# Conscription (2019)

> Four mismatched young conscripts in Norway's armed forces stumble through national service, each for their own reasons.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/83475

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 20
- Episode runtime: 12 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Herman Flesvig
- Network: NRK1
- Cast: Herman Flesvig, Mikkel Niva, Jonas Kinge Bergland, Josefine Frida Pettersen, Sebastian Brynestad, Egil Mikael Elo Alnæs
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11548668/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: deadpan, irreverent, wry, sardonic, breezy

## Synopsis

Conscription (2019-2021) is a Norwegian short-form military comedy series created by Herman Flesvig for NRK1. Flesvig also plays a central role alongside Mikkel Niva as Lauritzen and Jonas Kinge Bergland as Lt. Stølan, with Josefine Frida Pettersen appearing as Aurora in several episodes. The engine is a pointed ensemble premise: a war enthusiast, a spoiled brat, a self-described chauvinist and an Oslo east transplant with a shaky sense of who he is are thrown into the same national service unit. Each brief episode, roughly twelve minutes long, stacks up awkward encounters, bureaucratic absurdity and clashing egos, all played with a dry, deadpan irreverence. Across two seasons and twenty episodes, the show keeps asking whether these misfits are really there to protect Norway, poking gently at national pride and masculine posturing. It is a small, sharp national television production, and its tone is wry, sardonic and occasionally uncomfortable. Fans of Stripes, Dads and Brooklyn Nine-Nine will find a kindred mix of ensemble chaos and institutional satire.

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