Series Beforeigners — 1 season, 3 episode

Story

Lars Haaland and Alfhildr move forward with a new lead in the Tjuvholmen murder investigation. Their attention turns to a wealthy entrepreneur from the Stone Age, a suspect whose background places him among the beforeigners who arrived in the modern world after mysterious flashes appeared over the ocean. As the detectives examine his possible connection to the crime, the case continues to expose the tensions surrounding people displaced from different eras.

The investigation brings together police procedure, social unease and the unsettling logic of a world where the past has entered everyday life. Lars and Alfhildr must weigh evidence against unfamiliar customs while trying to determine how much the suspect knows about the killing.

Overview

Beforeigners is a Norwegian science-fiction drama with elements of fantasy and crime investigation. The series is set in a near future shaped by the sudden arrival of people from the Stone Age, the Viking era and the late nineteenth century. Known as beforeigners, these newcomers are forced to adapt to a society whose language, technology and institutions are far removed from the worlds they knew.

This episode narrows the larger mystery to a specific murder case and a potentially important suspect. The contrast between Lars, a weary modern police officer, and Alfhildr, a detective from the Viking Age, gives the investigation an unusual rhythm. Their partnership also reflects the series' broader interest in cultural friction, belonging and the consequences of a phenomenon no one fully understands.

Cast and Characters

Krista Kosonen plays Alfhildr, a police investigator from the Viking Age who works alongside Lars. Nicolai Cleve Broch portrays Lars Haaland, the police officer helping lead the Tjuvholmen investigation. Their uneasy professional partnership remains at the center of the episode as they pursue the Stone Age entrepreneur linked to the case.

The cast also includes Stig R. Amdam, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen and Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin. The episode is directed by Jens Lien.