The Wolf (TV series)
Television broadcast | |
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German title | The wolf |
Original title | Varg Veum |
Country of production | Norway |
original language | Norwegian |
Year (s) | 2007–2012 |
Production company |
SF Norge Miso film |
Episodes | 12 in 2 seasons |
genre | Thriller |
production |
Jonas Allen Peter Bose |
music | Go to Anvik |
First broadcast | September 28, 2007 |
German-language first broadcast |
March 23, 2008 on Das Erste |
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The wolf (original title: Varg Veum ) is a Norwegian crime television series about the private detective Varg Veum. It is based on the eponymous series of novels by Norwegian author Gunnar Staalesen .
content
Varg (Norwegian: "Wolf") Veum, played by Trond Espen Seim , is a private detective in the Norwegian port city of Bergen . A former social worker, divorced and alcoholic, he is characterized as solitary and gruff. Convinced of the wickedness of the world, he sometimes crosses the boundaries of legality in solving the often violent cases. His portrayal is influenced by the fictional character Philip Marlowe by the American novelist Raymond Chandler . Each episode tells its own story. Veum's assignments always overlap with the investigations of Police Commissioner Jacob Hamre, played by Bjørn Floberg .
production
The filming of the first season was announced in 2006 by the production companies SF Norge from Norway and Miso Film from Denmark. Cooperation partners were the TV stations TV 2 (Norway), ARD (via the production company Degeto Film , Germany), TV 4 (Sweden), Canal + Scandinavia and Yle (Finland). The budget of the first season was 10.5 million euros, the project was supported by the Norwegian Film Fund (Norsk Filmfond). The first and fourth episodes as well as the entire second season were released as feature films in Norway. In Germany, it was first broadcast on public television on Das Erste (Season 1) and on ZDF (Season 2).
Episodes
season 1
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Norway | German language first broadcast (D) | Director |
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1 | 1 | The missing girl | Bitre blomster | 28 Sep 2007 | 23 Mar 2008 | Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen |
2 | 2 | Dark business | Tornerose | Jan. 13, 2008 | 24 Mar 2008 | Erik Richter Beach |
3 | 3 | Yours to death | Din til døden | March 12 2008 | Apr 10, 2009 | Erik Richter Beach |
4th | 4th | Fallen angel | Falne engler | Apr 4, 2008 | Apr 11, 2009 | Morten Tyldum |
5 | 5 | On your own | Kvinnen i kjøleskapet | 17 Sep 2008 | Apr 12, 2009 | Alexander Eik |
6th | 6th | Dead dogs don't bite | Welcome hundreds | Oct 15, 2008 | Apr 13, 2009 | Alexander Eik |
season 2
No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in Norway | German language first broadcast (D) | Director |
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7th | 1 | Sign on the wall | Script på veggen | 27 Aug 2010 | Sep 14 2014 | Stefan Faldbakken |
8th | 2 | Black sheep | Svarte får | Jan. 21, 2011 | 28 Sep 2014 | Stephan Apelgren |
9 | 3 | Companions of Death | Dødens drabanter | Apr 8, 2011 | May 6, 2013 | Stephan Apelgren |
10 | 4th | Business with death | I mørket er all ulver grå | Nov 4, 2011 | Oct 15, 2012 | Alexander Eik |
11 | 5 | Death before your eyes | De døde has godt | Jan. 20, 2012 | Oct 21, 2013 | Erik Richter Beach |
12 | 6th | Cold hearts | Kalde hjerter | 30th Mar 2012 | Nov 2, 2014 | Trond Espen Seim |
reception
"One-man show that is constantly increasing."
"(TV) crime thriller [...] that tries to create a special atmosphere and idiosyncratic character drawings."
Web links
- VargVeum.no , the author's official website for the novel series and its adaptations
- List of Varg Veum films in the IMDb (English)
- The wolf at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-gunnar-staalesen-author-1-836880
- ↑ http://www3.express.de/tv-programm/?aktion=schauspieler&pid=trond_espen_seim
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- ↑ http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6694/1156976/das-erste-der-wolf-die-neue-skandinavische-krimireihe-im-ersten
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