Norsemen (TV series)

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Norsemen
	Promotional poster
	Vikingane
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Jon Iver Helgaker; Jonas Torgersen;
Developed by	Viafilm; NRK;
Written by	Jon Iver Helgaker; Jonas Torgersen;
Starring	Kåre Conradi; Nils Jørgen Kaalstad; Trond Fausa Aurvåg; Silje Torp; Henrik Mestad;
Composer	Johannes Ringen
Country of origin	Norway
Original languages	Norwegian (Norway); English (International);
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Marianne Arsky-Andersen; Odd Gunnar Iversen;
Producers	Anders Tangen; Øyvind Thoen;
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	NRK1 (Norway); Netflix (International);
Release	21 October 2016 –; 13 March 2020
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Norsemen is a Norwegian comedy television 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 filmed in the village of Avaldsnes in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway, and it was recorded simultaneously in both Norwegian and English-language versions by filming each scene twice.

The first season of the English version was made available on Netflix in August 2017 under the name Norsemen, and season two was made available in October 2018.^[2]
The second season was filmed in early 2017.^[3]
The third season is named 'Season 0', as it tells the story that led up to Season 1.^[4]

In September 2020, it was announced that the show had been canceled and would not return for a fourth season.^[5]

^ Linda Jew (25 April 2016). "Vikingane: New Comedy Series Spoofing Vikings Filming in Norwegian and English".
^ "Vikingane goes global as Norsemen on Netflix". nordicdrama.com. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017.
^ Jorn Rossing Jensen (21 August 2017). "Haugesund: NRK's Ivar Køhn on Norway's TV Drama Build, Nordic Noir as a Brand". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "'Norsemen' season 3 will 'tell the story that led up to season 1' but 'won't stray too far', say creators". MEAWW. 16 May 2019.
^ "Netflix's 'Norsemen' Season 4 Canceled: Ends After 3 Seasons". What's on Netflix. 2 October 2020.

[1] Linda Jew (25 April 2016). "Vikingane: New Comedy Series Spoofing Vikings Filming in Norwegian and English".

[2] "Vikingane goes global as Norsemen on Netflix". nordicdrama.com. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017.

[3] Jorn Rossing Jensen (21 August 2017). "Haugesund: NRK's Ivar Køhn on Norway's TV Drama Build, Nordic Noir as a Brand". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[4] "'Norsemen' season 3 will 'tell the story that led up to season 1' but 'won't stray too far', say creators". MEAWW. 16 May 2019.

[5] "Netflix's 'Norsemen' Season 4 Canceled: Ends After 3 Seasons". What's on Netflix. 2 October 2020.

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