Beforeigners: Season 1
Beforeigners is a drama and sci-fi and fantasy television series that premiered on 21 August 2019. Created and written by Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjornstad and directed by Jens Lien, the show is set in the near future when a new phenomenon begins occurring all over the world. Powerful flashes of light happen in the ocean, and people from the past mysteriously reappear. These individuals, who are called beforeigners, c
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- A new phenomenon begins occurring all over the world involving powerful flashes of light in the ocean.
- People from the past mysteriously reappear and are referred to as beforeigners.
- The individuals arriving through this phenomenon come from three distinct time periods.
- The originating eras of the arriving people are the stone age, the Viking age, and the late 19th century.
Season overview
Beforeigners is a drama and sci-fi and fantasy television series that premiered on 21 August 2019. Created and written by Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjornstad and directed by Jens Lien, the show is set in the near future when a new phenomenon begins occurring all over the world. Powerful flashes of light happen in the ocean, and people from the past mysteriously reappear. These individuals, who are called beforeigners, come from three separate time periods consisting of the stone age, the Viking age, and the late 1800s. The series explores the impact of this phenomenon as the past catches up with the present.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Aug 21, 2019 · 49 min
A dead woman floats ashore at Tjuvholmen and Lars Haaland need to investigate the matter with his new partner, Alfhildr Enginnsdottir from the Viking Age.
Episode 2
Aug 21, 2019 · 45 min
The investigation leads Lars and Alfhildr into Oslo's new and multi-temporal underground world.
Episode 3
Aug 28, 2019 · 45 min
Lars and Alfhildr have a new main suspect in the Tjuvholmen murder: a rich entrepreneur from the Stone Age.
Episode 4
Sep 4, 2019 · 43 min
When Lars's daughter is involved in a mysterious accident at sea, Alfhildr has to seek Norse help to continue the investigation.
Episode 5
Sep 11, 2019 · 46 min
In the hunt for answers in the Tjuvholmen case, Lars becomes his own worst enemy.
Episode 6
Sep 11, 2019 · 46 min
The hunt for the Tjuvholmen killer is coming to an end, and Alfhildr must face a hard truth.