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The Minister

Episode 1

Season 1, Episode 1 • Thriller, Drama, TV-MA, 12-Nov-2020

Unorthodox prime minister candidate Benedikt makes an unprecedented announcement: he will resign unless 90% of Iceland votes in the election. The entire nation is intrigued, but so are his opponents. Will his big risk pay off?

Tags
Drama, Iceland, Icelandic
Cast
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir cast
Aníta Briem cast
Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir cast
Thor Kristjansson cast
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson cast
Oddur Júlíusson cast
Crew
Arnór Pálmi Arnarson director
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir director
Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson writer
Birkir Blær Ingólfsson writer
Björg Magnúsdóttir writer
Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir producer
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson executive producer
Þórhallur Gunnarsson executive producer

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    Episode 2

    Iceland has spoken, but Benedikt is torn. He decides to give the people what they want and then gives them unprecedented democratic power with the help of Twitter. But his revolutionary new government is threatened by a dark secret about his past.

  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    When his father’s parish is threatened, Benedikt continues his streak of revolutionary ideas and proposes the separation of church and state, but nobody is on board. Meanwhile, Steinunn discovers news that will change her and Benedikt’s lives.

  • Episode 4
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    Episode 4

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