Norsemen (TV series)

Norsemen
Vikingane
Genre Comedy
Created by Jon Iver Helgaker
Jonas Torgersen
Developed by Viafilm
NRK
Written by Jon Iver Helgaker
Jonas Torgersen
Starring
Composer(s) Johannes Ringen
Country of origin Norway
Original language(s) Norwegian (Norway)
English (International)
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Marianne Arsky-Andersen
Odd Gunnar Iversen
Producer(s) Anders Tangen
Øyvind Thoen
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network NRK1 (Norway)
Netflix (International)
External links
[netflix.com/title/80180182 Website]

Norsemen is a Norwegian comedy TV series about a group of Vikings living in the village of Norheim around the year 790. It originally premiered in Norway under the name Vikingane (The Vikings) on NRK1 in October 2016. It is produced for NRK by Viafilm. The series is written and directed by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen.[1]

The series is recorded in the village of Avaldsnes in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway, and it was recorded simultaneously in both Norwegian and English-language versions. The first season of the English version was made available on Netflix's video streaming service in August 2017 under the name Norsemen, and season two was made available in October 2018.[2] Season two was filmed in early 2017.[3]

The first season won the Gullruten award in 2017 for Best Comedy Show, and it was also nominated for Best Sound Production (Peter Clausen and Erling Rein).

Plot

Norsemen is a show taking place in the 790s Norway with various characters playing the leading role as the series develops. The story covers the life of Vikings in the town of Norheim and them dealing with day to day life and conflict of varying comedic degree. As the series progresses conflict with a rival tribe, a chief wanting to modernize Norheim's culture, tribal disagreements and disputes with neighboring villages results in conflict for the main characters they must deal with as the series progresses.

Reception

Norwegian writer Marie Kleve praised the parody violence and how it reflects stories from our time while the people are living in the Viking era.[4]

The first season averaged more than one million viewers in Norway, a country with a population of a little over five million.[5]

The New York Times billed Norsemen one of the 10 best international TV series in 2017.[6]

The Guardian ranked Norsemen the 29th best TV show of 2017.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Linda Jew (April 25, 2016). "Vikingane: New Comedy Series Spoofing Vikings Filming in Norwegian and English". The Euro TV Place. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vikingane goes global as Norsemen on Netflix". nordicdrama.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15.
  3. ↑ Jorn Rossing Jensen (August 21, 2017). "Haugesund: NRK's Ivar Køhn on Norway's TV Drama Build, Nordic Noir as a Brand". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Komiserien «Vikingane» er vekselvis hylende morsom og underbukse-platt". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Nesten én million har sett premieren". NRK. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/arts/television/best-tv-shows.html
  7. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/30/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-2017
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