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Mammon

Mammon

What would you sacrifice?

162014•1h 0m•7.1/10
CrimeDramaMystery

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7.1/10(22)

Peter Verås is an uncompromising journalist in the most respected newspaper in Norway. He makes his life’s biggest mistake when he gets hold of evidence of a financial fraud from an anonymous source. It turns out the evidence points to his own brother. As he still pursues and the story breaks, the brother commits suicide. Peter tries to track down the anonymous source, only to discover that the source was the brother himself. A search for the truth has commenced that involves media, high – ranked politicians as well as the financial elite. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes for him and his brother’s family.

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Production

NRK Drama

Language

NO

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 1, 2014

Last Aired

February 14, 2016

Networks

NRK1

Created By

Vegard Stenberg Eriksen, Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
The Sacrifice
E1
The Sacrifice
Air date: 2014-01-01
The journalist Peter Verås get tips from an anonymous source about a financial scandal. The devastating evidence comes to his own brother, the director of one of Norway's largest companies. Peter still choose to let the paper go out on it. The revelations have major consequences for the brother and Peter struggle with guilt. Peter gets very surprising information IRS investigator Vibeke, which makes him initiate further investigations.
The Awakening
E2
The Awakening
Air date: 2014-01-06
The journalist Peter Verås find after five years a first sign that his brother was forced to take his own life. He and sister in law Eva finds it who knew the secret of his brother. The only thing he reveals is the word "Abraham" before he shoots himself. Peter chases on and promises to keep his closest outside, but police and colleagues no longer trust Peter's explanations. The closer he gets the truth, the more certain he is to keep what he finds hidden.
The Descent
E3
The Descent
Air date: 2014-01-13
Peter has found the relationship between brother and Aage Haugen's suicide. Both are in possession of the paintings with references to child sacrifice in the Bible, both were afraid that something happens to their children and both killed himself on the same date - 22.10. Peter'm sure someone has pushed them to commit suicide and that the paintings are a prayer for help. While trying both the Evening Post and Peter to find out how the financier Tom Lied so quickly has become one of Norway's richest men.
The Pact
E4
The Pact
Air date: 2014-01-20
Peter understands that his brother has been involved in even greater horrors than suicide, and someone trying to warn Peter about what has been happening. He believes there are several in the same situation who want to get the truth out, but that they fear being exposed as whistleblowers. Peter and the Evening Post suspects that the conspiracy extends into the corridors of power. To answer Peter must find the mysterious whistleblower and get to the bottom of what happened 25 years ago.
The Murder
E5
The Murder
Air date: 2014-01-27
Peter's nephew has disappeared and Peter dare not go to the police for fear that someone will hurt Andrew. Along with his sister in law and Vibeke they search for the boy. Probably an atrocity related to the brother coming to light as they will find a coded message - a cry for help. The track leads to a secret network - and Peter will notice that the threat against his brother is trying to hit himself. The snowball rolls and it is impossible to stop.
Doomsday
E6
Doomsday
Air date: 2014-02-03
When one person close to Peter is badly injured and another is killed, he becomes the main suspect in both crimes and Norway's most hunted individual, and is only able to trust his former boss.

Cast

Jon Øigarden

Jon Øigarden

Peter Verås

Laura Christensen

Laura Christensen

Ellen Claussen

Nils Ole Oftebro

Nils Ole Oftebro

Frank Mathiesen

Trond Espen Seim

Trond Espen Seim

Statsminister Michael Woll

Ingar Helge Gimle

Ingar Helge Gimle

Finansminister Erik Ulrichsen

Anna Bache-Wiig

Anna Bache-Wiig

Inger Marie Steffensen

Ingjerd Egeberg

Ingjerd Egeberg

Eva Verås

Anders Danielsen Lie

Anders Danielsen Lie

Johannes Ritter Hansen

Iben Akerlie

Iben Akerlie

Amelia Woll

Bjarte Hjelmeland

Bjarte Hjelmeland

Christian Schjelderup

Erland Bakker

Lars Fritzmann

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