''Vegferð'' (''Journey'') is an Icelandic

television comedy Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United ...

mini-series developed by Glassriver. It is written by

Víkingur Kristjánsson Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one of the founders of the theatre group Vesturpor ...

and directed by

Baldvin Zophoníasson Baldvin Zophoníasson, or Baldvin Z, is an Icelandic film and television director, writer, and producer. He was born in 1978 in Akureyri. He is best known for his films ''Jitters'', ''Life in a Fishbowl'', '' Let Me Fall'', and the television s ...

and premiered on

Stöð 2 Stöð 2 (literally Station 2) is an Icelandic subscription television channel, owned and operated by Sýn. Founded in 1986, it was the first privately owned television station in Iceland following the lifting of the state monopoly on televisi ...

on 4 April 2021. It is a six-part series that follows fictional versions of friends and actors Ólafur Darri and Víkingur on a road trip through Vestfirðir to reshape their longtime friendship.

Cast

as Víkingur * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Ólafur Darri * Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir as herself *Pétur Ernir Svavarsson * Pálmi Gestsson as himself *

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (English transliteration: Thröstur Leó Gunnarsson; born 23 April 1961 in Reykjavík), is an Icelandic stage, film and television actor. Early life Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson graduated from the Icelandic School of Dram ...

as himself *Elfar Logi Hannesson as himself *

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Þorsteinn Gunnarsson (born 1940) is an Icelandic actor and architect. He is known for his role as Eirikur in the Icelandic TV-series '' Trapped''. In 2003 he was nominated for an Edda Award The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the ...

as father-in-law * Helga Vala Helgadóttir * Nicolas Bro as himself *

Jonas Schmidt Jonas Tveje Bisgaard Schmidt is a Danish self-taught actor and comedian, best known for portraying Dolph the Fascist Hippo. Career Jonas Schmidt has appeared in numerous roles, mostly comedy however. He first gained fame, portraying the nerdy ...

as himself *

Aldís Amah Hamilton Aldís Amah Hamilton (born 6 April 1991) is an Icelandic actress. She graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016 and the same year, she appeared as Desdemona in the Vesturport's performance of ''Othello'' in the National Theatre ...

as Lovísa

References

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*{{IMDb title, 13058124, Vegferð 2020s Icelandic television series Icelandic comedy television series Icelandic-language television shows Television shows set in Iceland Stöð 2 original programming