Series description: Follows Esther, a cheerful mother of three children who turns forty, and she and her family invite all their friends to a big party, but it takes an unexpected turn when the guests accidentally find out that Ester has got cancer. Original title: Etterglød Watch it here. UK Premiere date: Saturday, 20 May … Continue reading Norwegian drama Afterglow on BBC Four.
Series description: Norwegian thriller police procedural starring Sven Nordin as widower William Wisting, a senior police detective. Based on the novels by Jørn Lier Horst. In season 1, part 1 (5 episodes): when a body is found in the snow, Norwegian detective Wisting and the FBI are drawn into a complex hunt for a serial killer.In Season … Continue reading Season 2 of Norwegian drama Wisting on BBC Four.
Series description: When a billionaire's wife vanishes, Norwegian police must deal with the frenzied press and deceitful informants to find the truth. Watch it here. Premiere date: Wednesday, 14 September 2022. There seems to be very little information available so far in English about this new Netflix Original series though it was first reported in … Continue reading Norwegian true crime drama The Lørenskog Disappearance on Netflix this September.
Series description: Drama set in Stavanger, Norway, in the summer of 1969, that follows what happens following a last-ditch attempt to strike oil. Original title: Lykkeland Watch it here. Season 1 UK premiere date: Saturday, 2 May 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He5ezOslw0A Season 2 UK premiere date: Saturday, 20 August. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0raL3saBumE Link to imdb page. Other useful links:Drama … Continue reading Season 2 of Norwegian drama State of Happiness on BBC Four this August.
Series description: A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she is a completely different and more dangerous place. Original title: Livstid. Watch it here. Also available via the STV section on Sky Box Sets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znb1DF8OvHg Link to imdb page. Other useful links: Drama Quarterly interview with creator … Continue reading Norwegian crime drama For Life available now on STV Player.
Series description: This series tells the stories of six people who through their work were affected by the terrorist attack in Norway on the 22nd of July 2011. The plot revolves around the dilemmas and challenges our characters encounter when they're put in charge of saving lives, transporting the dead, consoling the bereaved and writing … Continue reading Norwegian true crime drama 22 July available now on STV Player.
Detectives Max and Sander are investigating the death of four boys. Soon, both are haunted by horrible hallucinations, and must face their own misdeeds in WALTER PRESENTS: SEIZURE (Besatt). When by-the-book Detective Max transfers to Oslo homicide after losing his son, he is teamed up with detective Sander, a hardened and prejudiced cop. The men are … Continue reading Walter Presents Norwegian drama Seizure
Walter Presents released 31 shows in the UK in 2021 - 22 brand new & 9 returning so the following is just a snapshot of a few of the most exciting things they have planned for 2022. CRY WOLF (Ulven kommer) - Denmark. A teenage girl has written a vivid school essay detailing her stepfather’s … Continue reading Walter Presents 2022 Preview
New and returning world dramas Bulgasal: Immortal Souls S1 Netflix 18/12/2021Gomorrah S5 Sky Atlantic 18/12/2021The Girl From Oslo S1 Netflix 19/12/2021Spy City S1 BritBox 23/12/2021Daughter From Another Mother S2 Netflix 24/12/2021The Silent Sea S1 Netflix 24/12/2021Candice Renoir S3 Acorn UK 27/12/2021 [EDIT: Delayed until 28 February] Anxious People S1 Netflix 29/12/2021Kitz S1 Netflix 30/12/2021Light the … Continue reading The Weekly World Drama List (18 December – 7 January)
Walter Presents is kicking off 2022 with a new Scandi Season and the first show in that season is WALTER PRESENTS: OUTLIER which sees a criminal psychologist in a race against time to prove that the police have arrested the wrong person. Teenager Elle Jannok walks home from a party in Kautokeino when she discovers a mobile phone … Continue reading Walter Presents: Norwegian drama Outlier.
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