Næturvaktin
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Næturvaktin (transl. The Night Shift) is an Icelandic television show. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin (transl. The Day Shift) and Fangavaktin (transl. The Prison Shift). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote.
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Genre | Situation comedy |
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Directed by | Ragnar Bragason |
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Country of origin | Iceland |
Original language | Icelandic |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Editor | Sverrir Kristjánsson |
Running time | 25 min. |
Production company | Saga Film |
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Network | Stöð 2 |
Release | 16 September (2007-09-16) – 9 December 2007 (2007-12-09) |
A film, Bjarnfreðarson, concluding the trilogy, premièred in December 2009. It was met with wide success in Iceland, beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, a record for an Icelandic film, and was nominated for 11 Edda Awards.[1]