Skam (English: Shame) is a Norwegian teen drama series
about the daily life of students attending Hartvig Nissen School. From 2015
to 2017, a new main character was followed each season. While airing,
a new clip, text message conversation, or social media post from the perspective
of the protagonist was published
in real-time and displayed at skam.p3.no
on a nearly daily basis. Each season focuses on a particular subset of cultural issues
relevant to its given character, ranging from self-image and relationship issues to homosexuality
and religion.
follows Eva's difficult relationship with her
boyfriend Jonas + themes of loneliness, identity, belonging, and friendship
follows Noora's push-pull romance with the
school heartthrob William + themes of feminism, eating disorders, sexual violence and the refugee crisis
follows Isak's whirlwind
love affair with the mysterious new kid Even + themes of coming out, heteronormativity, Christianity, and mental illness
follows Sana's
friends-to-possibly-lovers plot with Yousef + themes of cyberbullying, the Norwegian russ celebratory period, Islam, and racism
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S3E08: Isak and Even at the Radisson Blu
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S4E09: Yousef and Sana at the Sรธrenga Seawater Pool
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S4E03: Sana leading her first russebuss meeting
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S1E04: (From left to right) Chris, Vilde, Eva, Noora, Sana
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S2E04: The girls using a ouija board (Sana, the smart one, is absent)