TV series

Pernille

2021–2025 · 5 seasons

A warm, wry, and emotionally honest look at the messy juggle of single parenthood, mixing laughter and tears with everyday realism.

Overview: Pørni is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order. Pørni has two daughters with a jerk of an ex who has moved to Copenhagen, who focuses mainly on himself.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
coming-of-age
work
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild