Skam OG

This page contains information about original Skam*, similarities, and differences between it and Skam NL, etc.

* Sometimes reffered to as Skam OG, to indicate that it's the first and original Skam

What is Skam?
Skam (English: Shame) is a Norwegian teen drama web series about the daily life of teenagers at the Hartvig Nissen School, in Oslo. Each season has a new main character. Content (Clips, social media posts, texts) was published in real-time on the website daily. Original Skam has 4 seasons and 43 episodes.

Format
At the start of a week, a clip, conversation or social media post is posted on the Skam website. New material is posted on a daily basis, with the content unified and combined into one full episode on Fridays. The main character differs from season to season, and the fictional characters have Social Media profiles where viewers can follow their activities.

Season 1
The central character is Eva Kviig Mohn. Season deals with Eva's loneliness, identity, belonging as well as relationship with her boyfriend Jonas Vasquez.

Season 2
The central character is Noora Amalie Sætre. Season deals with issues of eating disorders, sexual assault, feminism, focuses on Noora's relationship with William Magnusson.

Season 3
The central character is Isak Valtersen. Season deals with Isak's relationship with Even Bech Næsheim, issues of mental illness, sexual identity.

Season 4
The central character is Sana Bakkoush. Season deals with Islam, forbidden love, cyberbullying, friendship.

Central

 * 1) Eva Kviig Mohn
 * 2) Noora Amalie Sætre
 * 3) Isak Valtersen
 * 4) Sana Bakkoush

Recurring Characters

 * Vilde Lien Hellerud
 * Chris Berg
 * Jonas Noah Vasquez
 * William Magnusson
 * Even Bech Næsheim
 * Yousef Acar
 * Magnus Fossbakken
 * Mahdi Disi
 * Christoffer Schistad
 * Ingrid Theis Gaupseth
 * Eskild Tryggvasson
 * Linn Larsen Hansen

Minor Characters

 * Iben Sandberg
 * Jamilla Bikarim
 * Nikolai Magnusson
 * Mari Aspeflaten
 * Emma W. Larzen
 * Sonja
 * Elias Bakkoush
 * Mikael Øverlie Boukhal
 * Mutasim Tatouti
 * Adam Malik

Adaptations of Skam
After the success of the original Norwegian show, many countries decided to make their own remakes of it.

Current remakes:

 * Skam France (France)
 * Skam Italia (Italy)
 * Druck (Germany)

Former remakes (ended or canceled):

 * Skam España (Spain) (Ended after four seasons)
 * wtFOCK (Belgium) (Ended after five seasons)
 * Skam Austin (United States) (Canceled after two seasons)
 * Skam NL (Netherlands) (Canceled after two seasons)

In production:
*Skam Peru and Skam Mexico are projects created by students who are also fans of the original series.
 * ROCHE PE (Peru)*
 * Skam CL (Chile)
 * Skam MX (Mexico)*