Afturelding (TV series)

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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
Original release
Network	RÚV
Release	9 April 2023

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]

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). "Afturelding í fjármögnun: "Saga af vígvelli kynjastríðsins"". 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)