Skam (TV series)

Skam
Created by Julie Andem
Developed by Julie Andem
Starring Lisa Teige
Josefine Frida Pettersen
Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Composer(s) Christian Wibe
Country of origin Norway
Original language(s) Norwegian
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 30
Production
Producer(s) Marianne Furevold-Boland
Location(s) Oslo
Cinematography Daniel McStay
Maja Holand
Ragnar Molstad
Running time 15–50 minutes
Production company(s) NRK
Release
Original release September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) – present

Skam ("Shame") is a Norwegian Young adult TV series produced by NRK P3. The first clip of the series was posted online on 22 September 2015, the first episode aired on TV on 25 September.

Concept

The series is about the daily life of teenagers at the secondary school Hartvig Nissens skole in Oslo. The main characters differ from season to season (Eva in the first, Noora in the second and Isak in the third). Viewers can follow the characters of the show on Instagram or Facebook and stay in touch with them.

Throughout the week different scenes of the following episode are posted on the Skam official website in real-time, as well as text messages between the characters. The full episode airs every Friday on NRK3 and is a compilation of the clips posted previously.

Characters

Noora Sætre, main character in season 2

Main characters

Supporting characters

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1 consists of eleven episodes and circles around Eva Mohns, other recurring characters are her friends Noora, Vilde, Sana and Chris. The story line deals with Eva's difficult relationship with her boyfriend Jonas.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal air date
11"Du ser ut som en slut"20 minSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
22"Jonas, dette er helt dust"17 minOctober 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
33"Vi er de største loserne på skolen"17 minOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
44"Go for it din lille slut"15 minOctober 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
55"Hva er det som gjør deg kåt?"19 minOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
66"Man vet når gutter lyver"23 minOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
77"Tenker alltid det er meg det er noe gale med"20 minNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)
88"Hele skolen hater meg"24 minNovember 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
99"Man er det man gjør"21 minNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)
1010"Jeg tenker du har blitt helt psyko"21 minDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
1111"Et jævlig dumt valg"35 minDecember 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)

Season 2

The twelve episodes of season 2 focus on Noora Sætre. The season deals with her relationship with William.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal air date
121"Om du bare hadde holdt det du lovet"26 minMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
132"Du lyver til en venninne og skylder på meg"26 minMarch 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)
143"Er det noe du skjuler for oss?"36 minMarch 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
154"Jeg visste det var noe rart med henne"29 minMarch 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
165"Jeg er i hvert fall ikke sjalu"32 minApril 1, 2016 (2016-04-01)
176"Jeg vil ikke bli beskytta"24 minApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
187"Noora, du trenger pikk"24 minApril 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
198"Du tenker bare på William"41 minMay 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
209"Jeg savner deg så jævlig"22 minMay 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)
2110"Jeg skal forklare alt"49 minMay 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)
2211"Husker du seriøst ingenting?"30 minMay 27, 2016 (2016-05-27)
2312"Vil du flytte sammen med meg?"50 minJune 3, 2016 (2016-06-03)

Season 3

Season 3 will consist of ten episodes, the main character is Isak Valtersen. The story is about his relationship with the older boy Even.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal air date
241"Lykke til, Isak"27 minOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
252"Du er over 18, sant?"26 minOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
263"Nå bånder dere i overkant mye"22 minOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
274"Keen på å bade"20 minOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
285"Samme tid et helt annet sted"30 minNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)
296"Escobar season"19 minNovember 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)
307"Er du homo?"23 minNovember 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
318"Mannen i mitt liv"30 minDecember 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)
329TBATBADecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
3310TBATBADecember 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)

Reception

On average, about 192 000 viewers watched the first season, with the first episode being one of the most viewed of all time on NRK TV online.[1] In the first week of June 2016, streaming of Skam was responsible for over half of the traffic on NRK TV.[2] The show was reviewed positively and praised for dealing with important topics such as sexual abuse.[3] Martine Lunder Brenne called Skam in Verdens Gang on November 2016 "Norways coolest TV series", especially for the handling of homosexuality in the third season.[4] The newspaper NATT&DAG selected it as the best TV series of 2015.[5]

Starting with season 3, the show was able to reach also a foreign audience, and NRK was therefore heavily asked for adding English subtitles to the Skam episodes online. The demands were declined and NRK motivated the decision with the licenses of the music used throughout the series, that would not allow them to make the episodes easily available outside of Norway. They also took action against attempts to unofficially spread videos with English subtitles on the internet.[6]

Awards

At the Norwegian TV awards Gullruten 2016 Skam won five times: best TV drama, best new show, innovation of the year, best film editing TV drama (Ida Vennerød Kolstø) and newcomer of the year (Julie Andem and Mari Magnus).[7]

External links

References

  1. Øystein Aldridge. "NRK treffer blink fra skolegården". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  2. Øystein Riiser Gundersen. "Hvordan måler man en braksuksess?". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  3. Thea Roll Rakeng. "Dette blir den nye hovedpersonen i Skam sesong 3". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  4. Martine Lunder Brenne. "En liten "Skam"-revolusjon". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  5. "Vinnerne av NATT&DAGs rikspriser 2015! Årets musikk! Årets film! Årets STEMME!". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  6. Kari Stokke Nilsen / Cathrine Elnan. "Why NRK can't translate Skam". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  7. Thea Roll Rakeng / Martine Lunder. ""Skam"-jentene stjal showet på Gullruten". Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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