Waist Deep: Discover the Scandinavian sensation and hottest read of 2026

A modern midsummer night's dream about friends, lovers and friends' lovers; about sex, hope and love; and about dreaming that everything could be different.

Five friends from university; seven summer days in a lakeside cabin in Denmark. A chance to swim, sunbathe, flirt, read and recreate the magic of their youth.

At least that's what Sylvia had hoped. But then her friends arrive with real jobs, kids and partners. Worse, Esben (her decades-long crush) and Karen announce their plan to get married at the end of the week. As desire and anxiety swirl, and the wedding day approaches, will the group achieve their arcadian dreams or will everything come tumbling down?