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The Minister

Program Overview

scripted

8 x 60 min

PRODUCER

Sagafilm

BROADCASTERS

RUV (Iceland), SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark), and YLE (Finland)

International Sales

Politician. Poet. Prime Minister? Some have labelled Benedikt Ríkardsson an unorthodox radical; he calls himself an honest citizen of Iceland. Who better to be the voice of this great nation? Benedikt is not interested in power—he wants to listen to the people, change the country, and make it better. Radical or righteous? One thing is for sure, he will be a leader unlike any we’ve ever seen before.

The series stars Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldTrappedTrue Detective), Aníta Briem (Salt and FireYou, Me & The Circus), Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir (The SwanThe Flatey Enigma), Thor Kristjánsson (The SwanDracula Untold), Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir (TrappedBrave Men’s Blood), and Oddur Júlíusson (1991).

Awards

Best TV Series nominee
Venice TV Awards
2020
TV Fiction nominee
Prix Europa
2020
Distribution Initiative nominee
Content Innovation Awards
2020