Alexandra Konstanti

“You are lucky. You are so lucky.”

It’s not a new story. We’ve seen movies and series before that follow the same familiar pattern: rich, powerful families successfully covering up their crimes. But the series Reservatet on Netflix delivers that blow once more—and it lands hard. Especially with that single, quiet line near the end: “You are lucky. You are so lucky.”

The title itself—Reservatet, Danish for “the sanctuary” or “reserve”—serves as a layered metaphor. Literally, it suggests a place of safety. But figuratively, it refers to an exclusive social circle, a closed-off elite. And that’s exactly what the series is about.

Set against the stunning, tranquil backdrops of Copenhagen, Hellerup, and Klampenborg, the story unfolds in a seemingly idyllic world—a world of immense wealth, yet emotional desolation. It peels back the polished veneer of this privileged enclave to expose the deep divides: between the super-rich and the merely wealthy, between the immigrants and the natives, between those who serve and those who are served.

What makes Reservatet so striking isn’t just the visual beauty or the acting—though those are both top-notch—but its unflinching portrayal of social hierarchy. It shows us people who were born into wealth, or clawed their way up into it, only to remain forever subordinate to those who were born with even more. It shows us the invisible and the excluded—poor minorities and immigrants who, no matter how hard they try, are never truly allowed into the sanctuary.

In the end, both sides are trapped. The unprivileged are ensnared in struggle, discrimination, and systemic unfairness. The privileged are caught in a golden cage—suffocating under the weight of their own certainty, their belief that money, good intentions and ethic white code can somehow redeem injustice.

Reservatet doesn’t leave you devastated—it leaves you exposed. That one, quiet line—“You are so lucky”— is a truth bomb, spoken by a Filipino domestic worker to her wealthy Danish employer. It’s a reminder. A cutting, honest reflection of how arbitrary and brutal the world can be.