Acquitted
Seen it?2015 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Castle or Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 14 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12015 · 10 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday- Season 22016 · 8 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
- Nicolai Cleve BrochAksel Borgen
- Tobias SantelmannErik Nilsen
- Synnøve Macody LundTonje Sandvik
- Lena EndreEva Hansteen
- Ingar Helge GimleWilliam Hansteen
- Henrik RafaelsenLars Hansteen
- Anne Marit JacobsenMai-Britt Nilsen
- Ellen Dorrit PetersenInger Moen Hansteen
- Susanne BoucherHelene Hansteen
- Amrita AchariaAmina Sahir