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Danish actor gets major House of Cards role

See the newly-released trailer for the third season of the successful Netflix series, which features Lars Mikkelsen kissing the fictional First Lady.

Danish actor gets major House of Cards role
Mikkelsen is rumoured to be playing the president of Russia in the third season of House of Cards. Photo: Netflix/YouTube
TV fans and political junkies have been awaiting a third season of the breakout Netflix hit House of Cards. 
 
A trailer for the upcoming season hit the internet on Monday and had tongues wagging. 
 
In Denmark, much of the talk focused on the appearances of Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen who is seen in the trailer kissing fictional First Lady Claire Underwood, played by Robin Wright. 
 
Another scene shows Mikkelsen as a politician who is hesitant to shake the hand of fictional President Frank Underwood. 
 
See the trailer, story continues below:

Broadcaster DR speculated that Mikkelsen is playing the president of Russia, but the actor declined to specify his role. 
 
He told DR however that he has a large role in the Netflix show and he said the job is one of the highlights of his career
 
“It is an outrageously good series. The design is crazy and I really like the Shakespearean nuances of the series, like how Frank Underwood communicates with the public like in Shakespeare’s Richard III. And it is incredibly well-acted and very intelligently written,” he told DR. 
 
Mikkelsen was recently in the heavily-debated DR historical drama 1864 and was also a star in the first season of Forbrydelsen (The Killing). He also had a key role in the series Sherlock. 
 
Lars Mikkelsen is the older brother of Mads Mikkelsen, who is currently starring as the titular character in the American TV series Hannibal. 
 
News of Lars Mikkelsen’s House of Cards role comes out on the heels of the revelation that another incredibly popular American series, True Detective, will have an episode of its second season directed by Danish filmmaker Janus Metz.  

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Norwegian reality show introduces sexual consent rule for contestants

The latest series of Paradise Hotel in Norway has introduced an on-screen consent requirement for contestants planning on having sexual contact following allegations of abuse on the Swedish version of the show.

Norwegian reality show introduces sexual consent rule for contestants
The show has introduced on-screen consent requirements. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash

Contestants in the latest series of Paradise Hotel, which aired on Monday night, will require contestants to demonstrate on-screen with a thumbs up to the camera that they consent to any sexual activity.

“We were told from day one that if we were to have sex, we had to consent with a thumbs up to the camera from both parties,” Stian Trulsen, a contestant on the hit reality series, told newspaper VG

Earlier this year, it was alleged that a male contestant abused two female participants on the Swedish edition of the show. Swedish prosecuting authorities are investigating the alleged abuse. 

Christian Meinseth, program manager for production company Nent which makes the show, said the new rules weren’t directly introduced because of what happened on the Swedish programme. 

“No, but we have, of course, worked with the series and looked at our practices around the format, so we ensure that Paradise Hotel is both a good watch and fun to be a participant in,” Meinseth told VG. 

“We are very concerned about the participants’ safety, and we have not had any challenges around the new rules,” Meinseth added. 

The program manager added that the production company wanted the show to reflect a more modern approach to sex. 

“At the same time, we are also careful to monitor language use and how the participants describe each other. Everyone should show respect for each other, and there will be more focus on the game itself. Viewers can look forward to an exciting and entertaining season,” he said. 

The 15th season of the show, which has been on Norwegian tv screens since 2009, will also include a “paradise talents” week where there is a focus on inner values as part of several on-screen and off-screen measures to try and promote more healthy sexual relationships.

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