Lilyhammer is a Norwegian–American television series, starring Steven Van Zandt, about a New York gangster trying to start a new life in far away Lillehammer in Norway.
As of 17 December 2014, 24 episodes of Lilyhammer have aired, concluding the third season.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | 25 January 2012 | 14 March 2012 | |
| 2 | 8 | 23 October 2013 | 11 December 2013 | |
| 3 | 8 | 29 October 2014 | 17 December 2014 | |
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2012)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Norwegian air date | Netflix air date | Norway viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Reality Check" | Simen Alsvik | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 25 January 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 0.998[1] | |
|
After being targeted by mob boss Aldo Delucci, Frank "the Fixer" Tagliano testifies against the mob and is relocated to Norway as part of his deal. Becoming the Norwegian citizen "Giovanni 'Johnny' Henriksen", he soon meets his new neighbor, the chief of police, and clashes with his new country's bureaucratic culture. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Flamingo" | Simen Alsvik | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 1 February 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 1.024[2] | |
|
Frank falls for his language teacher Sigrid and opens a nightclub that's a big hit, but he draws unwanted attention from the police and a biker gang. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Guantanamo Blues" | Geir Henning Hopland | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 8 February 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 1.073[3] | |
|
Now a successful local businessman, Frank joins a lucrative real estate deal, but his plans are thwarted by the police, who believe he is a terrorist. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Midwife" | Geir Henning Hopland | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 15 February 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 0.993 | |
|
Sigrid learns some surprising news, Frank's deal sours when his partner's son converts to Islam, and Geir stumbles onto a clue to Frank's identity. | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "My Kind of Town" | Lisa Marie Gamlem | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 22 February 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 1.077[4] | |
|
Frank has a fight over a baby carriage and makes a deal to exit his real estate investment. Frank's enemies get an unexpected lead on his location. | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Pack Your Lederhosen" | Lisa Marie Gamlem | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 29 February 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 0.918[5] | |
|
Flush with cash, Frank buys a new penthouse and invites Sigrid and Jonas to move in, while Geir's colleagues get bad news, and Mafia hitmen arrive in Norway. | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Babysitter" | Geir Henning Hopland | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 7 March 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 1.023 | |
|
The police chief suspects Frank is the link between a murder and a mysterious beating; Frank beefs up security when he learns he's in jeopardy. | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Trolls" | Geir Henning Hopland | Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin & Steven Van Zandt | 14 March 2012 | 6 February 2012 | 0.967[6] | |
|
Frank's attempt to rescue Sigrid's son leads to a spectacular shootout and a series of shocking revelations that change both his old and new lives. | ||||||||
Season 2 (2013)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Norwegian air date | Netflix air date | Norway viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Millwall Brick" | Simen Alsvik | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Helena Nielsen | 23 October 2013 | 13 December 2013 | 0.922[7] | |
|
Torgeir's mishap with a moose and a Ferrari enrages a British thief. Frank is alarmed by his twins' proposed names. Jan makes a sweet business deal. | ||||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Out of Africa" | Simen Alsvik | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 30 October 2013 | 13 December 2013 | 0.868[8] | |
|
Frank gets involved in immigration by sponsoring a computer hacker's relocation to Norway and protecting a local African emigre who's a gifted chef. | ||||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Fiddler's Green" | Ole Endresen | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Thomas H. Solli | 6 November 2013 | 13 December 2013 | 0.782[8] | |
|
Frank's crew has a showdown with a family of vengeful British gangsters. Sigrid takes a trip and leaves the twins with their ill-prepared father. | ||||||||
| 12 | 4 | "The Black Toe" | Ole Endresen | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 13 November 2013 | 13 December 2013 | N/A | |
|
Frank wins a Citizen of the Year Award and competes for financing from an investors' circle. A bank robbery has an unexpected connection to Frank. | ||||||||
| 13 | 5 | "The Island" | Ole Endresen | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Helena Nielsen | 20 November 2013 | 13 December 2013 | N/A | |
|
Frank goes undercover in Oslo to find the masked thieves who stole his valuables. Torgeir and Roar's mother returns home carrying some baggage. | ||||||||
| 14 | 6 | "Special Education" | Geir Henning Hopland | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Thomas H. Solli | 27 November 2013 | 13 December 2013 | N/A | |
|
Frank turns the tables on some blackmailing thieves. Roar and Torgeir realize their mother's boyfriend isn't the stepfather they were hoping for. | ||||||||
| 15 | 7 | "The Freezer" | Geir Henning Hopland | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Thomas H. Solli | 4 December 2013 | 13 December 2013 | N/A | |
|
A farmer pays his debt with the deed to a reindeer herd, giving Frank a business idea. Frank meets a new love interest. Jan must flee the country. | ||||||||
| 16 | 8 | "Ghosts" | Geir Henning Hopland | Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 11 December 2013 | 13 December 2013 | N/A | |
|
A familiar face from the old days shows up in Norway, forcing Frank to return to his New York roots for two very different types of family reunions. | ||||||||
Season 3 (2014)
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Norwegian air date | Netflix air date | Norwegian viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Tiger Boy" | Simen Alsvik | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 29 October 2014 | 21 November 2014 | 0.663[9] | |
|
It's New Year's Eve in Lillehammer, and Frank is getting ready to party. Through the window, he discovers a young woman in need and decides to come to the rescue. But soon it's Frank who needs help. And that help comes from a mysterious young boy dressed in a tiger costume. | ||||||||
| 18 | 2 | "Foreign Affairs" | Simen Alsvik | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Tomas H. Solli | 5 November 2014 | 21 November 2014 | 0.563[11] | |
|
Roar has messed up in the criminal environment in Brazil. Frank and Torgeir drop everything and soon contend with both the Norwegian diplomacy and Brazilian judicial systems. (The part of the plot that takes place in Vesterålen was actually filmed at Henningsvær in Lofoten.[10]) | ||||||||
| 19 | 3 | "The Homecoming" | Øystein Karlsen | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 12 November 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
Frank and Torgeir are happy to have gotten Roar of the Brazilian jail, but back home in Lillehammer the Lithuanian gang make trouble. From now on Frank shuns no means to get the gang who shot him on New Year's Eve. | ||||||||
| 20 | 4 | "The Mind Is Like A Monkey" | Øystein Karlsen | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Tomas H. Solli | 19 November 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
It is the 20th anniversary of the Lillehammer Olympics, and Torgeir gets to fulfill his longheld dream: to jump during the opening ceremony. But does he really have the nerves to carry it out? | ||||||||
| 21 | 5 | "Tommy" | Øystein Karlsen | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 26 November 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
An ex-mafioso on a book tour in Scandinavia becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and soon Frank receives a bloody visitor at his club. | ||||||||
| 22 | 6 | "The Minstrel Boy" | Tuva Novotny | Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, Steven Van Zandt & Tomas H. Solli | 3 December 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
Frank appreciates having a powerful mafia guy like Tommy in the gang. But Tommy goes behind Frank's back to boost his earnings. | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | "The Funeral" | Øystein Karlsen | Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin, Steven Van Zandt & Jadranko Mehic | 10 December 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
Tommy has left the Flamingo and settled down as a DJ in a nightclub in Hafjell. He executes a plan to become one of the owners. Everything goes brilliantly, until Frank gets wind of how Tommy has defied Frank's orders and gone no further than the neighboring community. | ||||||||
| 24 | 8 | "Loose Ends" | Steven Van Zandt | Steven Van Zandt, Eilif Skodvin, Anne Bjørnstad, & Tomas H. Solli | 17 December 2014 | 21 November 2014 | N/A | |
|
Frank cannot allow Tommy to establish himself in the neighboring community, but Tommy is unwilling to let Frank dictate to him. The tone further hardens when Frank and Torgeir meet the latest addition to Tommy's gang. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mon, Su Thet. "Premiererekord for "Lilyhammer"" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Hansen, Magne. "Lilyhammer slo sin egen rekord" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Vold, Henrik Brattli. "Tre av fem ser "Lilyhammer"" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Skogrand, Merete. "Seerne flykter fra "Erobreren"". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Pettersen, Jørn. "Dårligst hittil: "Lilyhammer" mistet 160.000 seere". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Johansen, Øystein (15 March 2012). ""Lilyhammer" avsluttet med sesongens svakeste seertall". VG. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Pettersen, Jørn. "922.000 så første episode av "Lilyhammer"". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ a b Johansen, Øystein David. "Seernedgang for "Lilyhammer"". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Stohaug, Sofia (30 October 2014). "Dårlig start for "Lilyhammer"". VG. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ Lofoten-ordfører om «Lilyhammer»-episode: – Jeg føler meg lurt [Mayor of Lofoten about «Lilyhammer»-episode: – I feel that I have been hoodwinked]
- ^ Dahl, Ingvill (6 November 2014). ""Lilyhammer" mistet 100.000 seere". VG. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
External links
edit- Lilyhammer at IMDb