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The Nation's Gambit

2026

A taut, high-stakes thriller that keeps you on edge as political games turn deadly.

Directed by
John Andreas Andersen
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Pål Sverre Hagen, Penda Faal, Maria Bonnevie
Overview
Norway's Prime Minister is kidnapped by a terrorist who makes only one demand – that the politicians in power play a game of chess over the Prime Minister's life. Each chess piece represents people who work for the state or leaders in society. If the politicians win the game, the prime minister will live, but every piece lost on the chess boards means the loss of a human life. The politicians and their appointed rescue team, the Delta Squad, are faced with an impossible dilemma: can they afford to sacrifice human lives in an attempt to save the Prime Minister? With only 24 hours to win the game and save the prime minister, they have no choice but to play the deadly game.

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Directed by
John Andreas Andersen
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Pål Sverre Hagen, Penda Faal, Maria Bonnevie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • morality
  • survival
  • politics
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Rakel Kraft Biørnstad, Christopher Grøndahl
Starring
Pål Sverre Hagen, Penda Faal, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Øigarden, Gina Bernhoft Gørvell, Glenn André Kaada, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes
Music
Johannes Ringen
Cinematography
John-Erling Holmenes Fredriksen
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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