EPISODE
SEASON
Lilyhammer - Season 1
The series centers on Frank Tagliano, a former underboss of the American Mafia, as he moves to isolated rural Lillehammer in Norway, trying to start a new life after testifying in a trial against a new Mafia head.
3 September 1975, Norway
23 May 1957, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
8 April 1981, Copenhagen, Denmark
18 March 1981, Lillehammer, Norway
8 December 1952, Norway
10 May 1944, Oslo, Norway
February 06, 2012
Overall both the deadpan humor and the occasional bits of violence are tepid.February 06, 2012
Lilyhammer splits the difference between lightness and the dark.February 06, 2012
The show looks good and professional and slick, and it plays; it's perfectly watchable, with a pleasant overlay of processed quirk.February 06, 2012
Van Zandt turns in a charming, semi-sweet performance.February 06, 2012
The Lilyhammer pilot was so different than anything else on television right now that you might want to stream the final seven episodes to see what happens.February 06, 2012
I wouldn't say Lilyhammer is worth signing up for Netflix to see, but if you're already paying for it and you like Van Zandt - and Norwegian knits - it's certainly worth a look.