Mammon (NRK1 2014-2016, Jon Øigarden, Laura Christensen)

In Nordic Noir crime drama series Mammon Peter Verås is an uncompromising journalist in the most respected newspaper in Norway. He makes his life’s biggest mistake when he gets hold of evidence of a financial fraud from an anonymous source. It turns out the evidence points to his own brother.

As he still pursues and the story breaks, the brother commits suicide. Peter tries to track down the anonymous source, only to discover that the source was the brother himself. A search for the truth has commenced that involves media, high – ranked politicians as well as the financial elite. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes for him and his brother’s family.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SAJJYiRFIAw

cast
Jon Øigarden as Peter Verås
Laura Christensen as Ellen Claussen
Nils Ole Oftebro as Frank Mathiesen
Trond Espen Seim as Statsminister Michael Woll
Ingar Helge Gimle as Finansminister Erik Ulrichsen
Anna Bache-Wiig as Inger Marie Steffensen
Ingjerd Egeberg as Eva Verås
Anders Danielsen Lie as Johannes Ritter Hansen
Iben Akerlie as Amelia Woll
Bjarte Hjelmeland as Christian Schjelderup
Erland Bakker as Lars Fritzmann

production info
First Air Date: January 1st, 2014
Last Air Date: February 14th, 2016
Genres:Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Norway
Network: NRK1
Production Company: NRK Drama
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 14

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