Series synopsis
Beforeigners is a drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on HBO Nordic on August 21, 2019. It ended on January 2, 2022. It was created by Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin. It stars Nicolai Cleve Broch, Krista Kosonen, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir and Eili Harboe.
In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called "beforeigners," these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins t ...
Premise
In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called "beforeigners," these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals.
Premise: The past catches up with us all.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nicolai Cleve Broch as Lars Haaland
- Krista Kosonen as Alfhildr Enginsdottir
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Urd
- Eili Harboe as Ada
- Jeppe Beck Laursen as Skjalg
- Ingunn Beate Øyen as Chief of Police
- Nader Khademi as Alex
- Lavrans Haga as Jørn
Supporting cast
- Ragnhild Gudbrandsen as Wenche
- Stig R. Amdam as Harald Eriksen
Guest cast
- Yngve Berven as Security at Opera
- Berit Boman as Female Neighbour
- Porfirio Gutiérrez as Torfinn
- Eirik Hallert as Grautr-barista
- Kenneth Wolf Andersen Haugen as Viking
- Agnes Kittelsen as Marie
- Hilde Smukkestad Lavik as Manager at Opera
- Mina Martine Lystad as Real Estate Agent
- Benjamin Noble as BBC News Anchor
- Camilla Roman as The Cashier
- Christiane Schaldemose as Norse Mother
- Karen Sollihaug as Woman in Trawl
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | August 21, 2019 | September 11, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 6 | December 5, 2021 | January 2, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A dead woman floats ashore at Tjuvholmen and Lars Haaland need to investigate the matter with his new partner, Alfhildr Enginnsdottir from the Viking Age. |
August 21, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The investigation leads Lars and Alfhildr into Oslo's new and multi-temporal underground world. |
August 21, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Lars and Alfhildr have a new main suspect in the Tjuvholmen murder: a rich entrepreneur from the Stone Age. |
August 28, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Alfhildr and Lars reunite for a murder case that raises the question: could Jack the Ripper have timeigrated to the present? |
December 5, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A gruesome letter sends Lars and Alfhildr’s investigation in a new direction. |
December 5, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The hunt for the fake policemen, Ben Joseph, takes Alfhildr and Lars to London, where they gain important information about the New-Luddites' methods. Ingrid decides to tell the Norse weatherman Sturla about her pregnancy. |
December 12, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO Nordic |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 21, 2019 |
| Last aired | January 2, 2022 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday |