| Hvaler | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Arne Berggren |
| Written by | Arne Berggren |
| Directed by | Margret Bergheim |
| Starring | Charlotte Frogner Cato Skimten Storengen Ingar Helge Gimle Lise Fjeldstad Anne Marit Jacobsen Kim Haugen Minken Tveitan Sigrid Edvardsson |
| Opening theme | "Alt du vil av" by Raymond Enoksen and Geirmund Simonsen |
| Country of origin | Norway |
| Original language | Norwegian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Agnete Thuland |
| Producer | Trond Berg-Nilssen |
| Production location | Hvaler |
| Production company | Rubicon TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV 2 |
| Release | 29 September 2008 – 30 November 2010 |
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Hvaler (also known as Maria) is a Norwegian drama written by Arne Berggren, produced by Rubicon TV for TV 2. The first season of the series was shown on TV 2 from September to December 2008, while the second season was shown from September to November 2010. Recording of the first season took place in Hvaler during the period May to October 2008, while the second season was recorded in 2009.
The series won the award for best miniseries (Best Mini-series) during the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009, under the name of Maria.[1]