Afturelding (TV series)

Afturelding is an Icelandic TV series written by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson og Dóri DNA. It stars Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as a burnt-out former handball star from the 1980s who takes over the coaching of Afturelding's women's team after years of drunkenness. The series also features Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir and Saga Garðarsdóttir.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Afturelding
Afturelding
Genre	Drama
Created by	Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Dóri DNA
Written by	Katrín Björgvinsdóttir Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Dóri DNA Jörundur Ragnarsson Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir
Directed by	Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Elsa Maria Jakobsdóttir Gagga Jonsdottir
Starring	Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir Saga Garðarsdóttir
Country of origin	Iceland
Original language	Icelandic
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Birgitta Bjornsdóttir Ragnheiður Erlingsdóttir Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson Skúli Fr. Malmquist Þór Sigurjónsson
Production company	ZikZak
Release
Original network	RÚV
Original release	9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)

Cast edit

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Skarphéðinn, a burnt-out former handball star
Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir as Brynja, a former professional player who has returned to Iceland to play for the team
Saga Garðarsdóttir as Hekla, a player for Afturelding
Þorsteinn Bachmann as Eysteinn, a board member of Afturelding
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson as Björgvin, Afturelding's assistant coach
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir as Rún, Hekla's mother
Jóhann Sigurðarson as Rúrík, a board member of Afturelding
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as María, the chairman of the Icelandic Handball Association
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Stella, a board member of Afturelding
María Thelma Smáradóttir as an Afturelding player
Vala Kristín Eiríksdóttir as Skarphéðinn's daughter
Vilhelm Neto as Jesper
Jörundur Ragnarsson as Hannes

^ Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir (5 April 2023). "Þetta er best skrifaða íslenska sjónvarpsþáttasería sem hefur sést á skjám landsmanna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Tökurnar eru fyrir nýja íslenska þætti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ Oddur Ævar Gunnarsson (8 March 2019). . Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)