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4 days ago
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- IOL News
Missing nanny reveals sinister secrets: discover the dark side of wealth in 'Secrets We Keep'
Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen) with her neighbour and best friend Katarina in a scene from 'Secrets We Keep'. Image: Netflix I know that not everyone is a fan of subtitled offerings. However, sometimes it's worth putting aside such peeves when you are guaranteed a phenomenal watch. One such show is the Danish whodunit, 'Secrets We Keep', which is among SA's Top 10 shows streaming on Netflix. The six-part series is set in an affluent suburb in Copenhagen, where Filipino au pairs live their best life, too. It centres on the close-knit friendship between Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen) and her lawyer husband, Mike (Simon Sears), and their neighbours Katarina (Danica Curcic) and her tycoon husband Rasmus (Lars Ranthe). The dynamic changes when the latter couples nanny, Ruby (Donna Levkovski), goes missing. Cecilie grapples with guilt after dismissing Ruby's plea for help during dinner at her home on the night of the incident. The event also affects Cecilie's au pair, Angel (Excel Busano), and other local babysitters from the Philippines. Viewers streaming the first episode are captivated by the lavish lives of the featured individuals. Cecilie, a working mother, enjoys an ideal balance between her career and family life, a privilege made possible by Angel. These opulent homes, filled with top-of-the-line decor and high-tech gadgets, appear worthy of a feature in a sophisticated home magazine. Despite their seemingly flawless lives, wealthy families often have hidden complexities. And that is certainly unpacked in the unfolding episodes. Although Cecilie shows kindness and support for Angel, encouraging her to finally start her own business, her well-heeled lifestyle sharply contrasts with the personal hardships faced by her nanny. Katarina and Rasmus are more inconvenienced than concerned by Ruby's disappearance, even though all her belongings, including her passport, are in her room. 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Next Stay Close ✕ Rasmus (Lars Ranthe), Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen), Katarina (Danica Curcic) and Mike (Simon Sears) in a scene from 'Secrets We Keep'. Image: Netflix Meanwhile, Cecilie urges Katarina to report Ruby as a missing person. The case is assigned to a police officer named Aicha (Sara Fanta Traore), who appears to be more emotionally invested in solving it. Cecilie initiates her own investigation into the matter, occurring concurrently with Aicha's inquiry. Amid this, she stumbles across information that looks damning for her husband, who, when he was younger, was charged with rape. During this time, she discovers potentially incriminating information about her husband, it is compounded by her knowledge of a rape charge when he was a young adult. This incident has haunted him his entire life, as there were mitigating circumstances surrounding the charge. But he isn't the only suspect on her list, especially after realising that Ruby was pregnant. Rasmus has a chequered history with their au pairs, who are never around for a very long time. The strain of Ruby's disappearance weighs heavily on everyone, and the cracks in their relationships as well as friendships start surfacing. However, the distracted parents remain oblivious to their teenage sons' activities: secretly filming their au pairs and sharing the pornographic material. While Katarina's son Oscar (Frode Bilde Rønsholt) is the ringleader of this group, Cecilie's son Viggo (Lukas Zuperka) is more of an observer until he is shown troubling footage of Ruby. At school, a teacher stumbles across what the boys have been up to, and it opens a can of worms, especially when Ruby's body is found. "Secrets We Keep" reveals the evolving moral compass of the affluent as they attempt to resolve issues with financial resources. The narrative dissects their transformation from lenient to neglectful parenting styles. Through detailed settings and complex challenges, the script highlights the contrasting realities of nannies and their employers. Overall, this stylishly directed series offers a bird's-eye view into the deficient morals of the rich, who have no qualms turning a blind eye to injustice when it comes to protecting one of their own. Rating: 4/5 **** a standout series with exceptional qualities. Below are similar must-see offerings: "Sirens" In this Netflix dark comedy, Devon is worried about her sister Simone's unsettling connection with her wealthy new employer, Michaela, prompting her to plan an intervention. It has a star-studded cast of Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon and Julianne Moore. "The Perfect Couple" A Nantucket setting provides the backdrop for a story about a lavish wedding thrown into chaos by a sudden murder. It stars an ensemble cast of Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jack Reynor, Michael Beach, Ishaan Khatter, Sam Nivola, Mia Isaac and Dakota Fanning.
Cosmopolitan
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
The Secrets We Keep Fans Spot Major Spoilers in First Episode
Contains spoilers on Netflix's Secrets We Keep. Secrets We Keep is Netflix's newest mystery thriller, that has got TV fanatics talking. The six-part series launched last week and is already in the streaming site's Top 10 Most Watched, with many comparing it to Adolescence. The Danish drama revolves around two wealthy families in the Copenhagen suburbs, who have employed Filipino au pairs. When Katarina and Rasmus' au pair, Ruby, goes missing, their close friend Cecelie begins to question the family dynamic. She discovers that Ruby had taken a pregnancy test before running away, and by the end of the show, it's revealed that Ruby was raped by Katarina and Rasmus' teenage son Oscar and it seems Katarina killed her and covered it up as a suicide. There were lots of twists and turns along the way, which threw viewers off, but fans have picked up on some major spoilers that revealed the culprit from as early as episode one. Here's all the clues that gave away that Oscar was the culprit. In the first episode, Oscar could be seen watching a group of girls at his school playing together. Instead of going over to talk to them and join in, he just watched them from afar in a very unsettling way. The scene was quite isolated and raised a lot of alarm bells around his character. In the second episode, Oscar could be seen filming a girl from the bushes. The girl was bending down and exposed the lace part of her underwear. Viggo told him that they needed to go and tried to hurry him up, but he insisted that he stay and film the young girl, instead. He later shared this on a page where he and his friends post indecent content of women. Perhaps the biggest giveaway that Oscar was the person who drove Ruby away was the drone. Oscar was constantly flying this drone around and spying on others. In episode one, he interrupted his mother's conversation with Cecelie when the drone went into the kitchen. Oscar was on the sofa with Viggo at the time, watching everything the drone was picking up and the drone could be seen hovering around Cecelie's lower half, as Katarina yelled at him: "Oscar, turn it off!" At the end of the first episode, it was revealed that someone was watching Cecelie and her husband Mike having sex, as a camera zoomed in on them in action. Cecelie and Mike went round to visit Katarina and Rasmus following Ruby's disappearance and decided to go and check her room. While in there, Cecelie asked if there was a nanny cam inside the teddy, to which Katarina confirmed that there was indeed. They were then interrupted by Oscar, who popped up at the door, asking: "What's going on?" They immediately stopped searching the room after that. It was later revealed in the show that Oscar had been sharing naked videos of Ruby, captured on that very nanny cam. One fan picked up on the nanny cam, writing on Reddit: "I guessed that the son was the rapist since first episode, it is so obvious. They gave us to many hints since first episode, with the teddy bear, the camera, the drone, the fact that he is a pervert looking at naked girls without their consent..." In the second episode, Oscar could be seen lurking in the background while Rasmus was being questioned by Aicha, the police officer. It was as though he was eavesdropping on the entire conversation. Aicha picked up on this and he left, but the moment raised lots of suspicion. While at Cecelie's house, Oscar had some harsh words to say about Ruby. Asked by Cecelie whether he was looking forward to the movie night he was about to have with Viggo at her house, Oscar completely ignored the question and replied: "My mother said ruby's a whore... She said that's why she left." Cecelie was completely taken aback by the comment and talked about it with her husband in the car while on the way to dinner. "Oscar said Katarina thinks Ruby is a prostitute and that's why she left. Weird thing to discuss with your son," she said. Weird, indeed, and a big clue that Oscar was key to Ruby's disappearance.
Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Netflix's ‘Secrets We Keep' Ending Was Not Great
Secrets We Keep I've reported that Netflix's new mystery series, Secrets We Keep, has put up an impressive 100% critic score so far. I started the show and found it intriguing, but when I reached the end of its six-episode arc, I found the story ultimately lacking in the end. Spoilers follow. The problem with Secrets We Keep is that it gives you very obvious clues about who the perpetrator is, and as it turns out, it was not a red herring at all. The show was practically shouting at you what happened. During the course of the show, we see the dead-eyed Oscar, son of Katarina and Rasmus, repeatedly taking creepshot videos of everyone from the girls at his school to his neighbors having sex with a literal drone cam. It seemed way too obvious that the perpetrators were either of the men, Rasmus or Mike, and Oscar would be the 'twist' ending as the real villain. And…he was. That was it, he was the one who assaulted Ruby and got her pregnant. Not exactly a mind-blowing revelation since it was pretty clearly telegraphed from episode 1. Secrets We Keep The second 'twist' attempts to be a hint that his mother, Katarina, not only knew about the assault the whole time but likely had gone so far as to cover it up by murdering Ruby outright before she could make a claim. But the whole point of the series is that Oscar can get away with this as there is no actual evidence. Katarina destroyed the video (and presumably it was deleted from Oscar's phone) and he was going to get the 'rich kid doesn't have consequences' ending where even the police say that these cases rarely go anywhere even with testimony from a victim. There's also this idea that Ruby killed herself by what, walking into a lake? Did she just swim out there and drown? There was clearly no evidence she tied anything to her or anything like this. It also just seems ludicrous that Katarina would wait an hour or so and go murder Ruby to protect her son. We also know that Ruby wasn't even reporting this, she was simply trying to find a different family. I guess the idea is that Katarina is so unhinged that she could be this reactionary, but the entire ending seems muddled and the whole series broadcasting Oscar as the perpetrator wasn't well done. If you're reading this, I suppose you already watched the show. Let me know what you think in the comments, but no, I don't believe this is a 100% level series. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Cosmopolitan
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
The Secrets We Keep fans spot major spoilers in first episode that revealed who the culprit is
Contains spoilers on Netflix's Secrets We Keep Secrets We Keep is Netflix's newest mystery thriller, that has got TV fanatics talking. The six-part series launched last week and is already in the streaming site's Top 10 Most Watched, with many comparing it to Adolescence. The Danish drama revolves around two wealthy families in the Copenhagen suburbs, who have employed Filipino au pairs. When Katarina and Rasmus' au pair, Ruby, goes missing, their close friend Cecelie begins to question the family dynamic. She discovers that Ruby had taken a pregnancy test before running away, and by the end of the show, it's revealed that Ruby was raped by Katarina and Rasmus' teenage son Oscar and it seems Katarina killed her and covered it up as a suicide. There were lots of twists and turns along the way, which threw viewers off, but fans have picked up on some major spoilers that revealed the culprit from as early as episode one. Here's all the clues that gave away that Oscar was the culprit. In the first episode, Oscar could be seen watching a group of girls at his school playing together. Instead of going over to talk to them and join in, he just watched them from afar in a very unsettling way. The scene was quite isolated and raised a lot of alarm bells around his character. In the second episode, Oscar could be seen filming a girl from the bushes. The girl was bending down and exposed the lace part of her underwear. Viggo told him that they needed to go and tried to hurry him up, but he insisted that he stay and film the young girl, instead. He later shared this on a page where he and his friends post indecent content of women. Perhaps the biggest giveaway that Oscar was the person who drove Ruby away was the drone. Oscar was constantly flying this drone around and spying on others. In episode one, he interrupted his mother's conversation with Cecelie when the drone went into the kitchen. Oscar was on the sofa with Viggo at the time, watching everything the drone was picking up and the drone could be seen hovering around Cecelie's lower half, as Katarina yelled at him: "Oscar, turn it off!" At the end of the first episode, it was revealed that someone was watching Cecelie and her husband Mike having sex, as a camera zoomed in on them in action. Cecelie and Mike went round to visit Katarina and Rasmus following Ruby's disappearance and decided to go and check her room. While in there, Cecelie asked if there was a nanny cam inside the teddy, to which Katarina confirmed that there was indeed. They were then interrupted by Oscar, who popped up at the door, asking: "What's going on?" They immediately stopped searching the room after that. It was later revealed in the show that Oscar had been sharing naked videos of Ruby, captured on that very nanny cam. One fan picked up on the nanny cam, writing on Reddit: "I guessed that the son was the rapist since first episode, it is so obvious. They gave us to many hints since first episode, with the teddy bear, the camera, the drone, the fact that he is a pervert looking at naked girls without their consent..." In the second episode, Oscar could be seen lurking in the background while Rasmus was being questioned by Aicha, the police officer. It was as though he was eavesdropping on the entire conversation. Aicha picked up on this and he left, but the moment raised lots of suspicion. While at Cecelie's house, Oscar had some harsh words to say about Ruby. Asked by Cecelie whether he was looking forward to the movie night he was about to have with Viggo at her house, Oscar completely ignored the question and replied: "My mother said ruby's a whore... She said that's why she left." Cecelie was completely taken aback by the comment and talked about it with her husband in the car while on the way to dinner. "Oscar said Katarina thinks Ruby is a prostitute and that's why she left. Weird thing to discuss with your son," she said. Weird, indeed, and a big clue that Oscar was key to Ruby's disappearance.
Pink Villa
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Secrets We Keep Ending Explained: Was Ruby Tan's Killer Finally Revealed in Netflix Show?
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to suicide and Murder. Netflix has brought yet another show that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats. The venture in question is none other than Secrets We Keep. The episode, especially the finale of the show, has gotten everyone talking. The show concluded on an unresolved question:, Who killed Ruby Tan? The show does not give a proper answer, yet the latest episode may point to who murdered Ruby. To fill you in, Ruby Tan is a young Filipino au pair who disappears from an upper-class neighborhood north of Copenhagen. In the show, she opens up to Cecille, a neighbor, that she was terrified and could not stay with her host family. Cecile asks her to have a chat with her employers directly. Ruby soon vanishes, and later her body is discovered at a marina. During the investigation, in a twist to the storyline, it is revealed that Rubby was carrying a child. Initially, the investigators suspected, the father of the family she worked for, Rasmus Hoffmans. But after a DNA test, it was clarified that he isn't the father of the child. It is revealed that his underage son, Oscar Hoffman, is the father of the unborn child. In the ending moments, Cecile comforts Oscar's mother, Katarina, after learning the truth. Katarina doesn't technically confess, but she also doesn't deny being involved in Ruby's passing. At one point, she cryptically says, 'What if I did.' She says that she was being a protective mother, the one who taught her child to 'fight for what's his.' Cecile's chat with Katarina horrifies her Oscar does not face any consequences for his actions. On the other hand, his family carried on with their lives. The show presents that Katarina may have done something very sinister, but because of a lack of evidence, Ruby's murderer is not identified, and her death ends up getting ruled a suicide. Disclaimer: If you know someone who is having suicidal thoughts, anxiety, going through depression, or is suffering from a serious mental illness, reach out to a nearby doctor, mental health expert, or an NGO for immediate help. There are several helplines available for the same.
