Series Beforeigners — 1 season, 5 episode

Story

As the hunt for answers in the Tjuvholmen case continues, Lars Haaland becomes his own worst enemy. His determination to move the investigation forward begins to work against him, and the episode follows him through a tense stretch of the inquiry. The mystery surrounding the beforeigners is still far from resolved.

The story stays focused on the consequences of the investigation rather than revealing the larger answers behind it. The atmosphere remains uneasy and investigative, shaped by the collision between a familiar police case and a world transformed by the arrival of people from other eras.

Overview

Beforeigners is a Norwegian science-fiction drama with fantasy elements, set in a near future where powerful flashes of light appear in the ocean and people from the Stone Age, the Viking era, and the late nineteenth century emerge in the present day. Known as beforeigners, these arrivals have created a society divided by radically different backgrounds, customs, and ideas of belonging.

The series centers on police officer Lars Haaland and Alfhildr, a woman from the Viking Age, whose professional partnership begins with the investigation of a beforeigner's murder. In this fifth episode of the first season, the Tjuvholmen case puts Lars under particular pressure as he pursues answers. The blend of police drama, speculative mystery, and social tension gives the episode a measured, unsettling tone.

Cast and Characters

The series features a Norwegian ensemble led by Nicolai Cleve Broch and Krista Kosonen. Its central relationship is between Lars Haaland, a burned-out police officer, and Alfhildr, his Viking-Age partner. Their contrasting experiences shape the investigation and provide its human focus.

• Nicolai Cleve Broch
• Krista Kosonen
• Stig R. Amdam
• Ragnhild Gudbrandsen
• Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin

The series is directed by Jens Lien. Together, the cast and creative team sustain its balance of procedural tension, speculative world-building, and character-driven conflict.