Rita

Available on Netflix Japan

Yes, Rita is now available on Japan Netflix. It arrived for online streaming on January 20, 2022

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Synopsis

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

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Cast

Morten Vang
Morten Vang
Mille Dinesen
Mille Dinesen
Lise Baastrup
Lise Baastrup
Nikolaj Groth
Nikolaj Groth
Carsten Bjørnlund
Carsten Bjørnlund
Ellen Hillingsø
Ellen Hillingsø
Kristoffer Fabricius
Kristoffer Fabricius
Alexandre Willaume
Alexandre Willaume
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Episodes

Rita: Season 1

The Idealist
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The Idealist

2012-02-09

Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

The Teacher
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The Teacher

2012-02-16

A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.

The Anarchist
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The Anarchist

2012-02-23

When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.

The Whore
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The Whore

2012-03-01

Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.

The Protector
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The Protector

2012-03-08

Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.

The Hypocrite
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The Hypocrite

2012-03-15

Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.

The Princess
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The Princess

2012-03-22

When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.

The Mother
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The Mother

2012-03-29

A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.

Rita: Season 2

The Grown Up
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The Grown Up

2013-09-11

A pregnant Rita faces a difficult decision: She can keep the baby but never reveal who the father is, or she can get an abortion.

The Garden
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The Garden

2013-09-18

Rita and Rasmus move in together, and Rita tries her best to act like an adult -- until Rasmus puts a rose bed in her beloved wilderness of a garden.

And Baby Makes Three
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And Baby Makes Three

2013-09-25

Rita "lends" her own grandchild to a pregnant girl in her class in an attempt to convince her to get an abortion, but the plan backfires.

Team Player
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Team Player

2013-10-02

It's sports day, and Helle wants to protect the losers from having an upsetting experience -- but Rita takes up the struggle for the right to win.

I Love You
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I Love You

2013-10-09

Another teacher is terrorizing Rita's student, and Rita has to take up the cause -- but it's not easy when the teacher uses bureaucracy as a weapon.

First Love
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First Love

2013-10-16

A student in Rita's class falls hopelessly in love with her at the same time that her own first love, Tom, reappears in her life at a family baptism.

The Role Model
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The Role Model

2013-10-23

Rita and Rasmus struggle to save their relationship, but an innocent meeting with a colleague has unexpected consequences.

Weeds
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Weeds

2013-10-30

For the first time in her life, Rita has gone down for the count, but she has to rediscover her fighting spirit when Erik strikes a student.

Rita: Season 3

The Candidate
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The Candidate

2015-03-16

Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis.

The Basement
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The Basement

2015-03-23

Helle hires a motivational coach for the students. Meanwhile Jeppe moves in with his boyfriend, and Rita struggles with living on her own.

Sponsor A Child
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Sponsor A Child

2015-03-30

A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up.

Evening
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Evening

2015-04-06

To combat loneliness, Rita invites some students to her house. Meanwhile, Hjordis tries to spice up her sex life with Uffe.

Lice
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Lice

2015-04-13

Rita's fourth graders come down with head lice, and she decides to delouse them herself. Meanwhile, Helle faces evaluation by her peers.

Freefall
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Freefall

2015-04-20

Rita tries to keep the police in the dark when Hjordis decides on the perfect item to bury in a time capsule: marijuana.

The Head
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The Head

2015-04-27

Overcome by stress, Helle asks Rita to become the school's temporary headmaster, and Hjordis's class celebrates Saint Lucy's day with style.

The Test
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The Test

2015-05-11

Rita agrees to act as temporary headmaster in Helle's absence, and Hjordis and Uffe face an important decision regarding their relationship.

Rita: Season 4

Present/Past
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Present/Past

2017-08-21

Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her.

You Are What You Eat
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You Are What You Eat

2017-08-28

Rita, who hates cooking, struggles to fill in as a home economics teacher. Hjørdis tries to help Allan overcome his fears about an upcoming field trip.

Thaw
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Thaw

2017-09-04

A bomb threat scares the whole school — except Rita. Hjørdis worries that her and Uffe's strange hobbies will hurt their son socially when he's older.

True Friends
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True Friends

2017-09-18

Lea invites Rita to join her family for dinner, echoing a day in 1985 when teenage Rita had dinner with Lea's parents and was called to Lea's rescue.

You and Me
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You and Me

2017-09-19

When one of Rita's first-graders doesn't want to take a turn bringing home 'Sharebear,' the class teddy bear, she visits his home to find out why.

Childhood Streets
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Childhood Streets

2017-09-20

To try to save the school from closure, the staff organizes a fundraiser, including a play by Hjørdis' class with Allan in the lead role.

Family
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Family

2017-09-21

Bjørne can't bear to break the bad news to his staff and becomes self-destructive. The event in 1985 that led to Lea falling out with Rita is revealed.

Home
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Home

2017-09-22

When history starts to repeat itself, Rita retreats in self-defeat, until a loyal friend gives her the support she needs to figure out her future.

Rita: Season 5

Fake News
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Fake News

2020-06-01

A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit.

Hullabaloo House
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Hullabaloo House

2020-06-08

Rita tries to stop a shy student's parents from uprooting him to move to Greenland. Rasmus meets someone on Tinder. Hjørdis helps a student face a fear.

The Outing
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The Outing

2020-06-15

During a field trip to Sweden, Rita rubs the local townsfolk the wrong way. Niels brings Jeppe back to Denmark, where Rasmus and Uffe help the two bond.

Do You Speak English?
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Do You Speak English?

2020-06-22

When an odd new student suddenly pops up in class, Rita gets a moneymaking idea. Jeppe goes on a Tinder date. Attraction grows between Rasmus and Rita.

Hot Flash
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Hot Flash

2020-06-29

Uffe tries to avoid Pil. Rita worries that one of her night-class students might be a victim of domestic abuse. Jeppe learns Ole is still in the closet.

Boundaries
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Boundaries

2020-07-06

Jeppe's ex unexpectedly returns. Hjørdis helps a student whose parents use her as a go-between. Rita's friendship with Gerd becomes a problem in class.

The Lake
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The Lake

2020-07-13

Rita struggles to process her overwhelming feelings of guilt. Ole reveals to Jeppe that he's met someone else - whom his grandmother approves of.

Chaos
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Chaos

2020-07-20

Jeppe learns that Ole is going to propose to Camilla. A new student who leads the other pupils in a school strike reminds Rita why she became a teacher.

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