The read
The series ran 2 seasons across 18 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
56 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 10 ep2015 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 8 ep2016 |
Key crew
- Anna Bache-WiigScreenplay
- Lasse NederhoedScreenplay
- Cecilie A. MosliDirector
- Mike HartungOriginal Music Composer
- Kristoffer BonsaksenOriginal Music Composer
- Kåre VestrheimOriginal Music Composer
- Rune Denstad LangloDirector
- Siv Rajendram EliassenScreenplay
- Geir Henning HoplandDirector
- Lasse Kyed RasmussenScreenplay
- Jan Emsell LarsenScreenplay
Cast
- Nicolai Cleve BrochAksel Borgen
- Tobias SantelmannErik Nilsen
- Synnøve Macody LundTonje Sandvik
- Lena EndreEva Hansteen
- Ingar Helge GimleWilliam Hansteen
- Henrik RafaelsenLars Hansteen
- Anne Marit JacobsenMai-Britt Nilsen
- Ellen Dorrit PetersenInger Moen Hansteen
- Susanne BoucherHelene Hansteen
- Amrita AchariaAmina Sahir
- Anna Bache-WiigMarianne Eriksen
Stills
Themes
norwayhometowncrime investigationnordic noirmurder mystery