The Almighty Johnsons
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Almighty Johnsons |
 | |
| Country of production | New Zealand |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2011-2013 |
| Production company |
South Pacific Pictures |
| length | 42 minutes |
| Episodes | 36 in 3 seasons |
| genre | Fantasy , dramedy |
| Theme music | Oh My from Gin Wigmore |
| idea |
James Griffin , Rachel Lang |
| production |
James Griffin , Rachel Lang , Chris Bailey , John Barnett , Simon Bennett |
| First broadcast | February 7, 2011 (New Zealand) on TV3 |
| occupation | |
The Almighty Johnsons is a New Zealand Fantasy - dramedy - television series , were sent from the three seasons from 2011 on. The series is about Axl Johnson, who learns on his 21st birthday that he is a member of a family of reborn Norse gods.
action
The series follows the student Axl Johnson, who finds out on his 21st birthday that he and his family members are reincarnations of Nordic gods . The only problem is that they cannot control and use their superpowers properly. So it is up to Axl (reincarnation of Odin ) to restore the forces and thus guarantee the survival of the family by finding the reincarnation of Odin's wife Frigg . The search is made difficult by opposing gods who try to find Frigg before the Johnsons, preventing them from regaining control of their powers.
In addition, the Johnsons and their rivals are not the only Norse deities living in exile in New Zealand .
occupation
| Role name (god / goddess) | Actress | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Axl Johnson ( Odin ) | Emmett Skilton | |
| Mike Johnson ( Uller ) | Tim Balme | |
| Anders Johnson ( Bragi ) | Dean O'Gorman | |
| Ty Johnson ( Hödur ) | Jared Turner | |
| Gaia (from 2x13 Idun ) | Keisha Castle-Hughes | |
| Valerie Johnson | Roz Turnbull | |
| Olaf Johnson ( Balder ) | Ben Barrington | |
| Zeb | Hayden Frost | |
| Dawn | Fern Sutherland | |
| Agnetha ( Freya ) | Alison Bruce | |
| Ingrid ( Snotra ) | Rachel Nash | |
| Michele ( Sjöfn ) | Michelle Langstone | |
| Stacey ( Fulla ) | Eve Gordon | |
| Colin Gundersen ( Loki ) | Shane Cortese | |
| Eva Gundersen ( Hel ) | Brooke Williams | |
| Helen (Idun) | Sara Wiseman |
Production and broadcast
The series was conceived by screenwriters James Griffin and Rachel Lang. It has been produced by South Pacific Pictures for TV3 in New Zealand since 2010 . In New Zealand, the series started on February 7, 2011 on TV3. After ten episodes broadcast, the first season ended on April 11, 2011. A second season was decided in June 2011 and produced from October 2011 to February 2012. The second season was broadcast between February 29 and May 23, 2012 on TV3. After initial reports about a dismissal in early September 2012, a third season was finally extended with the help of a grant from the state-sponsored New Zealand media subsidy NZ on Air. The third season aired on July 4, 2013.
Internationally, the series was broadcast in Australia on Network Ten and in Great Britain on the Syfy branch there.
Episode list
|
Number (total) |
Number (episode) |
Original title | German title | First broadcast (TV3) |
German-language first broadcast | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1.01 (pilot) | It's a Kind of a Birthday Present. | February 7, 2011 | Mark Beesley | James Griffin | ||
| 02 | 1.02 | This Is Where Duty Starts | February 14, 2011 | Mark Beesley | James Griffin | ||
| 03 | 1.03 | God's Gift to Zebras | February 21, 2011 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 04 | 1.04 | You gotta love life, baby | February 28, 2011 | Murray Keane | Rachel Lang | ||
| 05 | 1.05 | This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend | March 7, 2011 | Mark Beesley | Maxine Fleming & James Griffin | ||
| 06 | 1.06 | Goddesses, Axl, Come In All Forms | March 14, 2011 | Mark Beesley | James Griffin | ||
| 07 | 1.07 | Bad Things Happen | March 21, 2011 | Murray Keane | Tim Balme & James Griffin | ||
| 08 | 1.08 | I can give you Frigg | March 28, 2011 | Murray Keane | Rachel Lang | ||
| 09 | 1.09 | Hunting Reindeer on Slippery Rocks | April 4, 2011 | Mark Beesley | James Griffin | ||
| 10 | 1.10 | Every Good Quest Has a Sacrifice | April 11, 2011 | Mark Beesley | James Griffin |
|
Number (total) |
Number (season / episode) |
Original title | German title | First broadcast (TV3) |
German-language first broadcast | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2.01 | And then she will come to you | February 29, 2012 | Simon Bennett | James Griffin | ||
| 12 | 2.02 | Frigg magnet | March 7, 2012 | Simon Bennett | James Griffin | ||
| 13 | 2.03 | Charlie Truman | March 14, 2012 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 14th | 2.04 | Death's Cleansing Embrace | March 21, 2012 | Murray Keane | Ross Hastings & James Griffin | ||
| 15th | 2.05 | A damn fine woman | March 28, 2012 | Charlie Haskell | James Griffin | ||
| 16 | 2.06 | Folkmoot | March 21, 2012 | Charlie Haskell | Tim Balme | ||
| 17th | 2.07 | Effortless manly coolness | April 11, 2012 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Fiona Samuel | ||
| 18th | 2.08 | Man-Flu | April 18, 2012 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Ross Hastings & James Griffin | ||
| 19th | 2.09 | Everything starts with Gaia | April 25, 2012 | Charlie Haskell | Tiffany Zehnal & James Griffin | ||
| 20th | 2.10 | Magical Fluffy Bunny World | May 2, 2012 | Charlie Haskell | James Griffin | ||
| 21st | 2.11 | The House of Jerome | May 9, 2012 | Murray Keane | Ross Hastings, Tim Balme & James Griffin | ||
| 22nd | 2.12 | You Call This the Real World? | May 16, 2012 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 23 | 2.13 | Does This Look Like Asgard? | May 23, 2012 | Murray Keane | James Griffin |
|
Number (total) |
Number (season / episode) |
Original title | German title | First broadcast (TV3) |
German-language first broadcast | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 3.01 | To Orchard of Trees | 4th July 2013 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 25th | 3.02 | This thing inside | July 11th 2013 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 26th | 3.03 | Bergerbar | 18th July 2013 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Tim Balme | ||
| 27 | 3.04 | Like the Berserkers of Old | July 25, 2013 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Natalie Medlock & James Griffin | ||
| 28 | 3.05 | Unleash the Kraken! | 1 August 2013 | Mike Smith | Nick Ward & James Griffin | ||
| 29 | 3.06 | And then on to Norsewood | August 8, 2013 | Mike Smith | Ross Hastings | ||
| 30th | 3.07 | Typical Auckland God | 15th August 2013 | Michael Hurst | James Griffin | ||
| 31 | 3.08 | The Asparagus is Kicking In | 22nd August 2013 | Michael Hurst | Tim Balme | ||
| 32 | 3.09 | Mike in the Mirror | 29th August 2013 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Michael Bennett & James Griffin | ||
| 33 | 3.10 | Playing God | 5th September 2013 | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Natalie Medlock & James Griffin | ||
| 34 | 3.11 | A Bit Like Buses Really | September 12th, 2013 | Murray Keane | Ross Hastings & James Griffin | ||
| 35 | 3.12 | Late to the point of knowledge | 19th September 2013 | Murray Keane | James Griffin | ||
| 36 | 3.13 | The End of the World as We Know It | 26th September 2013 |
DVD release
The DVD for the first season was released in New Zealand on May 18, 2011.
Web links
- The Almighty Johnsons in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Official website of the TV3 channel
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The Almighty Johnson's premieres on TV3 . Throng.nz . February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ The Almighty Johnsons . SouthPacificPictures.com . Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Day one of Series 2 shoot starts tomorrow! . Facebook.com . October 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Almighty Johnson's Series 2 is wrapped! . Facebook.com . February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ The Almighty Johnson's return! Book in Wednesday nights - they're at 8.30pm from the 29th. . Facebook.com . February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ Christian Junklewitz: The Almighty Johnsons: Report on series-off . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 7, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Christian Junklewitz: The Almighty Johnsons: Series surprisingly extended . In: Serienjunkies.de . October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ↑ Riema Al-Khatib: The Almighty Johnsons: Season 3 from early July . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ↑ David Knox: Airdate: The Almighty Johnsons . TV Tonight Australia . December 2, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ The Almighty Johnsons - Season 1 . Mightyape.nz . Retrieved February 24, 2012.