4.055 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestIn the dark and remote landscape of northern Norway, a brutal murder reveals a mass grave which links old cases to missing people. Local police officer Hedda is put on the case with special investigator Joel Dreyer, who comes from the metropolitan south. Their different backgrounds, personalities, and methods immediately set them against each other. But when the investigation begins to spiral out of control, both detectives resort to questionable moves in order to stay on the case and protect their secrets.
Acting
Bygdnes and Oftebro's delicious mutual loathing.
Cinematography
Norwegian wilderness as suffocating character.
Writing
Small-town secrets that unravel with cruel precision.
Creator
Hans Christian Storrøsten
Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
Hedda Hersoug
Jakob Oftebro
Joel Dreyer
Bjørn Sundquist
Ed Arvola
Gørild Mauseth
Margot van Gebert
Agnes Born
Jani van Gebert
Martin Furulund
Skule van Gebert
Reidar Sørensen
Einar Hersoug
Niklas Gundersen
Ross Eriksen
Per Kjerstad
Hans Nilsen
Bjørn Moan
Torgeir
Anders Dahlberg
Holger van Gebert
Lars Arentz-Hansen
Thomas Jacobi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Monster exemplifies 'Nordic noir' beyond Sweden/Denmark, using Norway's stark seasonal darkness as psychological pressure cooker.
Jakob Oftebro, already a star in Scandinavian cinema, reportedly insisted on Joel's more abrasive qualities to avoid the 'sympathetic outsider' cliché.
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