Næturvaktin

*Næturvaktin*
Næturvaktin
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Genre	Situation comedy
Written by	Jóhann Ævar Grímsson; Jón Gnarr; Jörundur Ragnarsson; Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon; Ragnar Bragason;
Directed by	Ragnar Bragason
Starring	Jón Gnarr; Jörundur Ragnarsson; Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon; Sara Margrét Nordahl Michaelsdóttir;
Country of origin	Iceland
Original language	Icelandic
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Editor	Sverrir Kristjánsson
Running time	25 min.
Production company	Saga Film
Original release
Network	Stöð 2
Release	16 September –; 9 December 2007

Næturvaktin (transl. The Night Shift) is an Icelandic television series. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin (transl. The Day Shift) and Fangavaktin (transl. The Prison Shift). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote.

A film, Bjarnfreðarson, concluding the trilogy, premièred in December 2009. It was met with wide success in Iceland, beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, a record for an Icelandic film, and was nominated for 11 Edda Awards.