Fenris

Fenris is a Norwegian TV crime drama series. It was broadcast on network Multi and streamed on Viaplay from 25 September 2022. Its six episodes were directed by , created by Alsvik with Magnus Monn-Iversen, and written by Alsvik, Maren Skolem and Nikolaj Scherfig. Fenris was filmed in Folldal, Nord-Østerdal during September 2021, and is set in Østbygda, Innlandet county near Norway's border with Sweden. It depicts struggles between conservationists protecting wild wolves and farmers and shooters, who agitate for open culling. Lead protagonist Emma (Ida Elise Broch) returns to her home town to update wolf distribution for SNO (Norwegian: , English: Norwegian Nature Inspectorate) after her estranged father and wolf researcher Marius (Magnus Krepper) stops reporting. In August 2022 teenager Daniel (Alfred Vatne) goes missing; most locals blame wolves. Other major roles are journalist Naim, police sheriff Asbjørn (Jan Gunnar Røise) and his sister Anne (Ingjerd Egeberg), the town's mayor. Plot 15-year-old Daniel disappears in early August 2022, he studied wolves in Innlandet county. Emma returns to her home town Østbygda with her son Leo. She asks her father Marius why he stopped reporting wolf numbers. Emma finds Daniel's coat, which is bloodied and has wolf hairs. Asbjørn organises search patrols while investigating Daniel's parents and associates. Locals quickly blame wolves and Marius; their animosity is fuelled by Naim's alarmist reports. Coat's wolf hair belongs to the alpha-male, Fenris, which disappeared in June. Emma believes coat's blood and hair were planted to draw suspicion away from the perpetrator. Days later Marius also goes missing and Emma finds his corpse in a distant cabin. Asbjørn determines it was suicide but hides evidence. Naim begins to doubt wolf attacked Daniel. Leo is abducted by Stian's gang, smeared with meat and tied to a tree. Next day, Tuva convinces Stian to help locate Leo, who is rescued.