Okkupert
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| Genre | Political thriller |
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| Theme music composer | Sivert Høyem |
| Composer(s) | Nicholas Sillitoe |
| Country of origin | Norway, France, Sweden |
| Original language(s) | Norwegian, English, Russian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Location(s) | Norway |
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| Running time | 45 min |
| Production company(s) | Yellow Bird |
| Distributor | Zodiak Rights |
| Budget | kr 90 million |
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| Original network | TV2 |
| Picture format | 16:9 HD |
| First shown in | Norway |
| Original release | October 4, 2015 |
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| Yellow Bird :: Okkupert | www |
Okkupert (English title: Occupied) is a Norwegian political thriller TV series with 10 episodes that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg. The series has been renewed with a second season to be premiered on the 10th October 2017 directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg.
With a budget of 90 million kr (USD 11 million), the series is the most expensive Norwegian production to date, and has been sold to the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Serbia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Spain. It is also streamed by Netflix in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, India, Canada, Belgium, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
Okkupert depicts a fictional near future in which Russia, with support from the EU, occupies Norway to restore its oil and gas production. This is prompted by a Europe-wide energy crisis caused by Norway's Green Party coming to power and stopping the country's oil and gas production.
In the near future, Middle East turmoil compromises oil production. The United States achieve energy independence and withdraw from NATO. Europe is suffering an energy crisis. A catastrophic hurricane, Hurricane Maria, fuelled by climate change, devastates Norway, leading to the rise of the Norwegian Green Party. Prime Minister Jesper Berg, an idealistic politician with bold plans for thorium-based nuclear power, cuts off all fossil fuel production. The EU, in desperation, asks Russia to initiate a velvet glove invasion of Norway. Russian special forces kidnap Berg, insisting that he submit to EU demands or face a full-scale invasion. Berg at first refuses, but after his kidnappers execute a random civilian, Berg submits, reasoning that nobody deserves to die. Berg is released and is picked up by his PST bodyguard Hans Martin Djupvik. To conceal the nature of the occupation, Berg promises the Norwegian people that the occupation is a temporary measure until Norway's oil and gas production is restored by Russian working crews. This intention unravels as a series of events complicate Norwegian–Russian interactions over the ensuing months.
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