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Occupied (Norwegian: Okkupert) is a Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015.[1] Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjoldbjærg.[2] Season 2 premiered on 10 October 2017.[3] The third and final season started airing in Scandinavia on 5 December 2019,[4] and was released in many countries via Netflix on 31 December 2019.
With a budget of 90 million kr (US$11 million), the series is the most expensive Norwegian production to date and has been sold to Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sweden, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[5][6] It is also streamed by Netflix in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[7][8]
The series depicts a fictional near future in which, following a catastrophic hurricane attributed to global warming, Norway's newly-elected green party Ny Kraft Prime Minister has stopped the country's oil and gas production. Russia, with support from the European Union, occupies Norway to restore its oil and gas production, in response to a Europe-wide energy crisis.[9]
Why is Occupied not available on Norwegian Netflix
Why is Occupied not available on Norwegian Netflix
Why is Occupied not available on Norwegian Netflix
Why is Occupied not available on Norwegian Netflix
- ^ Stø, Steffen (18 August 2015). "Se første traileren til TV2-serien Okkupert". Serie Nytt. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Nesbø-serie om russisk okkupasjon". NRK. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Vestrheim, Emma (13 February 2017). "Occupied Season 2 Release Date Revealed". Cinema Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ @HildeSusan (21 November 2019). "Takk! Det siste jeg hørte, er at sesong 3 av Okkupert skal slippes rundt 5. desember på Viaplay i Norden. Bare å glede seg! #okkupert" [Thanks! Last I heard, season 3 of Okkupert will be released around 5 December on Viaplay in the Nordics. Just to enjoy! #okkupert] (Tweet) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nordseth, Pål (18 August 2015). "Den har kostet 90 millioner og er TV 2s store seriesatsing i høst: Se traileren til Okkupert her". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Tjernshaugen, Karen (29 August 2015). "Russland fordømmer ny norsk TV-serie". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ @whatsonetflixau (21 January 2016). "New to Netflix Australia is "Occupied" a Norwegian thriller where Norway is occupied by Russia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Brown, Jacob (29 January 2016). "On Netflix: Occupied is the New Homeland". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Norway Occupation TV show irks Moscow". The Local. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.