Equinox
Equinox poster
Genre	Supernatural Mystery Thriller
Created by	Tea Lindeburg
Written by	Tea Lindeburg Mette Kruse Tue Walin Storm Andreas Garfield Jacob Katz Hansen Bo Mikkelsen Mie Skjoldemose
Directed by	Søren Balle Mads Matthiesen
Starring	Danica Curcic Lars Brygmann Fanny Bornedal
Composers	Kristian Leth Fridolin Nordsø
Country of origin	Denmark
Original language	Danish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Piv Bernth
Producer	Dorte Riis Lauridsen
Cinematography	Laust Trier-Mørk Mattias Troelstrup
Running time	ca. 45 minutes
Production company	Apple Tree Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	30 December 2020 (2020-12-30)

Equinox is a Danish supernatural thriller Netflix series created by Tea Lindeburg, based on the Danish podcast Equinox 1985.^[1] The series premiered on 30 December 2020^[2] and stars Danica Curcic in the lead role of Astrid, a young woman who investigates the disappearance of her sister twenty years before.^[3]

Synopsis

In 1999, nine-year-old Astrid is traumatized by the mysterious disappearance of her sister Ida together with her school class, who are celebrating their graduation in a typically Danish fashion. Astrid suffers from nightmares and horrific visions following the tragedy. Twenty-one years later, when one of the survivors from the class calls her up unexpectedly, Astrid decides to investigate what happened in 1999. As she begins her exploration of the long-ago events, she discovers a dark and unsettling truth that involves her in ways she never imagined.^[4]

Cast and characters

• Danica Curcic as Astrid
• Lars Brygmann as Dennis
• Karoline Hamm as Ida
• Hanne Hedelund as Lene
• Viola Martinsen as Astrid, 9 years old
• Fanny Bornedal as Amelia
• August Carter as Jakob
• Ask Truelsen as Falke
• Alexandre Willaume as Henrik
• Peder Holm Johansen as Torben
• Rasmus Hammerich as Mathias
• Zaki Nobel Mehabil as David
• Tina Gylling Mortensen as Doris
• Susanne Storm as Isobel

Episodes