011 film I’m driving, Nicolas Winding Refn, announces his next project for Netflix. The long hung ones Copenhagen cowboy will finally make its way to Netflix in December 2022. We’ve got everything you need to know about it Copenhagen cowboyincluding the plot, cast, trailer and Netflix release date.
The project has been teased by Nicolas Winding Refn for quite some time, but very little was known. In 2022, we learned a lot more about the series. Described as a Noir thriller, Copenhagen Cowboy is a Danish original series on Netflix.
Listed as a producer on the project is Danish film producer Lene Børglum, who has partnered with Nicolas Winding Refn on numerous projects including Only God forgives and The Neon Demon.
On the picture; Nicolas Winding Refn – David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock
Magnus Nordenhoff Jonck has been appointed as cinematographer for the new series. He is known for projects like Bridgend, nordwest, and Key house mirror.
Space Rocket Nation serves as the production company behind the series, which was created in 2008 by Børglum and Refn. They state that they aim to “produce highly artistic and edgy feature films for an international audience.”
As ThePlaylist notes, Refn is considered a controversial director “who likes to push buttons and sometimes seems a little tone-deaf to current cultural shifts.” In 2011, The Guardian published an interview in which the director said that “Filmmaking is a fetish.”
Director Refn had this to say about the project:
With Copenhagen Cowboy, I reach back into my past to shape my future by creating a series expansion of my ever-evolving alter-egos, now in the form of my young heroine Miu. Collaborating with Netflix and bringing this show to life was an absolutely wonderful experience on all levels. I see them not only as my partners with many future adventures, but also as my friends. A new term was born: Netflix Winding Refn.
When is Copenhagen cowboy Netflix release date?
We have been waiting for many months to learn the release date and we can confirm this Copenhagen cowboy will be part of Netflix’s holiday lineup and will arrive Thursday, December 8, 2022.
What is the plot of Copenhagen cowboy?
The synopsis for Copenhagen cowboy is obtained from Netflix:
Follows the enigmatic young heroine Miu. After a lifetime of slavery and on the verge of a new beginning, she traverses the sinister landscape of Copenhagen’s underworld. Seeking justice and revenge, she confronts her nemesis Raquel as they embark on an odyssey through the natural and the supernatural. The past ultimately transforms and defines their future as the two women discover that they are not alone, they are many.
Copenhagen Cowboy – Painting. NWR Film Productions | A space rocket nation
Who are the cast members? Copenhagen cowboy?
We have confirmation of the full lineup of Copenhagen cowboybut not all the names of the roles have been revealed;
- Angela Bundalovich as Miu
- Fleur Frilund as Jessica
- Lola Corfixen
- Andreas Lycke Jorgensen
- Jason Handill-Forsell
- Li Yi Zhang
- Dragana Milutinovic
- Mikael Bertelsen
- Mads Brueger
- Ramadan Hussaini
- Andreas Lycke Jorgensen
- About Thiim Thim
What was the production history of Copenhagen cowboy?
An Instagram page teasing the upcoming project began posting back in September 2021. Two posts featuring pigs were published, including one posted a few days before PETA’s complaint.
cphcwby – Photo: Instagram
Additionally, ProductionWeekly reported that the project has begun filming in Copenhagen.
Nicolas Winding Refn has been confirmed to direct the new series, and his daughter LizzyLou Winding Refn will star.
Nicolas Winding Refn is perhaps best known for directing Hollywood films, including two Ryan Gosling entries, including 2011’s Beloved. I’m driving and Only God forgives. Other films in the director’s library include The Neon Demon, Pusher, bronson, and The Rise of Valhalla.
Nicola posted publicly about Copenhagen cowboy on December 28, 2021
Dear friends ? pic.twitter.com/rUY27pLI2h
— Nicolas Winding Refn (@NicolasWR) December 28, 2021
Multiple Twitter posts from Nicolas Winding Refn showed snippets of information about the filming of Copenhagen cowboy. A tweet on April 1, 2022 confirmed that filming on the project had wrapped.
Dear friends ? pic.twitter.com/jItHxD9KfR
— Nicolas Winding Refn (@NicolasWR) April 1, 2022
What is the number of episodes?
It has been confirmed that the series will have a total of six episodes, with each episode lasting around 60 minutes.
Copenhagen Cowboy – Painting. NWR Film Productions | A space rocket nation
Argument over animal rights
As first reported by ThePlaylist.net (the live link is down, so we’ve included a link to Archive.org in the meantime), the project appears to have been nixed by a PETA complaint about the project. PETA released a complaint in early December 2021 noting that the upcoming Danish series would be heading to Netflix. The reason they’re talking about the project is because an animal rights group claims the production killed a pig on set.
They sent an open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings asking that the scene be cut.
In the press release, they stated, “Killing a sentient being and using that death for entertainment is unacceptable and may be illegal,” adding, “No animal should suffer or die for human entertainment, and PETA is calling on Netflix to leave the floor of the cutting room any footage that might glorify the needless, senseless slaughter of this pig.
Copenhagen Cowboy – Painting. NWR Film Productions | A space rocket nation
We will look forward to more news about Copenhagen cowboy in the coming weeks and months.