| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | Arne Berggren |
| Director: | Margret Bergheim |
| Executive Producer: | Agnete Thuland |
| Producer: | Trond Berg-Nilssen |
| Starring: | Charlotte Frogner Cato Skimten Storengen Ingar Helge Gimle Lise Fjeldstad Anne Marit Jacobsen Kim Haugen Minken Tveitan Sigrid Edvardsson |
| Opentheme: | "Alt du vil av" by Raymond Enoksen and Geirmund Simonsen |
| Location: | Hvaler |
| Country: | Norway |
| Language: | Norwegian |
| Company: | Rubicon TV |
| Network: | TV 2 |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
Hvaler (also known as Maria) is a Norwegian drama written by Arne Berggren, produced by Rubicon TV for TV 2. The first season of the series was shown on TV 2 from September to December 2008, while the second season was shown from September to November 2010. Recording of the first season took place in Hvaler during the period May to October 2008, while the second season was recorded in 2009.
The series won the award for best miniseries (Best Mini-series) during the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009, under the name of Maria.[1]
| Actor | Role | Episodes / Relationships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Blix | 24 episodes: Psychologist | ||
| Mads Jansen | 12 episodes | ||
| Tove | 11 episodes: Lives with Mads | ||
| Liv Hansen | 13 episodes: Mayor. Mother of Tara, and aunt of Maria | ||
| Tara Blix Hansen | 22 episodes: Daughter of Liv, and cousin of Maria. Mother of Robin and Line | ||
| Vidar Blix Hansen | 11 episodes: Repatriated soldier from Iraq. Son of Liv, and cousin Maria | ||
| Rita Hansen | 9 episodes: The wife of Vidar Blix Hansen | ||
| Fritjof Wang | 18 episodes: Retired mathematician and the lover of Hilde Henningsen | ||
| Hilde Henningsen | 22 episodes: Ceramist and lover of Fritjof Wang | ||
| Steinar Baltersen | 10 episodes: Head of business and culture in the community | ||
| Kari Baltersen | 9 episodes: Mother of Ylva | ||
| Ylva Baltersen | 16 episodes: The daughter of Steinar and Kari | ||
| Trygve Eriksen | 22 episodes: Father of Steffen | ||
| Kjersti Eriksen | 20 episodes: Mother of Steffen | ||
| Steffen Eriksen | 21 episodes: The son of Trygve and Kjersti | ||
| Espen Aronsen | 21 episodes: Small time criminal | ||
| Lone | 10 episodes | ||
| Heidi | 6 episodes | ||
| Edvard Borg | 12 episodes: Police Chief | ||
| Karoline Borg | 9 episodes | ||
| Tormod Borg | 6 episodes: Son of the Police Chief | ||
| Astrid | 10 episodes | ||
| Ole Marius Aronsen | 9 episodes | ||
| Mikkel Olsen | 6 episodes | ||
| Wilma | 6 episodes | ||
| Venja | 4 episodes | ||
| Liz | 3 episodes | ||
| Marius Father | 1 episode: Father of Marius | ||
| Marius Mother | 1 episode: Mother of Marius | ||
| Marius | 1 episode | ||
| Andreij | 2 episodes | ||
| Agnes | 2 episodes | ||
| Kjell Benestad | 19 episodes | ||
| Greta Herlofsen | 3 episodes | ||
| Hardware Dealer | 1 episode | ||
| Stian Kjeldsen | 19 episodes: Journalist | ||
| Lensmann Rolf | 5 episodes: Police officer | ||
| Tom | 2 episodes | ||
| Reidar Tallaksen | 1 episode | ||
| Vera Tallaksen | 1 episode | ||
| Jon | 5 episodes: Priest | ||
| Trine | 1 episode: Fredriksstad Blad | ||
| Trine's father | 1 episode | ||
| Trine's mother | 1 episode | ||
| Terje Solstad | 5 episodes: Cottage owner | ||
| Benedikte | 1 episode: Cottage owner | ||
| Food Inspector | 1 episode: Norwegian Food Safety Authority | ||
| Mrs Eriksen | 3 episodes: Steffen's Grandmother | ||
| Bjørn Kvisgård | 8 episodes: Dentist | ||
| Vebjørn Thilesen | 3 episodes: Councillor in Rygge | ||
| Newspaper Editor | 1 episode | ||
| Karl Folkvord | 1 episode | ||
| Betjent Otto | 13 episodes: Policeman | ||
| Geir Aanonsen | 1 episode | ||
| Venke Aanonsen | 1 episode | ||
| Stian Aanonsen | 3 episodes | ||
| Jørgen Philstrøm | 3 episodes: Maria's Ex |