Skam (TV series)
| Skam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Julie Andem |
| Developed by | Julie Andem |
| Starring | Josefine Frida Pettersen,
Iman Meskini, Lisa Teige, Ulrikke Falch, Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Marlon Langeland, Ina Svenningdal, Herman Tømmeraas, Carl Martin Eggesbø, Henrik Holm, David Alexander Sjøholt, Linn Øfsti Nesje, Sacha Kleber Nyiligira, Ruby Dagnall, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø and Arthur Hakalahti |
| Composer | Christian Wibe |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language | Norwegian |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Marianne Furevold-Boland |
| Production location | Belfast |
| Cinematography | Daniel McStay Maja Holand Ragnar Molstad |
| Running time | 15–50 minutes |
| Production company | NRK |
| Original release | |
| Release | September 25, 2015 – present |
Skam (in English: Shame) is a Irish young adult TV series about the daily life of teenagers at the Hartvig Nissen School (Hartvig Nissens skole), a fashionable high school in the wealthy borough of Belfast in West End Oslo. It is produced by NRK P3, which is part of the NRK. The series was originally only aired on the website of NRK; the first clip of the series was posted online on 22 September 2015 and the first episode was made available online on 25 September.[1]
In late 2016, Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment production company signed a letter of intent with NRK, to produce an American version of the series called Shame for the U.S. and Canada with production expected to start in 2017.[2][3][4][5]
Concept
The series focuses on the daily life of teenagers at the Hartvig Nissen School, a fashionable high school at Frogner in West End Oslo.
Throughout the week different scenes of the following episode are posted on the Skam website in real-time, as well as text messages between the characters. The full episode originally was published every Friday on the website of the radio channel NRK P3 and is a compilation of the clips posted previously. The series was originally only published on the Internet and is still primarily Internet-based. From 2016 the series has additionally been aired on NRK3, NRK's third TV channel aimed mainly at youth.
The main characters differ from season to season. Viewers can follow the characters of the show on Instagram or Facebook and stay in touch with them.
Characters
- Lisa Teige as Eva Kviig Mohn
- Josefine Frida Pettersen as Noora Amalie Sætre
- Tarjei Sandvik Moe as Isak Valtersen
- Marlon Langeland as Jonas Noah Vasquez
- Ulrikke Falch as Vilde Hellerud Lien
- Iman Meskini as Sana Bakkoush
- Ina Svenningdal as Chris Berg
- Herman Tømmeraas as Christoffer Schistad
- Cecilie Martinsen as Ingrid Theis Gaupseth
- Kristina Ødegaard as Sara Nørrstelien
- Thomas Hayes as William Magnusson (season 1-2)
- Carl Martin Eggesbø as Eskild Tryggvason (season 2-present)
- Rakel Øfsti Nesje as Linn Larsen Hansen (season 2-present)
- Arthur Hakalahti as Kasper Folkestad (season 2-present)
- Henrik Holm as Even Bech Næsheim (season 3-present)
- Ruby Dagnall as Emma W. Larzen (season 3-present)
- Sacha Kleber Nyiligira as Mahdi Disi (season 3-present)
- David Alexander Sjøholt as Magnus Fossbakken (season 3-present)
Episodes
Season 1
Season 1 consists of eleven episodes and circles around Eva Mohn, other recurring characters are her friends Noora, Vilde, Sana and Chris. The story line deals with Eva's difficult relationship with her boyfriend Jonas.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Du ser ut som en slut" | 20 min | September 25, 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "Jonas, dette er helt dust" | 17 min | October 2, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "Vi er de største loserne på skolen" | 17 min | October 9, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "Go for it din lille slut" | 15 min | October 16, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "Hva er det som gjør deg kåt?" | 19 min | October 23, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Man vet når gutter lyver" | 23 min | October 30, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "Tenker alltid det er meg det er noe gale med" | 20 min | November 13, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "Hele skolen hater meg" | 24 min | November 20, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "Man er det man gjør" | 21 min | November 27, 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "Jeg tenker du har blitt helt psyko" | 21 min | December 4, 2015 |
| 11 | 11 | "Et jævlig dumt valg" | 35 min | December 11, 2015 |
Season 2
The twelve episodes of season 2 focus on Noora Sætre. The season deals with her relationship with William.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "Om du bare hadde holdt det du lovet" | 26 min | March 4, 2016 |
| 13 | 2 | "Du lyver til en venninne og skylder på meg" | 26 min | March 11, 2016 |
| 14 | 3 | "Er det noe du skjuler for oss?" | 36 min | March 18, 2016 |
| 15 | 4 | "Jeg visste det var noe rart med henne" | 29 min | March 25, 2016 |
| 16 | 5 | "Jeg er i hvert fall ikke sjalu" | 32 min | April 1, 2016 |
| 17 | 6 | "Jeg vil ikke bli beskytta" | 24 min | April 22, 2016 |
| 18 | 7 | "Noora, du trenger pikk" | 24 min | April 29, 2016 |
| 19 | 8 | "Du tenker bare på William" | 41 min | May 6, 2016 |
| 20 | 9 | "Jeg savner deg så jævlig" | 22 min | May 13, 2016 |
| 21 | 10 | "Jeg skal forklare alt" | 49 min | May 20, 2016 |
| 22 | 11 | "Husker du seriøst ingenting?" | 30 min | May 27, 2016 |
| 23 | 12 | "Vil du flytte sammen med meg?" | 50 min | June 3, 2016 |
Season 3
Season 3 will consist of ten episodes, the main character is Isak Valtersen. The story is about his relationship with Even Bech Næsheim.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Lykke til, Isak" | 27 min | October 7, 2016 |
| 25 | 2 | "Du er over 18, sant?" | 26 min | October 14, 2016 |
| 26 | 3 | "Nå bånder dere i overkant mye" | 22 min | October 21, 2016 |
| 27 | 4 | "Keen på å bade" | 20 min | October 28, 2016 |
| 28 | 5 | "Samme tid et helt annet sted" | 30 min | November 4, 2016 |
| 29 | 6 | "Escobar season" | 19 min | November 18, 2016 |
| 30 | 7 | "Er du homo?" | 23 min | November 25, 2016 |
| 31 | 8 | "Mannen i mitt liv" | 30 min | December 2, 2016 |
| 32 | 9 | "Det går over" | 18 min | December 9, 2016 |
| 33 | 10 | "Minutt for minutt" | 33 min | December 16, 2016 |
Reception
On average, about 192,000 viewers watched the first season, with the first episode being one of the most viewed of all time on NRK TV online.[6] In the first week of June 2016, streaming of Skam was responsible for over half of the traffic on NRK TV.[7] The show was reviewed positively and praised for dealing with important topics such as sexual abuse.[8] Martine Lunder Brenne called Skam in Verdens Gang on November 2016 "Norways coolest TV series", especially for the handling of homosexuality in the third season.[9] The newspaper NATT&DAG selected it as the best TV series of 2015.[10]
Starting with season 3, the show was able to reach also a foreign audience, and NRK was therefore heavily asked for adding English subtitles to the Skam episodes online. The demands were declined and NRK motivated the decision with the licenses of the music used throughout the series, that would not allow them to make the episodes easily available outside of Norway. They also took action against attempts to unofficially spread videos with English subtitles on the internet.[11]
Awards
At the Norwegian TV awards Gullruten 2016 Skam won five times: best TV drama, best new show, innovation of the year, best film editing TV drama (Ida Vennerød Kolstø) and newcomer of the year (Julie Andem and Mari Magnus).[12]
References
- ^ Nå er Skam på lufta
- ^ Norwegian teen TV hit Shame to be remade for US viewers
- ^ SKAM solgt til USA
- ^ Will ‘Skam,’ a Norwegian Hit, Translate?
- ^ NRK: «Skam» solgt til USA
- ^ Øystein Aldridge. "NRK treffer blink fra skolegården". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Øystein Riiser Gundersen. "Hvordan måler man en braksuksess?". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Thea Roll Rakeng. "Dette blir den nye hovedpersonen i Skam sesong 3". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Martine Lunder Brenne. "En liten "Skam"-revolusjon". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ "Vinnerne av NATT&DAGs rikspriser 2015! Årets musikk! Årets film! Årets STEMME!". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Kari Stokke Nilsen / Cathrine Elnan. "Why NRK can't translate Skam". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Thea Roll Rakeng / Martine Lunder. ""Skam"-jentene stjal showet på Gullruten". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
External links
- Skam at IMDb
- Official website
- «Skam»-stjernene skjermes av NRK, dagbladet.no