Den Store Julefortælling – DR’s 2026 Christmas calendar
United Casting cast children and young people for Den Store Julefortælling, DR Drama’s new family Christmas calendar for 2026.
The story takes place in the small town of Vester Kløjs, where mayor Britt is determined to make it Denmark’s Christmas town of the year. On 1 December, siblings Aksel and Ella arrive to stay with their grandmother Dorthea, the town librarian. Together with local girl Vigga, Aksel discovers the magical book Den Store Julefortælling. When the young elf Rolfe is accidentally released from its pages, reality and fiction begin to merge.
The central young roles are played by Anker Hartmann as Aksel, Mollie Esmeralda Fabricius as Vigga and Mikkel Baden-Jensen as the young Rolfe. The ensemble also includes Alma Ahola, Ragnhild Kaasgaard, Vicki Berlin, Asger Reher, Jens Jørn Spottag, Kasper Leisner, Troels Thorsen and Kasper Gros.
Den Store Julefortælling was written by Lars T. Therkildsen and Uffe Rørbæk and directed by Morten Boesdal Halvorsen, also known as Morten BH. Filming took place at DR Byen’s studios in Copenhagen and on location in Birkerød, the Open Air Museum and Den Gamle By in Aarhus.
United Casting’s work: Casting children and young people for selected roles in the production.
Production: DR Drama
Director: Morten Boesdal Halvorsen (Morten BH)
Writers: Lars T. Therkildsen and Uffe Rørbæk
Format: Family Christmas calendar series
Premiere: 1 December 2026 on DR1 and DRTV
Official coverage: Read DR’s official cast announcement
