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The Best TV Shows on Stöð 2

Every Stöð 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stöð 2’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1997 to 2024. Fóstbræður and The Night Shift represent the pinnacle of Stöð 2’s programming, launching in 1997 and 2007. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from December 2024 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • The Prison Shift
    The Prison Shift (2009)10.0

    Fangavaktin is the sequel to the Icelandic television series Dagvaktin and the final series in the trilogy. The three main characters from Næturvaktin, Georg Bjarnfreðarson, Ólafur Ragnar and Daníel, have become imprisoned in the infamous Litla-Hraun prison following the murder of the hotel owner in Dagvaktin. The story is continued, and brought to a conclusion, in the feature film Bjarnfreðarson. The first episode was broadcast on Stöð 2 on Sunday, 27 September 2009, and an episode was broadcast each following Sunday until the final seventh episode aired on 8 November 2009. The series has been released on DVD.

  • Fóstbræður
    Fóstbræður (1997)9.0

    Fóstbræður was a comedy sketch show which premiered on the Icelandic Stöð 2 in October 1997.

  • World's End
    World's End (2011)9.0

    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. Einar, along with the other patients, stages a revolution and takes over the hospital, declaring its a state within a state, a Utopia for the mentally ill.

  • Domestic Violence
    Domestic Violence (2022)9.0

    Sindri Sindrason is now talking about domestic violence and we look into the world of victims who seem to have in common that they dare not tell for the longest time, are ashamed and want no one to know. Then we try to look into the minds of the perpetrators and try to understand what it is about their behavior that makes victims submit to their will.

  • The Night Shift
    The Night Shift (2007)8.0

    Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.

  • Case
    Case (2015)6.8

    A dramatic thriller about a broken lawyer who seeks redemption through his investigation into the suspicious suicide of a teenage ballet prodigy.

  • The Press
    The Press (2007)5.0

    When Lára, a journalist on maternity leave finds herself newly single and in deep financial trouble, her outlook is bleak. Enter handsome and notorious businessman Hrafn: aware of her intuitive skills as an investigator, he hires her to prove his innocence in a case involving the murder of a young woman. Lára is saved from her desperate financial situation, but at what cost?

  • Black Sands
    Black Sands (2021)4.0

    A troubled police officer is forced back to her hometown. Confronting her abusive mother is inescapable but the discovery of a body changes everything. She's forced to search for a dangerous serial killer while stuck in a dark pit.

  • The Day Shift
    The Day Shift (2008)N/A

    After the final events of Næturvaktin., Georg Bjarnfreðarson, Ólafur Ragnar and Daníel, find their paths cross again when they find work at a Hotel Bjarkarlundur in Icelands isolated Westfjords, owned and run by the formidable Gugga. Forced to work together again it's not long before Georg begins plotting ways to control everyone.

  • The American Dream
    The American Dream (2010)N/A

  • Hindurvitni
    Hindurvitni (2015)N/A

    Follow Amazing episodes where we get to know well-known folktales around the country. Compare different sources, and put them in a theatrical costume. The episodes are hosted by Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson.

  • The Asian Dream
    The Asian Dream (2017)N/A

  • Suður-Ameríski Draumurinn
    Suður-Ameríski Draumurinn (2018)N/A

    South-American Dream is a 30 minute comedy-reality-travel starring Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon as Himself, Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson as Himself and Sverrir Þór Sverrisson as Himself.

  • Journey
    Journey (2021)N/A

    A buddy love story about two men going on a road trip to reshape their longtime friendship. The journey takes an unexpected turn which forces them to face their own feelings, manhood, and pride.

  • Idol
    Idol (2022)N/A

    Relaunch of the Icelandic version of the pop idol reality series.

  • Idiots
    Idiots (2022)N/A

    In these episodes, we cover everything related to sex, sex and other general sex education and open up a discussion that has so far not been touched on well enough and that young people have called for more information about.

  • As Long As We Live
    As Long As We Live (2023)N/A

    A struggling mom in a stale marriage, longs for thrills of her past life. When a young man enters her home and introduces her and her husband to flirting games, the couple's relationship gets rekindled. But can their marriage survive?

  • No Laughing Allowed
    No Laughing Allowed (2024)N/A

    Auðunn Blöndal invites 25 of Iceland’s funniest people to five unique dinner parties. The one rule? No laughing allowed! A fun and unconventional show where the contestants try to keep a straight face while being put in hilarious situations.

  • Kaninn
    Kaninn (2024)N/A

    Icelandic basketball has, since the 1970s, been closely intertwined with the arrival of American players who have enriched and elevated the sport in the country over the years. These episodes recount the adventurous early years of journeys across the ocean, when the first players, who had competed for prestigious U.S. college teams in front of thousands of spectators, began arriving in Iceland. They found themselves in the dark winters of a tiny community, continuing to chase their dream of making basketball their profession. The story is followed through the profound societal changes that took place in Iceland, the growth of basketball in the country and worldwide in the early 1990s, the rise of women’s basketball, and reflections on the impact and legacy of American players. Their influence extends into modern times, where Americans frequently play key roles on championship teams in both men’s and women’s leagues.

  • 1 Stjarna
    1 Stjarna (2024)N/A

    In this travel series, we follow childhood friends and comedians from Mosfellsbær, Steindi Jr and Dóri DNA, on their journey around the world as they explore all the most lackluster, cheesy, and bizarre things it has to offer.