Verbúð: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Colombia has cocaine. Africa has gold. Iceland has fish. These resources are owned by a handful of people in each country. The question of how this came to be in Iceland provides the foundation for this series, which is inspired by real events.

Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.

Series details

• Title: Verbúð
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Icelandic
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2021-12-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-02-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Ríkisútvarpið
• Network country: Iceland
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 59709
• IMDb ID: tt14440878
• TVDB ID: 411631

Cast and credited roles

• Björn Hlynur Haraldsson — Grímur
• Gísli Örn Garðarsson — Jón Hjaltalín
• Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir — Harpa
• Guðjón Davíð Karlsson — Einar
• Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir — Freydís
• Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir — Tinna
• Anna Svava Knútsdóttir — Ella Stína

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-12-26; final listed air date 2022-02-13; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Verbúð on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.