SF Studios produces second season of OXEN in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Denmark and ZDF Germany - REinvent handles international sales
Photographer: Andrej Vasilenko
The second season of OXEN, one of the most successful Danish series in recent years, is heading towards post-production. The thriller series is produced by SF Studios in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Denmark and ZDF Germany. REinvent handles international sales. The series will be released on TV 2 Denmark this year and ZDF in 2026.
Jacob Hauberg Lohmann stars once again as former ranger Niels Oxen with a returning ensemble consisting of Josephine Park as PET agent Margrethe Franck, Ellen Hillingsø as PET chief Frigg Mossman and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as the business woman Kajsa Corfitzen.
In this season of OXEN, power and betrayal are once again the focal points, as the secret cabal of powerful elites, Danehof, works to bring down the government and overthrow democracy. Both Oxen and Margrethe are forced to go underground, while PET chief Frigg Mossmann gets closer to the goal she has been secretly working towards for some time: exposing the shadowy men of power. Meanwhile, Danehof's newest member, Kajsa Corfitzen, has her own unpredictable agenda.
Once again, OXEN is written by three-time Emmy Award-winners Mai Brostrøm and Peter Thorsboe, based on Jens Henrik Jensen's bestselling book series. The series has been shot on locations in Jutland, Copenhagen, Funen and Lithuania, and all six episodes are being directed by Søren Balle (Follow the Money, EqinoxX, The Shift).
“The Danes loved the first season, so I'm incredibly happy that we get to share a new season with them. The series' focus on power and democracy is as always relevant and important, while season 2 also offers an action-packed story when Oxen leaves the forest and goes on the run”, says Pernille Bech Christensen, Senior Executive Producer, TV 2
“The story takes off just where we left our characters in the first season. The cat is out the bag and that turns the game board for Oxen, Margrethe, Frigg and Kajsa and how they look at themselves and the world. Within this season, we get to dive more into their backstories, while at the same time, we keep the high pace, the great production value and action sequences”, say Caroline Schlüter and Senia Dremstrup, Producers, SF Studios.
“OXEN I has reached a very large international audience so we are thrilled that we will soon be showing the first images for OXEN II. We are sure that the second season will reach viewers around the world and live up to all expectations“, says Helene Aurø, director of Sales at REinvent International Sales.
“We are delighted to be part of the second season of this hit TV show. The character of ex-elite soldier Niels Oxen has already won many fans in Germany, and we are sure that there will be excitement about new episodes to come“, says Doris Schrenner, Commissioning Editor at ZDF.
“Off the back of a hugely successful Season 1, we are thrilled to be reuniting our iconic trio of characters as they continue the battle to bring down Danehof. This season raises the stakes higher than ever before, and with a familiar foe now in charge, Oxen, Margrethe and Frigg definitely have their work cut out. Audiences can expect more pulse-pounding thrills, gripping intrigue, and compelling character drama”, says Al Munteanu, CEO at SquareOne Productions.
“First season of Oxen was incredibly popular in all the Nordics countries, and the local broadcasters were quick to bring in financing for the second season. Everyone is looking much forward and agrees that the viewers will also love the second part!”, says Mette Vorm, Head of International Distribution at TV 2 International Sales & Coproductions.
OXEN II is produced by SF Studios with producers Caroline Schlüter and Senia Dremstrup in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Danmark and ZDF with support from West Danish Film Fund and FilmFyn. The series is produced under the Lithuanian tax incentive for film production and with development support from Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA of the European Union Creative Europe. REinvent handles international sales.
The series will be broadcast on TV 2 Denmark in 2025 and ZDF in Germany in 2026.
For more information, please contact:
Senia Dremstrup, Producer, SF Studios, dremstrup@sfstudios.dk, +45 24 66 21 07
Jesper Larsson, Communications Specialist, SF Studios, jesper.larsson@sfstudios.se, +46 73 35 99 606
Helene Aurø, Sales & Marketing Director, REinvent International Sales, helene.auro@reinvent.dk,
+45 23 42 00 07
About SF Studios
SF Studios, established in 1919, is one of the world’s oldest film companies. Today SF Studios is the leading film studio in the Nordic region with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and offices in Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki. The company is producing and distributing feature films and TV series as well as providing the streaming services SF Anytime and Blockbuster. SF Studios is part of the leading Nordic media company Bonnier.
About SquareOne Productions
SquareOne Productions, the production arm of Germany’s SquareOne Entertainment (behind films like The Imitation Game, Book Club, and The Wife), is part of the pan-European studio The Vuelta Group. Based in Munich, the company specialises in developing and producing globally impactful stories with local expertise, spanning development, financing, production, and distribution. Recent projects include EUER EHREN (ARD, ORF, STARZ), UN HOMME D’HONNEUR (TF1), L’ORA (CanaleCinque, Sky), and TOTENFRAU (Netflix, ORF). English language projects created by some of the most sought-after industry talents are in advance stages of pitching at Netflix, Amazon, Sky and Apple.
About TV 2
TV 2 Danmark A/S is the company behind Denmark's most-watched streaming service, TV 2 Play, and most watched channel, TV 2. Additionally, TV 2 Danmark operates the TV channels TV 2 News, TV 2 Echo, TV 2 Charlie, TV 2 Fri, TV 2 Sport, TV 2 Sport X as well as tv2.dk - Denmark's most popular news website. The Fiction department produces all series and film projects with independent producers. The department commissions for both the main channel, the channel family and the streaming platform TV 2 Play. The International Sales and Coproduction department secures financing for TV 2 series through international distribution, by bringing in partners, or by making other deals internationally.
About ZDF
ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) is Germany’s national public television broadcaster. It is run as an independent non-profit corporation under the authority of the Länder, the sixteen states that constitute the Federal Republic of Germany. The nationwide channel ZDF has been broadcasting since 1st April 1963 and remains on of the country’s leading sources of Information, Today, ZDF also operates the two thematic channels ZDFneo and ZDFinfo. In partnership with other public broadcasters, ZDF jointly operates the internet-only offer funk, the German channels PHOENIX and KIKA, and the European channels 3sat and ARTE.
About REinvent International Sales
REinvent is a packaging, sales and financing studio all in one. REinvent has extensive knowledge of original trends and sales opportunities in both the Scandinavian and international markets and works with high profile European production companies.
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