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| La Palma | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language | Norwegian [a] |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Running time | 39–50 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 12 December 2024 |
La Palma is a Norwegian disaster drama miniseries inspired by the Cumbre Vieja tsunami hazard hypothesis and partially based on the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption. [1] [2] [3] The series, primarily filmed on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, [4] also includes scenes shot in Tenerife. [5] The plot follows a Norwegian family on vacation in La Palma as they confront chaos when researchers uncover signs of an imminent volcanic eruption that could trigger a catastrophic tsunami.
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Though the series' portrayals are fictional, Cumbre Vieja is real, being the most active volcano on the island of La Palma, with eruptions recorded as far back as 125,000 years ago. It erupted in 2021, following previous blowups in 1971 and 1949. [6]
