Hell Week
In Hell Week, 13 of Norway’s most high-profile athletes are pushed to the toughest challenge of their lives. With minimal food, sleep, and rest, they are thrown into an extreme military simulation inspired by Special Forces selection trials and the most demanding courses in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
The participants are tested physically and mentally, all the way to their breaking point. Along the way, each of them must make the ultimate decision: push on, or give up — symbolized by ringing the iconic Armed Forces bell.
The series was developed by Stories and premiered on Viaplay and TV3 on 9 April 2026. We are now working on season 2.
Agency
Viaplay
Client
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Participants
Olaf Tufte
Frank Løke
John Arne Riise
Emilie Nereng
Anders Aukland
Charlotta Hedlund
Grunde Myhrer
Kai Robin Havnaa, Emil Meek
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Lene Alexandra Øien
Gunn Narten
Omer Bhatti
Crew
Executive Producer: Hege Skjerven Clausen
Producer: Peter Bryng
Production Manager: Kari Marie Sandbukt
Director: Christian Schüssler
Field Director: Jon Kramer
Participant Coordinators: Julie Wiggen Hallberg, Espen Hilton
Camera Operators: Espen Olsen, Øyvind Saugerud, Tor Even Mathisen, Uffe Mulvad, Oliver Sten Johansen, Adrian Axel
Technical Manager: Thomas Bjørnstad
Technical Assistant: Joakim Østrem
Sound Recordists: Håkon Solsvik, Kai Johansen
Armourer: Huw William Hægeland Reynolds
Assistant Armourer: Evelina Peterson
Production Assistant, Lighting: Kim Engvoldsen
Production Assistants: Olafur, Kristina Lander
Production Assistant / Driver: Eline Hodne
Driver: Martine Steen-Hansen
Presenters: Mathias Ekornås, Freddy Bolle
Military Instructors: Espen Ruth, Juni Marie Bergene, Andreas Lødøen, Mads Bleken
Military Instructors / Medics: Lars Nymoen, Jørgen Bjørum
Editors: Olav Bjelland, Gulliver Bradshaw, Anders Funderud, Eirik Munthe-Kaas, Jan Stephan Muryn, Andrei Pavlov
VFX: Pål Christian Aarø
Colorist: Shanon Moratti
Sound Mix: Alexander Bellizia
Music: Universal Production Music
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