Beforeigners

Synopsis

In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called "beforeigners," these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals.

First Air Date: 2019-08-21

Last Air Date: 2022-01-02

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin

Networks: HBO Nordic, HBO Max

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Top Cast

Nicolai Cleve Broch as Lars Haaland
Krista Kosonen as Alfhildr Enginsdottir
Ragnhild Gudbrandsen as Wenche
Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin as Ingrid
Stig R. Amdam as Harald Eriksen
Nader Khademi as Alex
Lavrans Haga as Jørn
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Urd
Eili Harboe as Ada
Jeppe Beck Laursen as Skjalg

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

A new phenomenon starts happening all over the world. Powerful flashes of light occur in the ocean, and people from the past appear from three time periods; the stone age, the Viking age, and the late 1800s.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2019-08-21)

A dead woman floats ashore at Tjuvholmen and Lars Haaland need to investigate the matter with his new partner, Alfhildr Enginnsdottir from the Viking Age.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2019-08-21)

The investigation leads Lars and Alfhildr into Oslo's new and multi-temporal underground world.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2019-08-28)

Lars and Alfhildr have a new main suspect in the Tjuvholmen murder: a rich entrepreneur from the Stone Age.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2019-09-04)

When Lars's daughter is involved in a mysterious accident at sea, Alfhildr has to seek Norse help to continue the investigation.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2019-09-11)

In the hunt for answers in the Tjuvholmen case, Lars becomes his own worst enemy.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2019-09-11)

The hunt for the Tjuvholmen killer is coming to an end, and Alfhildr must face a hard truth.