Series synopsis
Nobel is a drama television series that premiered on NRK1 on September 25, 2016. It ended on November 6, 2016. It was created by Per-Olav Sørensen, Mette M. Bølstad, Stephen Uhlander. It stars Aksel Hennie, Tuva Novotny, Anders Danielsen Lie and Dennis Storhøi.
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
Premise
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
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aksel Hennie as Erling Riiser
- Tuva Novotny as Johanne Riiser
- Anders Danielsen Lie as Jon Petter Hals
- Dennis Storhøi as Jørund Ekeberg
- Christian Rubeck as Minister of Foreign Affairs Johan Ruud
- Atheer Adel as Sharif Zamani
- Danica Ćurčić as Adella Hanefi
- Mads Sjøgård Pettersen as Håvard Bakkeli
Supporting cast
- Odd-Magnus Williamson as Hans Ivar Johanssen
- Eirik Evjen as Sigurd Sønsteby
- Kyrre Hellum as Jan Burås
- Mattis Herman Nyquist as Hektor Stolt-Hansen
- Rolf Kristian Larsen as Sven Rasch
- Hallvard Holmen as Rolf Innherad
- Amund W. Blakstvedt as Rikard Riiser
- Samuel Fröler as Gunnar Riiser
- Ramin Yazdani as Heydar Zamani
- Ayesha Wolasmal as Wasima Zamani
- André Jerman as Kristoffer Abel
- Ellen Horn as Nora Backer
Guest cast
- Thomas Moon Lee as Chinese Energy Minister
- Chung Wai Robin Soon
- Wei Vivian Guo as Chinese Ambassador
- Phoung Duy Tran as Chinese Aide
- Erik Zi Hui Lou as Chinese Aide
- Mathias Svendsen as Brage
- Anker Mollatt
- Omar Jalil as Bomb Boy
- Nmila Aziz as Afghan man
- Birger Dessingthon
- Laura Raquel Shestopal Askanas
- Roger Meltoft as Chief of Defence
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | September 25, 2016 | November 6, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 / Episode 2 Lieutenant Erling Riiser is finally arriving back home to his family after his mission in Afghanistan. On the mission, an Afghan woman, Wasima Zamani, was running towards a bomb and Erling had to stop her by force. This later happens to have consequences when Wasima's husband shows up in Oslo. |
September 25, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 3 In Afghanistan, the platoon deals with grief. Ekeberg suspends Erling. Johanne offers some help. Jon Petter takes his A-game to Zamani's goat fight. |
October 2, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 4 The foreign minister's secret meeting in Afghanistan is a prelude to a PR disaster in Norway. Jon Petter goes on TV. A reporter gets an explosive tip. |
October 9, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NRK1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 2016 |
| Last aired | November 6, 2016 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 15:00:00 |