Unge lovende

Last updated
Unge lovende
Genre Dramedy
Created by Siri Seljeseth
Starring
Country of originNorway
Original language
  • Norwegian
No. of seasons4
Production
Executive producer Nina-Kristine Lohre
ProducerMaren K. Onsaker
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network NRK1
Original releaseNovember 14, 2015 (2015-11-14)

Unge lovende (English: Young and Promising) is a Norwegian dramedy that aired for 4 seasons on NRK1. The plot follows three twenty-something Norwegian women; [1] it has been called the Norwegian Girls . [2] It has won several professional awards at the Gullruten. [3] [4] Its British TV rights are owned by Channel 4 [5] and Australian by SBS. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NRK</span> State-owned Norwegian public broadcaster

NRK, also known as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway. All other TV channels, broadcast from Norway, were banned between 1960 and 1981. NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. All NRK radio stations are streamed online at NRK.no, which also offers an extensive TV service. NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union.

Per Arne Heimly is a Norwegian contemporary and commercial art photographer. Well known for his celebrity portraits, Heimly's art practice includes video and installation artwork, in addition to a long-standing exploration of unflinching self-portrait photography.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atle Antonsen</span> Norwegian comedian and actor

Atle Antonsen is a Norwegian comedian and actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Seltzer (musician)</span> Norwegian musician, television personality and author.

Thomas Seltzer is a musician in the band Turbonegro, a television talk show host and documentary creator, and an author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Nygaard</span> Norwegian publisher

William Nygaard is the retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug. He was also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He has two children.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Almaas</span> Norwegian TV-host and actor

Jon Almaas is a Norwegian TV-host and actor, best known from the weekly comedy Nytt på nytt which he hosted for 17 years.

Typisk norsk is a news and magazine program about language and communication produced by Dropout Productions and Rubicon TV for NRK. Three seasons of the program were produced. The concept is inspired by the Swedish SVT-produced series Värsta språket with Fredrik Lindström as the host.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ane Dahl Torp</span> Norwegian actress

Ane Dahl Torp is a Norwegian actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wenche Andersen</span> Norwegian chef

Wenche Andersen is a Norwegian television chef.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hege Storhaug</span> Norwegian political activist and author (born 1962)

Hege Storhaug is a Norwegian political activist and author. Since the 1990s she has been known for her criticism of Islam and later anti-immigration activism. She formerly worked as a journalist, before she became involved in anti-immigration activism. She runs the small anti-Islam organization Human Rights Service with her partner, and holds the title information director within the organization. In 2015 she published the bestselling book Islam, den 11. landeplage, later translated to English as Islam: Europe Invaded. America Warned, which claimed that Islam is a "plague." Scholars and commentators have described her views as far-right and Islamophobic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Lindmo</span> Norwegian TV host (born 1970)

Anne Sandvik Lindmo is a Norwegian TV host who is most known for her talk show Store studio and Lindmo, aired by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). Less notable, Lindmo also hosts her own podcast with co-workers Rune Norum and Halvor Haugen.

Seefood TV is a Norwegian production company for television and film. Seefood produce for the Norwegian broadcasters TV2, TVNorge og NRK. The company was founded in 2001 by Kristian Ødegård og Espen Eckbo and their first production was the reality parody Santas In A Barn. Aleksander Herresthal joined the company as a partner and CEO in 2007 and is working today as Chief Creative Officer. The company has produced several award-winning and critically acclaimed comedy series for television. Their productions have been nominated for a total of 46 Gullruten awards and have won 8 Norwegian Comedy Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Holm-Glad</span> Norwegian film director

Christian Alexander Holm-Glad is a Norwegian film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Kjosås</span> Norwegian actor

Frank Kjosås is a Norwegian actor of theatre and film, known for The Half Brother, and his role as Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid in The Heavy Water War.

<i>Norsemen</i> (TV series) Norwegian comedy television series

Norsemen is a Norwegian comedy television series about a group of Vikings living in the village of Norheim around the year 790. It originally premiered in Norway under the name Vikingane on NRK1 in October 2016. It is produced for NRK by Viafilm. The series is written and directed by Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuva Hansen</span> Norwegian footballer (born 1997)

Tuva Hansen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich and the Norway national team.

Smørøyet was a Norwegian children and young people's TV series which ran on NRK1 from winter 1998 to spring 2000. The programme consisted of series, live artists, linked themes and presenters. The series followed on the children and young people's series Midt i smørøyet which finished in spring 1998. Smørøyet was followed by the series Reser in autumn 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bærum mosque shooting</span> Attempted terrorist attack in Bærum, Norway

The Bærum mosque shooting or Al-Noor Islamic Centre shooting occurred on 10 August 2019 at the Al-Noor Islamic Centre mosque in Bærum, Norway, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the capital city Oslo. A gunman broke in through a locked door and opened fire inside the centre, hitting no one. He was subdued by three men after a scuffle and turned over to police. The stepsister of the suspect was later found dead in their family home. Norwegian authorities indicted him for terrorism and murder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linda Eide</span>

Linda Eide is a Norwegian television and radio presenter, programme producer, comedian, actor and chat-show host.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulrikke Brandstorp</span> Musical artist

Ulrikke Brandstorp, known professionally as Ulrikke, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musical actress and voice actress.

References

  1. Aroesti, Rachel (2017-08-02). "Young and Promising: the fumbling TV comedy stepping into Fleabag's shoes". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  2. "Norway has found its own 'Girls' in 'Young and Promising'". Guide. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. "Vinnerne av Gullrutens fagpriser 2018". Rushprint (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. Vissgren, Julie (2019-04-05). "Dette er de nominerte til Gullruten 2019". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. "Young and Promising is the next best new TV comedy about "struggling millennials"". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. "Why everyone should be watching 'Young and Promising'". Guide. Retrieved 2020-06-14.