The Night Shift

Season 1

Three men working at a gas station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.

Where to Watch Season 1

12 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Medical school drop-out Daníel begins his first night shift at the Shell petrol station n Laugavegur, Reykjavík. He then encounters his two fellow night shift workers, Georg Bjarnfreðarson the shift supervisor, a devoted communist, vegan with an admiration for all things Swedish. And Ólafur Ragnar, and a simple but well-meaning guy obsessed with celebrity culture and instant fame and fortune..
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Georg's shift becomes more complicated when he is left to supervise his son Flemming Geir. Ólafur tries to get more time off, and Daníel spends more time with Ylfa.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Georg gets a reprimand from his ex-wife for not spending enough father and son time with Flemming Geir. Ólafur becomes more irritated at the idea of the joint shift fund being used for a holiday to Sweden and Daníel bumps into a face from the past.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Ólafur's dreams of fame get a step closer when he has a chance to attend the X-Factor open auditions, though trouble brews when Georg refuses to give him the time off to go.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5The band "Sólin" finally gets their chance of a big break, but Ólafur manages to get into trouble at work so Georg refuses to give him the time off to go.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Ólafur's cheap body building food supplement has some unusual results. Georg manages to racially abuse the wife of a local.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Georg becomes increasingly frustrated when, after a series of customer complaints, head office send the company personnel officer to asses his work at the station.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8It's election night in Iceland and Georg revelling in his knowledge of the political process organizes the night shifts own election.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9The tension between Daniel and Georg continues. Georg recruits a new employee, Haraldur. Daniel faces pressure from his family to return to medical school.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10The Sólin posters ordered by Ólafur arrive, it's Daniel's father's birthday, and Benjamín is coming from Nigeria to collect his money from Ólafur.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11Georg preaches on the ideals of feminism and attempts to teach Flemming Geir the facts of life. Ólafur comes to work with a hangover. Daníel and Ylfa become closer.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12Georg contacts the CEO of the company, much to his annoyance. The shift argue about how to spend the shift fund with Georg desperate to get his own way.

Cast of Season 1

  • Jörundur RagnarssonDaníel Sævarsson
  • Jón GnarrGeorg Bjarnfreðarson
  • Pétur Jóhann SigfússonÓlafur Ragnar Hannesson
  • Ragnar BragasonDirector

 

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