The BBC has acquired "Families Like Ours," a near-future apocalyptic drama from acclaimed Academy Award and BAFTA-winning director Thomas Vinterberg.

The Danish series explores a not-too-distant future where rising water levels mean the country needs to be evacuated

The BBC has acquired “Families Like Ours,” the debut TV drama by Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round,” “The Hunt”) from StudioCanal for the U.K. Written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen (“Department Q: Journal 64,

The BBC has bought the TV series Families Like Ours, which was made by Oscar-nominated Danish director Thomas Vinterberg. This is Vinterberg’s first time working on a TV show. The show takes place in Denmark in the near future when rising water levels force the country to be evacuated.