Name: Ta den ring
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1982-09-24
Rating: 6
Cast: Kai Remlov, Anne Marie Ottersen, Lena Bergqvist, Jørn Ording, Halvar Björk

Norwegian scientist + cursed sun-ring = what could possibly go wrong? EVERYTHING.

Mini Series

Scandi-noir before it was coolSlow-burn cosmic dread1980s public television aesthetic

Latest Episode

46 min

Season 1 • Episode 3

Latest

Utbryterne

Oct 8, 1982

Overview

Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Roland Marco is a scientist that believes certain sun-symbols can affect human behaviour. He wears an old ring carrying one of these symbols against his father's wishes, when terrible things suddenly start happening around him.

NO nb

Content warning

Fate versus free willGenerational trauma and cursed inheritanceThe danger of forbidden knowledgeIsolation of the rational mind

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kai Remlov's increasingly unhinged academic desperation.

Production

Gloriously cursed 1982 Norwegian TV budget creating accidental surrealism.

Best for:Solo·Streaming

Heads up:Disturbing

First AiredSep 24, 1982

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Seasons1·Episodes3

Top Cast

Kai Remlov

Roland Marco

Anne Marie Ottersen

Torill Bø

Halvar Björk

Sanders

Frank Robert

Antikvar

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Stein Roger Bull directed only this and one other series; Ta den ring vanished from Norwegian TV archives for decades before a partial restoration.

Cultural

The sun-wheel symbol references actual Nordic runic mysticism that neo-pagan movements were reviving in 1980s Scandinavia—making Roland's 'scientific' obsession eerily contemporary.