| Lilyhammer | |
|---|---|
 Lilyhammer poster | |
| Genre | Crime Comedy drama Black comedy |
| Created by | Anne Bjørnstad Eilif Skodvin |
| Written by | Anne Bjørnstad Eilif Skodvin Steven Van Zandt |
| Directed by | Simen Alsvik Geir Henning Hopland Lisa Marie Gamlem Ole Endresen Øystein Karlsen Tuva Novotny Steven Van Zandt |
| Starring | Steven Van Zandt Trond Fausa Aurvåg Steinar Sagen Marian Saastad Ottesen Sven Nordin Kyrre Hellum Anne Krigsvoll Henrik Mestad |
| Theme music composer | Stevie Van Zandt[1] |
| Opening theme | "Lilyhammer Nocturne"[2] |
| Composers | Frans Bak (season 1)[3] Steven Van Zandt[1] |
| Country of origin | Norway United States |
| Original languages | English Norwegian |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steven Van Zandt Lasse Hallberg |
| Producers | Agnete Thuland Trond Berg-Nilsen Anders Tangen |
| Production locations | Lillehammer New York metro area Rio de Janeiro |
| Cinematography | Johan-Fredrik Bødtker Jakob Ingimundarson |
| Running time | 43–58 minutes |
| Production companies | Rubicon TV Renegade TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | NRK1 (Norway) Netflix (United States) |
| Release | 25 January 2012 – 17 December 2014 |
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Lilyhammer is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York–based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway. The first season premiered on Norwegian NRK1 on 25 January 2012[4] with a record audience of 998,000 viewers (one fifth of Norway's population),[5][6] and premiered on Netflix in North America on 6 February 2012, with all eight episodes available in full for streaming on the service.[7] Lilyhammer was promoted as "the first time Netflix offered exclusive content".[1]
The spelling of the series title alludes to Tagliano's dog Lily, killed in the first episode during an attempt on Tagliano's life, and the way that Tagliano and some other Americans pronounce the town's name.[8] The series produced three seasons; the final episode aired 17 December 2014. On 22 July 2015, Van Zandt posted on Twitter that the series had been cancelled,[9] and the following day Netflix confirmed that they were pulling out.
Van Zandt's character Frank Tagliano draws parallels with his character Silvio Dante from the HBO series The Sopranos. They are meant to be different, but most traits are the same between the two.[10]
- ^ a b c Andy, Greene (5 December 2013). "How 'Lilyhammer' Changed the TV World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "'Lilyhammer: The Score.' 3 volume-digital box set". Wicked Cool Records. Wayback Machine. Archived on 25 December 2014. Web. 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Frans Bak Scored 'Lilyhammer'". IMDb.
- ^ "Norge får "Lilyhammer" først likevel". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 16 January 2012.
- ^ "'Lilyhammer' sets new NRK record". Norway International Network. 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Steven Van Zandt's 'Lilyhammer' Breaks Ratings Records in Norway". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Netflix 'Lilyhammer' to tv lineup". Deadline Hollywood. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Silverman, Jacob (13 February 2012). "The circuitous return of Steven Van Zandt, wise guy (via Netflix, and Norwegian comedy)]". Politico. New York: Politico, LLC.
- ^ "Steven van Zandt" – via Twitter.
- ^ "lilyhammer-netflix-hbo-sopranos-steven-van-zandt". Variety.