There’s only one thing we know for sure. That life is... now.
Original title
SKAM
Released
9/25/2015
Origin country
NO
Genre
Drama
Production companies
NRK
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
43
The story of young teenagers and pupils from Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.
Bloopers from the first season of Skam.
Bloopers from the second season of Skam.
Bloopers from the third season of Skam.
Bloopers from the fourth season of Skam.
The first season takes place in the fall of 2015 with Eva Kviig Mohn as the main character. The storyline deals with Eva's difficult relationship with her boyfriend Jonas and the themes of loneliness, identity, belonging, and friendship.
Eva is in her first year at school and has fallen out with her old friends Ingrid and Sara. She only knows her boyfriend Jonas and his friend Isak at school. She gets convinced to go to school party, where she meets several new people.
During the fall holiday, Eva, Jonas, and Isak go on a cabin trip. Eva is annoyed because her boyfriend invited Isak along. The tension between them rises when she suspects Jonas is keeping secrets.
Back at school, Eva befriends Noora in her Spanish class. They and Sana get invited by Vilde and Chris to join them in getting a bus for the graduation celebration when they become "russ" in three years.
Sana and Vilde want Eva to get in touch with Christoffer in the third year, to get them invited to a party with the third-year boys, among them the most popular boy in school - William.
Eva invites Jonas for dinner to meet her mom. Vilde is falling for William, and the girls visits the school doctor to get contraceptives because Vilde has decided she wants to lose her virginity.
Eva suspects that Jonas is cheating on her with her former friend Ingrid, and meets Isak to talk about it. Vilde reveals details about her and William. The girls go to a Halloween party Christoffer invited them to.
After kissing Christoffer on Halloween, Eva feels guilty and asks Isak for counsel. Noora wants Vilde to stand up for herself and stop caring for William after he started ignoring her for other girls.
Everyone knows about what happened on Halloween, and the entire school is gossiping about Eva. Jonas won't talk to her and on top of things Vilde finds out about her past. William starts to show interest for Noora.
Eva gets a threatening letter, and Vilde decides to leave the bus crew. Eva is thinking about changing to another school, while trying to find out who wrote the letter.
The girls start to get worried that something is wrong with Vilde. Eva talks with Jonas for the first time in a while. The girls go to a Christmas party, and Eva decides to confront Isak.
Vilde reveals that she thinks she may be pregnant. William continues to flirt with Noora. Isak and Eva talk it out, and Eva decides to have a heart-to-heart conversation with Jonas.
The second season is focused on Noora Amalie Sætre. It is about her relationship with William and deals with issues of friendship, feminism, eating disorders, self-image, violence, sexual violence, and the contemporaneous refugee crisis concerning Norwegian democracy.
Noora and Vilde are in disagreement over sponsors for the bus. Noora's flatmates Eskild and Linn are introduced. Noora is trying to avoid William, who has become very pushy in his advances towards her.
Rumors about her ex Jonas is spreading through school to Eva's dismay. Sana experiences hostility from some of the other Muslim girls at school. Noora can't avoid going on a date she promised William any longer.
Noora tries to keep the fact that she and William had a date a secret, especially from Vilde. Christoffer and some other of William's friends has been in a fight. William is hosting a large party in his apartment.
During the Easter holiday, Noora and the rest of the girls go to Chris' grandmother's cabin. On their way, they meet a weird boy named Kasper. They also play with an Ouija board and Vilde believes Sana has supernatural abilities.
Noora is worried that she isn't caring enough about the Syrian refugee crisis. William and his bus crew are raising money they owe after trashing a cabin during Easter, and Noora calls him out on being egotistical.
William's brother Nikolai has returned to Oslo, and Noora has problems with William not introducing her properly to him. The girls discuss the fact that Jonas has been beaten up. Noora and William see a strange meeting.
The Russ celebration has begun. Noora is still keeping her and William's relationship secret from Vilde. Eskild takes on the case to find out if Isak is gay or not. The girls party with the third-year boys on their bus.
William tries to explain himself to Noora after he was involved in the fight. Sana gives Noora some advice, and Noora decides to come clean to Vilde. While looking for William, Noora ends up at Nikolai's party.
Noora wakes up naked in bed with Nikolai not remembering anything from the day before and suspects she has been raped. Sana's problems with some other Muslim girls get worse.
Eskild and Linn try to cheer Noora up, but she is still dealing with what happened last Friday. Noora reluctantly goes to Eva to celebrate May 17th, the National Day. She also decides to confront Nikolai, to find out exactly what happened.
Vilde visits Noora. Noora talks to one of the girls from Nikolai's party to find out the truth. William does not answer Noora's calls and messages and hasn't been seen at school.
Noora and William go back to William's apartment and finds a letter from the police. William is wanted for questioning for hitting a boy with a bottle in a fight. Vilde and Noora try to make sure no one witness against him.
The third season is focused on Isak Valtersen. The season deals with Isak's burgeoning relationship with Even Bech Næsheim and is principally a coming-out story that deals with issues of love, sexual identity, authenticity, mental illness, religion, and friendship.
Isak has to hide the drugs belonging to him, Jonas, Mahdi, and Magnus at Eva's party when the police arrive, and he struggles to get it back. The first-year girl Emma shows interest in Isak. Isak joins the school revue group.
In class, Isak tries to get his drugs back from Sana. Isak is crushing on Even and tries to find out more about him. Emma is still interested in Isak and invites Isak and the boys to a party at hers.
After ditching the party and lying, Isak has to make amends with his friends, and Emma. Isak is struggling to come to terms with homosexuality and his interest in Even. Vilde gets Isak to hold a party for the school revue at his place.
Noora returns from London without William, and Isak is wondering how the living conditions in the flat will be with four people. Even talks Isak into having a Halloween preparty with him, his girlfriend, and Emma.
Isak and Even spend time together and talk about their relationship. Isak has to answer to his friends for ditching Magnus' birthday that weekend. Isak and Eskild have a talk about homosexuality.
Emma is still angry at Isak, and Isak is not talking to Even either. Jonas reaches out and offers to talk with Isak about his issues. Because of his sleeping difficulties, Isak decides to go to the eccentric school "doctor".
Even is sending Isak some confusing signals, and Isak asks Eskild for advice. Rumors that Isak might be gay is spreading through the school. After coming out to Jonas, he encourages Isak to tell Mahdi and Magnus as well.
Isak's dad wants Isak to answer him about going to a church concert with his mom and him. Sana reluctantly tries to tell Isak she was wrong in the previous discussion. Even surprises Isak by booking a hotel suite for them.
After Even had a manic episode, Isak does some research on bipolar disorder. Isak struggles with getting in touch with Even. Magnus offers some good advice. Isak goes to a church concert with his parents.
Isak has to take care of Even while he is in a period of depression and get help from Eskild and the other flatmates. Isak hosts a Christmas party for the revue group after Vilde asks him.
The fourth and final season has Sana Bakkoush as the main character. The season deals with the Islamic religion, forbidden love, cyberbullying, friendship, and the Norwegian "russ" celebratory period.
Sana struggles with being a practicing Muslim and hanging with her friends, especially Vilde discussing her sex life. Sana and the rest of the girls go to a party with Sana's brother Elias and his friends, Yousef, Mikael, Adam, and Mutta.
Sana shows interest in Yousef, her brother's friend, and gets protective when Noora also shows interest. The girls get a lead on a bus for the Russ celebration. Sana and Vilde want to buy it, but Noora thinks it is too expensive.
Yousef helps Sana prepare dinner and they get to know each other better and start flirting. Sara and Ingrid ask Sana if they are interested in combining their bus crews, and Sana has to host a bus meeting. Even has a question for Sana.
Noora reveals the truth about her breakup with William, whereafter Sana brings her along to meet new guys. Elias gets completely smashed, so Yousef calls Sana for help. On the way home, Yousef and Sana share some deep religious insights.
Sana suspects that Sara is hiding something from her. Sana's mother is worried about her recent behavior, which Sana finds very irritating. Elias then reaches out to Sana and gives her some advice. Everyone gathers for a karaoke party.
Sana is furious about recent revelations, which is really getting to her. She tries to discreetly come up with a way to get revenge but keeps getting distracted in her surroundings. Isak then tells her a story, which gets her attention.
Sana is having a hard time dealing with her feelings towards Yousef. She initiates a social media war, creating turbulence and disunity within the bus group. A surprise awaits Sana at home. Sana and Isak have a discussion.
Sana becomes increasingly anxious about telling the girls the truth behind the Instagram account. By accident, she tells Eva the truth, whereafter Sana becomes devastated. Eva hosts a birthday party, which takes an interesting turn.
Sana worries about Noora being off the radar with William. Noora encourages Sana to make a move on Yousef.
The series finale episode, in the week leading up to Sana's party for Eid, switches characters clip-to-clip, focusing on short stories by characters not given their own, full season. The episode deals with parental depression, love rejection, jealousy, friendship, mutual relationship support, and fear of abandonment.
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