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Black Sands (TV series)

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Black Sands
Svörtu Sandar
Genre
Created by
Written by
Directed byBaldvin Zophoníasson
Starring
Country of originIceland
Original languages
  • Icelandic
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Andri Ómarsson
  • Arnbjörg Hafliðadóttir
  • Hörður Rúnarsson
Production companyGlassdriver
Original release
NetworkStöð 2
Release25 December 2021 (2021-12-25)

Black Sands (Icelandic: Svörtu Sandar) is an Icelandic crime-drama television series created by Aldís Amah Hamilton, Andri Óttarsson, and Ragnar Jónsson.[1] It is directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson.[2] The show premiered on Stöð 2 on 25 December 2021.

Synopsis

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The series focuses on Aníta Elínardóttir, a thirty-year-old policewoman who takes a job in her childhood home, the only position she can get after being forced to resign in Reykjavík. She has not been to the village in fourteen years, and in the meantime, it has become a tourist trap, surrounded by black sand. Worst of all, she has to move in with her mother, Elín, with whom she has a broken relationship due to a difficult past.

When Aníta arrives in town, the body of a young woman is found on the sandy beach. She seems to have fallen from the overhanging cliff. An investigation begins, led by police chief Ragnar, village doctor Solómon, and the local police team. Nothing criminal seems to have taken place, until a friend of the deceased is found later that night, battered and covered in blood.

As the investigation dwindles, Aníta ends up at the centre of a fiery love triangle that complicates things for her. It turns out that the local police have not been properly carrying out investigations, and there are possible links with other cases. A showdown with her mother is inevitable. Aníta gets sucked into the search for a potential mass murderer, and the showdown turns into a nightmare.[3][4]

Cast and characters

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  • Aldís Amah Hamilton as Aníta Elínardóttir
  • Þór Tulinius as Ragnar
  • Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir as Elín
  • Ævar Þór Benediktsson as Gústi
  • Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson as Salómon Túlinius
  • Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir as Fríða Melsteð
  • Aron Már Ólafsson as Tómas

Episodes

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Series 1 (2021)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Black Beach"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
25 December 2021 (2021-12-25)
2"The Journey Is the Destiny"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)
3"Insomnia"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)
4"You're Not Here"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
9 January 2022 (2022-01-09)
5"Salt in the Wounds"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)
6"The Curtain Comes Down"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)
7"A Little Blond Boy"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)
8"A Lovers Night"Baldvin ZophoníassonAldís Amah Hamilton
Ragnar Jónsson
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Andri Óttarsson
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)

References

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  1. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (6 September 2019). "Skrifa undir samninga um tvær leiknar þáttaraðir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kristinn Haukur Guðnason (6 September 2019). "Baldvin Z með nýja glæpaseríu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir (30 August 2021). "Grunaði ekki að hún myndi landa aðalhlutverki á þessum tímapunkti í lífinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Birta fyrstu stikluna úr Svörtu söndum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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