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.
Creators
Per-Olav Sørensen, Mette M. Bølstad, Stephen Uhlander
Aksel Hennie
Erling Riiser
Tuva Novotny
Johanne Riiser
Anders Danielsen Lie
Jon Petter Hals
Dennis Storhøi
Jørund Ekeberg
Christian Rubeck
Minister of Foreign Affairs Johan Ruud
Atheer Adel
Sharif Zamani
Danica Ćurčić
Adella Hanefi
Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Håvard Bakkeli
Odd-Magnus Williamson
Hans Ivar Johanssen
Eirik Evjen
Sigurd Sønsteby
Kyrre Hellum
Jan Burås
Mattis Herman Nyquist
Hektor Stolt-Hansen
Rolf Kristian Larsen
Sven Rasch
Hallvard Holmen
Rolf Innherad
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.
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