

60 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestHenning is struggling between life and death. Philip decides to confess everything to Helen. If Henning's accident was orchestrated, it means there is a mole somewhere. Helen opens to Ron, and mentions the other witness. It is a mistake. Ron managed to find the identity of Philip and kidnapped him. But Philip had time to call Helen and tell him that he recognized the killer of the sandpit.
Two 15-year-olds secretly meet up in the forest, only to witness a blood bath. They are seen, but escape trying to keep this as a secret, both in fear of the perpetrator and that their secret is revealed.
Acting
The two leads sell panic and longing with devastating authenticity.
Direction
Larsen squeezes dread from every Norwegian forest shadow.
Cinematography
Bleak beauty—every frame feels like a withheld breath.
Creator
Jarl Emsell Larsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eyewitness was Norway's answer to the Nordic noir explosion, but with queer teens at its center—still rare in 2014 Scandinavian crime drama.
The series was adapted into a US version by USA Network in 2016, but the original's suffocating small-town atmosphere proved impossible to replicate.