Scripted series · HBO Max
Beforeigners
The past catches up with us all.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Nicolai Cleve Broch
Lars Haaland
12 eps
Krista Kosonen
Alfhildr Enginsdottir
12 eps
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
Urd
6 eps
Eili Harboe
Ada
6 eps
Jeppe Beck Laursen
Skjalg
6 eps
Ingunn Beate Øyen
Chief of Police
6 eps
Nader Khademi
Alex
7 eps
Lavrans Haga
Jørn
7 eps
Ragnhild Gudbrandsen
Wenche
12 eps
Stig R. Amdam
Harald Eriksen
11 eps
Yngve Berven
Security at Opera
1 eps
Berit Boman
Female Neighbour
1 eps
Porfirio Gutiérrez
Torfinn
1 eps
Eirik Hallert
Grautr-barista
1 eps
Kenneth Haugen
Viking
1 eps
Agnes Kittelsen
Marie
2 eps
Hilde Smukkestad Lavik
Manager at Opera
1 eps
Mina Martine Lystad
Real Estate Agent
1 eps
Benjamin Noble
BBC News Anchor
1 eps
Camilla Roman
The Cashier
1 eps
Christiane Schaldemose
Norse Mother
1 eps
Karen Sollihaug
Woman in Trawl
1 eps
Ívar Örn Sverrisson
Krummi
1 eps
Sarah Brinkmann
Woman on Bridge
1 eps
Jonathan Chedeville
Bohemian
2 eps
Jon Erik Myre
Norse Skald
1 eps
Mary Sarre
Shaman (Finnmarksvidda)
1 eps
Richard Skog
Vind
2 eps
Kaveh Tehrani
Museum Director
1 eps
Jonathan Tufvesson
Waiter at Håreks
1 eps
Odd-Magnus Williamson
Jeppe
2 eps
Åsmund Brede Eike
Toke
1 eps
Kristoffer Jørgensen
Viking Chieftain
1 eps
Harald Kolaas
Karl Otto
1 eps
Herbert Nordrum
HC
3 eps
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Gregers
3 eps
Ann Kristin Sømme
Ida 'Hulefrue'
3 eps
Oddgeir Thune
Navn
3 eps
Marika Enstad
Center manager
2 eps
Iren Gjesdal
Aisha
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Beforeigners actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Beforeigners reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20196 episodes
7.2IMDbA 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.
Best episode · S01E06 Episode 6
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20216 episodes
7.7IMDbA brutal murder in Oslo with ties to 19th century England raises the question: Could Jack the Ripper have timeigrated to the present? Lars and Alfhildr soon realize that if they are to capture this killer, they can only trust each other.
Best episode · S02E05 Episode 5
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E05
Episode 5
With a timeigrant’s life on the line, Alfhildr and Lars resort to unorthodox methods to get closer to the truth.
S02E06
Episode 6
Alfhildr wakes up in a highly unexpected situation. Is she ever going to make her way home? Pushed to the limit, she makes a profound discovery about herself.
S02E04
Episode 4
The disappearance of a fortune teller puts Alfhildr and Lars on the killer’s trail.
S01E06
Episode 6
The hunt for the Tjuvholmen killer is coming to an end, and Alfhildr must face a hard truth.
- Directed by Jens Lien
- Written by Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin
S01E04
Episode 4
When Lars's daughter is involved in a mysterious accident at sea, Alfhildr has to seek Norse help to continue the investigation.
- Directed by Jens Lien
- Written by Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin
S01E05
Episode 5
In the hunt for answers in the Tjuvholmen case, Lars becomes his own worst enemy.
- Directed by Jens Lien
- Written by Anne Bjørnstad, Eilif Skodvin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jan-Erik GammlengProducer
- Terje StrømstadProducer
- Anne BjørnstadExecutive Producer
- Eilif SkodvinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Anne BjørnstadWriter
- Eilif SkodvinWriter
Direction
- Jens LienDirector
Cinematography
- Pål Bugge HaagenrudDirector of Photography
- Philip ØgaardDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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