

9.044 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestErling agrees to head Rolf's security detail and learns who sent the Zamani text. A Kabul meeting turns explosive. The Nobel Peace Prize is announced.
Lieutenant Erling Riiser is on his way back to Norway after a long stay in Afghanistan. Much has gone wrong, several soldiers are missing from the Hercelus-plane. After only one day in Norway, Erling receives a text message saying an old acquaintance from Afghanistan is in Oslo - which can mean only one thing: A woman's life is in danger
Acting
Aksel Hennie's thousand-yard stare deserves its own award category.
Direction
Sørensen treats Oslo like occupied territory.
Writing
Every text message feels like a bomb.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nobel was one of the first Norwegian series to explicitly critique the country's military presence in Afghanistan, making it politically gutsy domestic television.
Aksel Hennie and Anders Danielsen Lie had previously starred together in the 2011 Oscar-nominated thriller Headhunners; their reunion here weaponizes their existing on-screen tension.