''Réttur'' (, ''Right'') is an Icelandic television series created and produced by

Sigurjón Kjartansson Sigurjón Kjartansson (born 20 September 1968) is an Icelandic writer and producer. Co-creator of ''Katla.'' Showrunner of ''Trapped (Icelandic TV series), Trapped''. He is known for his role in the radio duo Tvíhöfði with Jón Gnarr and for h ...

of RVK Studios, retitled ''Case'' and ''The Court'' in English-language markets. It was picked up by NBC and producer

Howard Gordon Howard Gordon (born March 31, 1961) is an American television writer and producer. He is well known for his work on the Fox action series '' 24'' alongside the Showtime thriller ''Homeland'', which he co-developed with Alex Gansa and Gideon ...

for a US remake. Seasons 1 and 2 feature a different case every episode, while season 3 is a single case that gets solved throughout the season.

Plot

''Réttur'' is about Logi Traustason, an attorney who joins a law firm owned by business partners Brynhildur and Hörður. Together they solve court cases which often brings them all too close to their cases and subjects of the Icelandic society.

Characters

* Logi Traustason Logi is an attorney of law. After spending years in prison for a murder he did not commit he opens his own law practice. His office gets bankrupted and he starts working his way up at another firm. After two years he does not get the partner position he is expecting, and leaves the firm to join Réttur, a small firm facing financial difficulties, owned by Brynhildur and Hörður. Logi is an alcoholic and quite the ladies man, finding it hard to stay true to only one woman. He and Brynhildur do not always see things eye to eye.

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* 2000s Icelandic television series 2010s Icelandic television series 2000s drama television series 2010s drama television series 2000s legal television series 2010s legal television series Icelandic drama television series Icelandic legal television series Television shows set in Iceland Television shows set in Reykjavík Thriller television series Stöð 2 original programming {{Iceland-tv-prog-stub