New and Upcoming Releases

The Architect

2023 | 4x18 MIN ORIGINAL TITLE Arkitekten DIRECTOR Kerren Lumer-Klabbers CREATORS Nora Landsrød, Kristian Kilde CAST Eili Harboe, Fredrik Stenberg D-S, Ingrid Unnur Giæver, Alexandra Gjerpen, Petronella Barker PRODUCTION Nordisk Film Production BROADCASTER Viaplay SALES Viaplay Group

A futuristic satire about an architect intern, who must find a way to build a thousand new apartments in downtown Oslo. An abandoned parking garage turns out to be the perfect place to build these underground apartments. The problem is, she lives there herself, illegally, with her only friend.

Beast

2023  8x20 min ORIGINAL TITLE Beist  WRITERS Mads Stegger, Ernst de Geer
PRODUCTION NRK P3 PRODUCER Andreas Øyvåg BROADCASTER NRK SALES NRK

In Norway only 0,22‰ of all football players become professionals.
Despite such small chances, this is still what the majority of young soccer players dream of; Becoming an international superstar.
Beast tells a story over five days following two sixteen-year-old best friends as they take their
first steps towards that dream.

Dome 16

2023 10x24 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kuppel 16 DIRECTOR Thomas Seeberg Torjussen, Daniel Voldheim CREATOR Thomas Seeberg Torjussen CAST Johannes Blumenthal, Flo Fagerli, Edith Haagenrud Sande PRODUCTION Ingunn Sundelin, Eric Vogel for Tordenfilm
BROADCASTER NRK SALES Global Screen -  A Telepool Brand

Norway in the future. Anton and Emma are 16, living in the same city, but in different climate zones. They were never meant to meet, and certainly not fall in love. But when they do, they must turn their worlds upside down to be together. 

E14

2025  6x45 min SCREENWRITERS Sebastian Thorngren Wartin, Erik Ivar Sæther  PRODUCTION Rubicon
PRODUCER Gudny Hummelvoll  BROADCASTER TV2 Norway
SALES TBA CONTACT gudny.hummelvoll@rubicon.no

It is the late 90s. In the final hour of the civil war in former Yugoslavia, a group of Norwegian intelligence agents are deployed in the Balkans – with the goal of infiltrating the Kosovo-Albanian guerilla. With little experience of such missions, the agents soon find themselves deeply involved in the conflict – pushing morals way past what was initially intended.

Exit s3

2023  8x30 min CREATORS Øystein Karlsen, Petter Testmann-Koch WRITERS Øystein Karlsen, Ellen Helinder PRODUCERS Petter Testmann-Koch,Anders Tangen
PRODUCER Fremantle Media on behalf of NRK BROADCASTER NRK
WORLD SALES Fremantle Media

As the power crises hit Europe, investors came up with a new catch phrase. It’s no longer greed is good..it’s now GREEN IS GOOD. Money flows like never before. Investments in wind and solarpower are financed through hedge funds on CaymanIsland and in Luxemburg.
The money made from exploiting the green promise from governments are being shipped straight to tax havens. That’s the premise when the multimillionaires are back.
In a cocktail of greed, drugs,disrespect for anyone not as rich as them and a good old “fuck it - this life is a joke anyway”, they head for self destruction.
 

The Fortress

2023 7x45 min ORIGINAL TITLE Festning Norge  SCREENWRITERS John Kåre Raake, Linn-Jeanethe Kyed DIRECTORS Cecilie Mosli, Mikkel Sandemose CAST Selome Emnetu, Russell Tovey, Rebekka Nystabakk, Tobias Santelmann, Eili Harboe
PRODUCERS Synnøve Hørsdal and Ales Ree STATUS OF PRODUCTION In Post-production PRODUCTION Maipo Film  CO-PRODUCTION Artbox, Lithuania BROADCASTER Viaplay SALES AGENT Trust Nordisk, Susan Wendt

In the near future Norway has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the world. Surrounded by an enormous wall, the nation has become entirely self-sufficient. The fortunate inhabitants enjoy a life of well-being in safety. However, when there’s an outbreak of a fatal disease, they soon find themselves trapped behind the very wall that was built to protect them.

 

Holmlia Love

2025  6x45 Min DIRECTOR  and CREATOR Mikael Diseth  PRODUCER Cathrine Simonsen  PRODUCTION Monster AS  
STATUS OF PRODUCTION Development, Pre-Production BROADCASTER NRK SALES TBA

On January 26th, 2001, Norway experienced its first racially motivated murder, a date described as “the night Norway lost its innocence’’. When 15 year old Norwegian-born Ghanaian Benjamin Hansen got stabbed to death outside of his home. Best friend Nader, and the rest of Benjamin’s friends tries to recover, but when no other than Michael Jackson decides to dedicate his comeback album “Invincible” to Benjamin, they suddenly become world news.

Power Play

2023 12x52 min ORIGINAL TITLE Makta 
CREATORS Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein, Kristin Grue  CAST Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Jan Gunnar Røise, Anders Baasmo 
PRODUCERS Vilje Kathrine Hagen, Camilla Brusdal  CONCEPTUAL DIRECTOR Yngvild Sve Flikke PRODUCTION Motlys, Novemberfilm CO-PRODUCER NDR Germany BROADCASTER NRK, NDR Germany SALES: Nordvision, NDR Germany, Lumiere -Benelux SALES AGENT RE-invent, Helene Årø

The year is 1974. The setting is 2023. Power Play is a never before seen drama about a crucial turning point in political history, told as if taking place in the modern world.
OSLO, 1974. When the Labour Party is torn apart by a disastrous feud between the Chairman and the Prime Minister, the young idealist Gro Harlem Brundtland is unwillingly
pulled into the tacticts and scheming of modern politics. As the goverment implodes around her, Gro learns to play her own games of power, climbing the ranks
 until she is left the last woman standing in the ruins of Labours celebrated social democracy.

RIP Henry


2023 8x45 min DIRECTOR Arild Fröhlich CREATORS Arild Fröhlich, Linn Jeanethe Kyed, John Kaare Raake  CAST Mads Ousdal, Julie Anette Vang, Lena Kristin Ellingsen, Arthur Berning PRODUCTION ITV Studios Norway BROADCASTER Viaplay SALES Global Screen -  A Telepool Brand

A touching drama series about life… And about death. Henry is used to dealing with life and death in his daily work but when he is struck by a terminal illness, he becomes just as helplessly panicked as everyone else. But this arrogant surgeon will learn that if he dares to let others in, this last adventure in life will be his greatest yet.

Releases 2022 and older

Ammo

2022 6x 45 min CREATORS Nikolai Cleve Broch, Ole Marius Araldsen WRITERS Nikolai Cleve Broch, Ole Marius Araldsen, Stephen Uhlander PRODUCTION Anagram Norway PRODUCERS Ole Marius Araldsen, Anne Kolbjørnsen CAST Bjørn Floberg, Nikolai Cleve Broch, Mariann Hole, Rebekka Nystadbakk, Jørgen Cleve Broch BROADCASTERS TV2 (Norway), Disney+
CO-PRODUCER TV2 WORLD SALES Newen Connect

The Norwegian arms industry is in the midst of the introduction of artificial intelligence. Bjørn is given responsibility for a large arms deal. Who will be the scapegoat if innocents are killed with these weapons?

Beforeginers - Season 2

2021 6x45 min ORIGINAL TITLE Beforeigners s2 DIRECTOR Jens Lien CREATORS Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin PRODUCTION Rubicon, HBO Nordic PRODUCERS Terje Strømstad, Fridrik H. Mar, Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin PREMIERE TBC BROADCASTER HBO Nordic SALES WarnerMedia Content Distribution PRESS CONTACT Isabell Langvatn HBO
 
A year has passed since Oslo’s first multi-temporal police team solved the Tjuvholmen murder. Now an unusual case brings Lars Haaland and the former shieldmaiden Alfhildr Enginnsdottir back together. When a 19th century woman turns up brutally murdered in a subway tunnel, the detectives soon find themselves chasing the answer to a riddle that spans centuries.

Delete Me

2021  25-30 min ORIGINAL TITLE Delete Me DIRECTOR Marie Kristiansen CREATOR Marie Kristiansen PRODUCTION Einar Film, Kristin Emblem PREMIERE Spring 2021 BROADCASTER Viaplay SALES Federation CONTACT  Kristin Emblem, Einar Film
 
Trough reverse chronology we explore the series of events that led to a violent moment. We explore how difficult it is to be a young woman in 2021, and how a seemingly small act of jealousy and an innocent prank can be picked up on the Internet and change lives forever.

EXIT - Season 2 

2021 8×30min ORIGINAL TITLE Exit s2 DIRECTOR Øystein Karlsen CREATORS Øystein Karlsen, Petter Testmann Koch, Lars Gautneb PRODUCTION: Fremantle Norway, Petter Testmann Koch PREMIERE  Spring 2021 BROADCASTER NRK SALES Fremantle International  CONTACT Fremantle International
 
Exit is a groundbreaking drama series with a unique insight into the shadow side of the newley rich Norway. Where season 1 mirrored the excess, season 2 will dig deep down into stock trading corruption.

Flus

2022 8x25 min CREATORS Mikael Samuelsen, Yosef Woldemariam CAST Filip Bargee Ramberg, Herman Flesvig, Tobias Haile Furunes, Jon Ranes, Danu Sunth
PRODUCTION Spark Media  PRODUCER Jenny Vuong BROADCASTER NRK  

Bæbs grows up among friends in the golden era of Norwegian gang crime in Oslo. When his friend Even drags Bæbs into an ongoing feud between two rival Pakistani gangs, Bæbs best friend Kelechi finds himself forced to protect him.
 

Kids in Crime

2022  8x25 min
DIRECTOR/ CREATOR Kenneth Karlstad CAST Kristian Repshus, Martin Øvrevik, Lea Myren, Jakob Oftebro
PRODUCTION Einar Film PRODUCER Brede Hovland EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Alice Sommer  CO-PRODUCER TV2 Norway BROADCASTER TV2 Norway
SALES Federation Entertainment

In small town Norway in 2001, a group of teenagers move in together to sell drugs and party, while their psychopathic roofie dealer breathes down their necks to get paid.

Luka and the Magical Theater

2021 24X20 (12X40) min ORIGINAL TITLE Kristiania Magiske Tivoli Theater DIRECTORS Atle Knudsen and Tonje Voreland CREATORS Kjetil Indregard, Atle Knudsen PRODUCTION Monster Scripted, Hege Hauff Hvattum PREMIERE December 2021 BROADCASTER NRK SALES Sola Media CONTACT Solveig Langeland, Sola Media
 
We are in Norway at the turn of the 20th century. The newly liberated country is still evolving, and there is a substantial gap between the wealthy and the impoverished. This is a Christmas Tale Where we meet eleven-year-old Luka and his Friends.

Nach

2021 8x22 min ORIGINAL TITLE Nach DIRECTOR Ernst De Geer CREATORS Anne Bjørnstad, Ernst De Geer and Mads Stegger PRODUCTION Rubicon TV, Stine Blichfeldt PREMIERE Spring 2021 BROADCASTER Discovery Norway SALES Banijay Rights CONTACT Archie Grossart, Endemol Shine
 
Through 8 different nachspiels over a significant summer, we follow Selma, who moves into a collective where her half-sister Elin lives with her boyfriend August. But when Selma develops feelings for August, she is suddenly caught between her feelings and her own half-sister.

Outlier

2020 8x45min ORIGINAL TITLE Outlier DIRECTORS Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg, Ken Are Bongo CREATORS Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg PRODUCTION Shuuto Arctic PREMIERE November 2020 BROADCASTER Amedia SALES REinvent Int. Sales CONTACT Helene Aurø, REinvent International Sales
 
Outlier is a classic crime story from the North about the hunt for what turns out to be a serial killer.

Pørni

2021 6x30min ORIGINAL TITLE Pørni DIRECTOR Gunnar Vikene, Charlotte Blom CREATOR Henriette Steensrup PRODUCTION Monster Scripted, Ida Håndlykken Kvernstrøm PREMIERE Spring 2021 BROADCASTER Viaplay SALES TBC CONTACT Håkon Briseid, Monster Scripted
 
Pørni is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order.

Rodnock - Season 2

2021 7x30 min ORIGINAL TITLE Rådebank S2 DIRECTOR Daniel Fahre CREATOR Linn Jeanette Kyed PRODUCTION Fenomen TV, Tom Marius Kittilsen PREMIERE Jan 2021 BROADCASTER NRK SALES TBC CONTACT Knut Inge Solbu, Fenomen TV
 
Rodknock is a story where young love gets lost. In darkness friendship is like a car's high beam headlights, holding up lights of hope in the end of the tunnel.

Welcome to Utmark

2021 8x45 min ORIGINAL TITLE Velkommen til Utmark  DIRECTOR Dagur Kári CREATOR Kim Fupz Aakeson PRODUCTION Paradox Film 8 for HBO Europe PRODUCERS  Stein B. Kvae, Finn Gjerdrum PREMIERE Spring 2021 BROADCASTER HBO Europe SALES Warner Media Content Distribution PRESS CONTACT Chris Duggan, HBO Europe
 
Somewhere in the Nordic wilderness, in a place that lives by its own rules, lies Utmark. A corrupt sheriff, cross-dressing farmer, possessed shopkeeper, alcoholic shepherd, nature-loving bootlegger, God-hating pastor, grieving pimp. Everyone knows everyone in this secluded corner of the Nordic North.

Drama Series contact

Arna Marie Bersaas

Manager International Relations, 
Drama Series
Cell: +47 928 13 088
amb@nfi.no