Fortitude (TV series)

Fortitude
Genre
Created bySimon Donald
Starringsee Main cast
Opening theme"Peeling Off the Layers" by Wildbirds & Peacedrums
ComposerBen Frost
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
ProducerMatthew Bird
Production locationsSeasons 1–2:
Reyðarfjörður, Iceland
London, England
Season 3:
Svalbard, Norway
The Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol, England
Running time46–49 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSky Atlantic
Release29 January 2015 (2015-01-29) –
27 December 2018 (2018-12-27)
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Fortitude is a British horror psychological thriller television series created and written by Simon Donald. A 12-episode season was commissioned by Sky Atlantic in 2013, and started airing on 29 January 2015.[1][2][3] The series is set in the fictional Arctic Norwegian settlement of Fortitude. On 9 April 2015, Sky Atlantic recommissioned the show for a second season consisting of 10 episodes,[4] which premiered on 26 January 2017.[5] The third and final season premiered on 6 December 2018 and concluded on 27 December, consisting of 4 episodes.[6]

  1. ^ "Sky Vision announces FORTITUDE presales in advance of star-studded launch at MIPCOM". Sky Vision. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (24 January 2014). "Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston to Star in Sky's 'Fortitude'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (19 December 2014). "Pivot Sets Jan. 29 Premiere for Stanley Tucci Drama 'Fortitude'". Variety. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ^ Rigby, Sam (9 April 2015). "Fortitude renewed for second season by Sky Atlantic". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Fortitude". Sky. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Fortitude final series to air in the run-up to Christmas". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.