Julie Annette Rovelstad Andem (born 4 July 1982) is a Norwegian

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, and

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. Andem is most famous for being the creator, screenwriter, director, and showrunner for the internationally acclaimed

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young adult internet/television series '' Skam'', which aired from 2015 to 2017 on

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's public broadcasting network,

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Career

Andem worked in the children's division of

for several years. At NRK, she created and wrote the show ''Jenter'', which means "girls" in Norwegian.

''Skam''

''Skam'' began because

executives wanted to reach more teenage girls in its programming. Andem, along with Mari Magnus who later became the social media director of the series, spent six months traveling around Norway and interviewing teenagers about their lives. She then auditioned over 1,200 young actors and then created characters around the cast. Andem was the creator and showrunner of ''Skam,'' and she wrote and directed all 47 episodes throughout ''Skam'''s four seasons. Season 1 premiered on NRK in September 2015 and season 4 ended in June 2017. The series was widely popular in Norway and globally. Many countries have made adaptations of ''Skam'' with Andem's storylines, including France's '' SKAM France'', Germany's '' Druck'', Italy's '' SKAM Italia'', United States' ''

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'', Spain's '' SKAM España'', Netherlands' '' SKAM NL'', and Belgium's ''

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''.

Other ventures

In October 2019, it was announced that Andem signed a two-year contract with

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to create and develop shows for the network.

Filmography

Awards

References

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