The Wolf (TV series)

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Television broadcast
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
occupation

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
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
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."

- Cinema : The Missing Girl (Episode 1)

"(TV) crime thriller [...] that tries to create a special atmosphere and idiosyncratic character drawings."

- Lexicon of International Films : Dark Businesses (Episode 2)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-gunnar-staalesen-author-1-836880
  2. http://www3.express.de/tv-programm/?aktion=schauspieler&pid=trond_espen_seim
  3. [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sz-online.de  
  4. http://www.presseportal.de/pm/6694/1156976/das-erste-der-wolf-die-neue-skandinavische-krimireihe-im-ersten
  5. Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kulturmeglerne.no
  6. [2]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sfinternational.se