''Borderliner'' ( no, Grenseland) is a Norwegian noir

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series that involves an Oslo police detective who becomes involved in a suicide investigation while visiting his hometown. The series first aired on November 2, 2017, in

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on TV 2 and was released to

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on March 6, 2018. The series was removed from Netflix in March 2023.

Plot

Nikolai Andreassen, a police detective from

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, is visiting his home town, near

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river and Swedish border. He is drawn into the investigation of the suicide of a local man named Tommy Hagen; his co-investigator, Anniken Høygaard-Larsen, from the

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, suspects foul play. Nikolai plants evidence in order to protect his younger brother, Lars, who appears to be implicated, but later discovers the truth behind Hagen's death.

Cast

Tobias Santelmann Tobias Santelmann (born August 8, 1980) is a German-born Norwegian actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film ''Kon-Tiki'' (2012). He has also had supporting roles in the films ''Hercules'' (2014) and ''Point Break' ...

as Nikolai Andreassen, a detective from Oslo *

Ellen Dorrit Petersen Ellen Dorrit Petersen (born 4 December 1975) is a Norwegian actress. Life and career Petersen was born in the small town of Tau but moved to Oslo for her professional studies. She attended the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She was active w ...

as Anniken Høygaard-Larsen, a detective from the

Benjamin Helstad Benjamin Helstad is a Norwegian actor and musician mostly known for ''King of Devil's Island'', ''Body Troopers'' and ''Permafrost''. He has also done the Norwegian dubbing for several American films, including Disney's ''Fillmore'', ''Jungle Cu ...

as Lars Andreassen, Nikolai's brother, a local police officer * Bjørn Skagestad as Hans Olav Andreassen, Lars and Nikolai's father, formerly the local sheriff *

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as Josef Koldberg, owner of a

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and

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* Frode Winther as Bengt Skare, the local sheriff * Morten Svartveit as Kristoffer Lund * Stig Henrik Hoff as Sven Lindberg, a high-ranking officer in the

* Ellen Birgitte Winther as Marta Hagen * Ole Christoffer Ertvaag as Ove Dreyer * Thelma Farnes Ottersen as Milla * Todd Bishop Monrad Vistven as Erik * Kim-Henning Nilsen as Tommy Hagen * Cathrine Hoel Hansen as Matilde * Frida Stavnes as Katia

Episodes

Reception

Erik Adams of the ''AV Club'' considers it a top pick. Meghan O'Keefe of ''Decider'' called the series "as dark and atmospheric as Scandi-noir comes, but it’s also elegantly beautiful and extremely tense".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borderliner 2010s Norwegian television series Norwegian crime television series Norwegian television series

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