Maniac

Maniac

TV-PG2015•22m•7.4/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(12)

The story of Espen, a man in his thirties who is loved by everyone. Every day is a party and there's no limit to what he experiences. We meet Espen in various situations where everything is amazing and whatever happens, Espen knows how to handle it. It is simply too good to be true. Espen has escaped into his own head and where his life is a fantastic fantasy world. In real life he is a patient at the psychiatric ward. What would you choose if you were in Espens situation - to be a fantasy hero or an everyday loser?

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Production

Rubicon TV AS

Language

NO

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 1, 2015

Last Aired

December 1, 2015

Networks

TV 2 Direkte

Created By

Espen Lervaag, Håkon Bast Mossige

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 5

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 6

E6

Episode 6

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 7

E7

Episode 7

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 8

E8

Episode 8

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 9

E9

Episode 9

Air date: 2015-12-01

Episode 10

E10

Episode 10

Air date: 2015-12-01

Cast

Espen Lervaag

Espen Lervaag

Espen

Håkon Bast Mossige

Håkon Bast Mossige

Håkon

Ingeborg Raustøl

Ingeborg Raustøl

Mina

Arif Salum

Arif Salum

Jeffrey

Mats Mogeland

Mats Mogeland

Lindberg

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