Heimsendir: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in 1992, Heimsendir is an isolated mental hospital on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The hospital, referred to as ‘World's End' is a last resort for many mental patients, many of whom consider it a home. Elementary school teacher, Einar, is committed against his will after a severe nervous breakdown and is critical about how things are run at the hospital and before long he has most of the patients on his side, rooting for change. Finally, fed up with his arguments falling on deaf ears, he stages a revolution and takes over the hospital, declaring its a state within a state, a Utopia for the mentally ill.

Series details

• Title: Heimsendir
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Icelandic
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2011-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-11-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Stöð 2
• Network country: Iceland
• Typical episode runtime: 35 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32197
• TVDB ID: 252831

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-10-02; final listed air date 2011-11-27; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

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