The Night Shift

A deadpan, low-key hangout comedy where oddball coworkers bicker through quiet night shifts, dryly funny and quietly affectionate.

Created by

Jón Gnarr, Jörundur Ragnarsson

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Jörundur Ragnarsson, Jón Gnarr, Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon

Overview

Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, cynical and light. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Work, class, identity, friendship

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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