Netflix Trailer for ‘Billionaire Island’ Norwegian Dark Comedy Series
by Alex Billington
August 12, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Sometimes you have to do painful things for you family.” Netflix has revealed the trailer for Billionaire Island, a dark comedy series streaming this fall on Netflix worldwide. It’s the latest Netflix series creation from the same creators of “Lilyhammer”. Julie Lange, the head of Marlax, plans a hostile takeover of a local competitor to become the world’s largest salmon producer. Billionaire Island is about the rivalry between two families, pitting old traditions against new (wealth) ambitions. It’s about two families in a small coastal community in Norway who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry. The series is shot at the island of Frøya, Trøndelag, and depicts Norway’s much-talked about and major fish farming industry in a new and humorous way. Trine Wiggen leads the cast as a ruthless owner of a Norwegian fish farming company who plans a hostile takeover of her local rival in order to become the world’s largest salmon producer. The series also stars Bjarne Brøndbo, Ragne Grande, Svein Roger Karlsen, Kåre Conradi, Oddgeir Thune, Axel Bøyum, Manish Sharma, Frank Kjosås, and Bjørn Sundquist. This looks so kooky and totally crazy, doesn’t just look like a drama, looks like a full-on dark comedy satire about how nuts rich people are.
Here’s the first official trailer for Netflix’s series Billionaire Island, direct from Netflix’s YouTube:
“It is fantastic to be reunited with Netflix on this series which deals with one of the newer marine creatures in Norway – the salmon billionaire. The fish farming industry has made many Norwegians very rich and is a veritable treasure trove of colorful characters and exciting stories. We can’t wait to share Billionaire Island with the audience.” –Creators Anne Bjørnstad & Eilif Skodvin
In the Netflix series Billionaire Island we meet two rival families in a small coastal community in Norway, who are sworn enemies in the global salmon industry. The new series, which taps into the contemporary zeitgeist, delivers a funny as well as dramatic portrait of the lucrative fish farming business in Norway. Billionaire Island, also known as Lakseøya or Milliardærøya in Norwegian, is a streaming series created by Norwegian producers / filmmakers Eilif Skodvin & Anne Bjørnstad, both are also the creators of the TV series “Mandagsklubben”, “Rikets røst”, “Lilyhammer”, “Roeng”, “Beforeigners” previously. It’s also written by Skodvin & Bjørnstad. Featuring filmmaker Marit Moum Aune as the series conceptual director. Produced by Gudny Hummelvoll and Rubicon. And executive produced by Ivar Køhn. Netflix will debut the Billionaire Island series streaming on Netflix worldwide starting September 12th, 2024 coming up. Want to watch?