The Minister (Icelandic: Ráðherrann) is an Icelandic television drama series developed by Sagafilm.[1] It is an eight-part series that follows populist Prime Minister Benedikt Ríkarðsson (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) as his mental illness grows and his colleagues try to keep it a secret from the nation.[2][3]

The Minister
Genre	Drama
Directed by	Arnór Pálmi Arnarson Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Starring	Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Anita Briem Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson Sigurður Sigurjónsson Jóhann Sigurðarson
Country of origin	Iceland
Original language	Icelandic
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Þórhallur Gunnarsson Hilmar Sigurðsson Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Kjartan Þór Þórðarson
Producer	Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir
Cinematography	Ásgrímur Guðbjartsson
Production company	Sagafilm
Release
Original network	RÚV
Original release	20 September (2020-09-20) – 8 November 2020 (2020-11-08)

References

External links

• The Minister at IMDb