Næturvaktin
Sign in to saveNæturvaktin () is an Icelandic television series. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin () and Fangavaktin (). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote.
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★ 8.0Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.
- Aired
- 2007–2007
- Seasons
- 1 · 12 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Jörundur Ragnarsson, Ragnar Bragason, Jón Gnarr, Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon
- Network
- Stöð 2
- Genres
- Comedy
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14 sectionsContents
- Background
- Characters
- Georg Bjarnfreðarson
- Ólafur Ragnar Hannesson
- Daníel Sævarsson
- Music
- Foreign adaptations
- Planned US remake
- German adaptation
- Norwegian adaptation
- International broadcasts
- See also
- References
- External links
Næturvaktin () is an Icelandic television series. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin () and Fangavaktin (). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote.
A film, Bjarnfreðarson, concluding the trilogy, premièred in December 2009. It was met with wide success in Iceland, beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, a record for an Icelandic film, and was nominated for 11 Edda Awards.