Afturelding (TV series) explained

Native Name:	Afturelding
Creator:	Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Dóri DNA
Director:	Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Elsa Maria Jakobsdóttir Gagga Jonsdottir
Starring:	Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir Saga Garðarsdóttir
Country:	Iceland
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8
Producer:	Birgitta Bjornsdóttir Ragnheiður Erlingsdóttir Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson Skúli Fr. Malmquist Þór Sigurjónsson
Company:	ZikZak
Network:	RÚV

Afturelding is an Icelandic TV series written by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson og Dóri DNA. It stars Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as a burnt-out former handball star from the 1980s who takes over the coaching of Afturelding's women's team after years of drunkenness. The series also features Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir and Saga Garðarsdóttir.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Skarphéðinn, a burnt-out former handball star
• Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir as Brynja, a former professional player who has returned to Iceland to play for the team
• Saga Garðarsdóttir as Hekla, a player for Afturelding
• Þorsteinn Bachmann as Eysteinn, a board member of Afturelding
• Sverrir Þór Sverrisson as Björgvin, Afturelding's assistant coach
• Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir as Rún, Hekla's mother
• Jóhann Sigurðarson as Rúrík, a board member of Afturelding
• Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as María, the chairman of the Icelandic Handball Association
• Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Stella, a board member of Afturelding
• María Thelma Smáradóttir as an Afturelding player
• Vala Kristín Eiríksdóttir as Skarphéðinn's daughter
• Vilhelm Neto as Jesper
• Jörundur Ragnarsson as Hannes

Notes and References

1. News: Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir . Þetta er best skrifaða íslenska sjónvarpsþáttasería sem hefur sést á skjám landsmanna . 5 April 2023 . . 5 April 2023 . Icelandic.
2. News: Tökurnar eru fyrir nýja íslenska þætti . 5 April 2023 . . 14 October 2022 . Icelandic.
3. News: Oddur Ævar Gunnarsson . Afturelding í fjármögnun: "Saga af vígvelli kynjastríðsins" . 5 April 2023 . . 8 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405162952/https://www.frettabladid.is/lifid/afturelding-i-fjarmoegnun-saga-af-vigvelli-kynjastrisins/ . 5 April 2023 . Icelandic . bot: unknown .