After Skam finished, NRK greenlit several other shows in the real time clip format. Out of a desperation/desire for people to watch these really good shows (I have no problem deeming them all superior to Skam), I’ve written a post to signal boost.
lovleg follows 15-year old Gunnhild Kvam as she moves to Sandane from Høyanger for high school. Gunnhild moves to a shared house (the “White House”) with Sara, Peter and Alex in her floor, and Luna, Torstein and Ivar in the floor above hers. Lovleg means “lawful” in Norwegian, but in this specific case, it refers to turning 16, i.e. the age of consent in Norway, that makes sex between 16 year olds and anyone older than them legal.
I wouldn’t know how to explain what makes lovleg so special without spoiling major plot points. The characters live in rural Norway, so they’re connected to the world thanks to technology while their actual world is small. Gunnhild chooses to go to Sandane for high school to escape the bullying and social exclusion she experienced at Høyanger, and lovleg shows how Gunnhild does in a more accepting environment.
DO NOT watch this show without the social media content. You’ll simply miss out.
You can watch lovleg at @lovlegskada and @lovlegenglish.
[SPOILERS: lovleg contains an abortion storyline, a wlw storyline and portrayal of an anxiety disorder.]
blank is an anthology series and its mains have no connection with each other. This makes it a good show to watch if you’re only interested in one of the seasons. blank deals with the immediate period post-high school where people working out what to do with their lives.
Season 1 follows Ella Correia Midjo, who has moved to Oslo after high school with her obnoxious boyfriend Mats and her best friend Susanne. Ella neither studies nor works. Watch season 1 if you want to know what a post high school Eva Mohn season looks like. (Note: Ella is not a woc. She’s just half-Portuguese. 🤪)
Season 2 follows Zehra Demir, a second generation Turkish Muslim in Oslo who’s studying Pharmacy in uni. Zehra DJs on the side in the hopes of getting discovered. Her best friends are Amina, who’s engaged, and Nadiya, who’s a queen. Watch season 2 for a WOC led season. Zehra’s season is easily the best of all three blank seasons and a marked improvement over Sana’s season in Skam, as agreed by all 3 people who have watched it.
Season 3 follows Markus Berg, former Russ president and all around most popular guy in school, who moved to Oslo after high school and who moves back to his hometown Hadeland in the first clip. Markus’ high school crew have all moved to different places, so he only has his girlfriend Karoline and his former classmate Fredrik for company. Watch season 3 if you want to know what a Skam-style season about a straight cis abled white guy looks like.
You can watch blank at @nooraiskind.
Last but definitely not least, is 17. The reason I have listed it last is because there are no English subs for any season yet (only the first two episodes of season 1). 17 follows boys from Stovner in western Oslo, also known as the neighborhood where Muslims and immigrants of color have settled in.
17 changes its name every season, to reflect both the age of the main character and the number of episodes each season has. Every season counts down to an event in the finale episode.
17 (season 1) follows Somalian-Norwegian Abdi. 18 (season 2) follows Turkish-Norwegian Emrah. There’s a third season coming this fall called 16, but I haven’t been able to find the name of the lead.
You can watch 17 on the NRK website if you are Norwegian and speak Norwegian.
If you speak Norwegian and would like to help us translate and sub this show, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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