He is more than used to standing in front of the camera, where he has played several roles in both movies and series over the years.
Now, however, actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas is returning to the role of director for the first time since directing the series’ Mr. Poxycat & Co. ‘, thus stepping behind the camera instead.
He will do so on the series ‘Agent’, which will premiere on TV 2 and TV 2 Play in 2023, the TV station informs in a press release.
The series, starring Esben Smed, is about celebrity agent Joe, who has big plans for his agency company, while more and more clients threaten to leave the company, the debt grows, and Joe struggles with privacy.
Celebrities on the cast
In addition to Esben Smed, a large number of celebrities are on the cast – in the role of themselves.
These include Dar Salim, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Lars Ranthe, Thomas Blachman, Magnus Millang, Ulrich Thomsen, Tomas Villum, Birthe Neumann, Rasmus Bjerg, Tobias Rahim, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Nukâka Coster-Waldau, Sigrid Husjord, Melvin Kakooza and Gun-Britt Zeller, who have agreed to participate.
‘I have always thought that there is great potential in the originals and stories of my industry and I have always been fascinated by people and characters who cannot even see the blatantly wrong choices they make. This is how the idea of Joe, a celebrity agent, came to be, navigating the entertainment environment with all that entails of insane situations, while at the same time being the father of his ten-year-old daughter, ‘says Nikolaj Lie Kaas in the press release and continues:
‘It’s a comedy on top of a drama, for I have been consciously careful not to surrender to the pure drama, which is straightforward when portraying a human being who is on a deroute. But it has been my mantra to be able to laugh out loud. ‘
It is not stated when the series will premiere.