Twelve years after Netflix launched its first original series, Lilyhammer, the show’s creators, Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin, are back — this time with Billionaire Island, a satirical dramedy about Norway’s very real (and very lucrative) fish-farming business. The series follows a ruthless CEO in coastal Norway who’s planning a hostile takeover against her biggest rival to become the world’s largest salmon producer. It stars Trine Wiggen, Svein Roger Karlsen, and Ragne Grande. 

“[Billionaire Island] deals with one of the newer marine creatures in Norway: the salmon billionaire,” Bjørnstad and Skodvin told Netflix. “The fish-farming industry has made many Norwegians very rich and … has changed both the Norwegian coast and international food culture. The time feels right for a television drama about the operators in the industry.”

When will Billionaire Island be released?

Stream it now.

Where can I find the trailer for Billionaire Island?

Check it out at the top of this page. 

Trine Wiggen and Svein Roger Karlsen

Who’s in the cast of Billionaire Island?

• Trine Wiggen (Breaking Surface) as Julie Lange, the CEO of Marlax, one of the lead producers of Atlantic salmon
• Svein Roger Karlsen (Heimebane) as Gjert Meyer, founder and main shareholder of Meyer-Fjordbruk, Marlax’s competitor
• Kåre Conradi (Industry) as Torbjørn, Julie’s husband 
• Nemi Storm as Hennie, Julie’s daughter 
• Vetle Røsten Granås (Everybody Hates Johan) as Jens Johans, aka JJ, Julie’s son
• Axel Bøyum (Heimebane) as Ivo, JJ’s agent
• Ragne Grande (Possession) as Amy, Julie’s daughter from a previous relationship
• Oddgeir Thune (Okkupert) as Martin, Amy’s husband
• Hanne Skille Reitan (Beforeigners) as Trine, Gjert’s daughter
• Benjamin Bakkeid as Felix, Gjert’s grandson
• Tor Ivar Hagen (Hagen) as Eigil, Trine’s husband and the current CEO of Meyer-Fjordbruk
• Bjarne Brøndbo (Helt Perfekt) as Margido, Marlax’s chairman of the board
• Manish Sharma (The Girl from Oslo) as Rishi, Julie’s right-hand man 
• Lee Jin-hyuk (Find Me in Your Memory) as K-Joy, a K-pop idol

What’s the plot of Billionaire Island?

Julie (Wiggen) is up to something. She’s tracking down shareholders for Meyer-Fjordbruk — the main competitor of her own company, Marlax — and wheeling and dealing to get them to cough up their shares. She’s staging a hostile takeover so she can merge the two companies, and it’s fishy business. No, really — besides petroleum, fish is Norway’s biggest export, and both Meyer-Fjordbruk and Marlax are at the top of the salmon game. But Julie’s not just throwing Meyer-Fjordbruk’s CEO, Gjert (Karlsen), under the bus — she’s also keeping secrets from her colleague and daughter, Amy (Grande), in the process. But Gjert’s family, however little he respects them, is by his side … and they’re willing to do anything to put a stop to Julie’s antics. 

Nemi Storm and Benjamin Bakkeid

Is Billionaire Island based on a book?

No, it’s original. 

Is Billionaire Island based on a true story?

No. While the series is about the real salmon industry in Norway, the story is fictional.

Where does Billionaire Island take place? Where was it filmed? 

The series takes place on a fictional island called Brima, Trøndelag, in Norway. It was filmed on the island of Frøya, Trøndelag, Norway. 

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