Kieler Street
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| Kielergata | |
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| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language | Norwegian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Kornelia Lund |
| Running time | 45 mins. (per episode) |
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| Release | October 18 – December 13, 2018 |
Kieler Street (Norwegian: Kielergata) is a Norwegian ten-part television crime series, which premiered on October 18, 2018 on TV 2 and TV 2 Sumo. It was created by Stig Frode Henriksen, Jesper Sundnes and Patrik Syversen. It was directed by Syversen and Cecilie A. Mosli. The main protagonist, Jonas Schulman (Thorbjørn Harr) is a former criminal who had started a new life and new identity in the fictional small town of Slusvik. Andrea Bræin Hovig portrays his wife, Elin and Ylva Fuglerud acts as his stepdaughter, Sofie. When a friend confronts Jonas about his secret past, he suspects blackmail, kills the friend and struggles to maintain his "normal life" façade. The series was mainly filmed in Fetsund, Ørje and Aurskog.
The series was nominated for four awards ahead of Gullruten 2019: best drama series, best actor (Harr), best clip, TV drama (Erlend Mjømen Knudsen) and best sound design (Megaphon: Erling Rein and Petter Clausen). In Australia it was broadcast via SBS-TV from February 4, 2021.