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Acquitted

Acquitted

20157.12 Seasons18 EpisodesEnded

Overview

After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.

Created by Jan Emsell Larsen
Written by Jan Emsell Larsen, Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Produced by Cathrine Klem, Peter Bose, Brede Hovland
NetworksTV 2 Direkte

Top Cast

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Aksel Borgen

Tobias Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann

Erik Nilsen

Synnøve Macody Lund

Synnøve Macody Lund

Tonje Sandvik

Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Eva Hansteen

Ingar Helge Gimle

Ingar Helge Gimle

William Hansteen

Henrik Rafaelsen

Henrik Rafaelsen

Lars Hansteen

Anne Marit Jacobsen

Anne Marit Jacobsen

Mai-Britt Nilsen

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Inger Moen Hansteen

Susanne Boucher

Susanne Boucher

Helene Hansteen

Amrita Acharia

Amrita Acharia

Amina Sahir

Themes & Keywords

norwayhometowncrime investigationnordic noirmurder mystery

About Acquitted

Acquitted is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of norway, hometown, crime investigation, nordic noir, murder mystery. Created by Jan Emsell Larsen, it stars Nicolai Cleve Broch, Tobias Santelmann, Synnøve Macody Lund. After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.

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