Billionaire Island (2024-)

It’s not a Hunger Games-esque reality series where the richest among us try to kill one other off, or even a dirty, drama-filled dating competition - no, this Norwegian Netflix series from the creators of Lilyhammer is more Succession than Survivor. The hostile takeovers here are of a business nature between two rival salmon companies, Marlax and Meyer Fjordbruk. Prompted by the sudden death of 35-year-old businessman Ole Richard Lykke, who was an important shareholder of Meyer Fjordbruk, Marlax CEO Julie Lange (Trine Wiggen) decides to try and swoop in and buy his shares when she learns he left no will. This means preying on Lykke’s sole beneficiary - his aunt, who also happens to be an ex of the owner of Meyer Fjordbruk, Gjert Meyer (Svein Roger Karlsen), and wants to hurt him as much as he hurt her. This sets up the Lange family to become the biggest fish exporters in the country, as long as any personal drama doesn’t get in the way. Julie’s husband Torbjorn (Kåre Conradi) seems quite content to kick back at home and enjoy their wealthy lifestyle, their youngest daughter Hennie (Nemi Storm) is about to come of age, while their middle child JJ (Vetle Røsten Granås) returns from trying to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. Then there’s Julie’s oldest, Amy (Ragne Grande), who is part of the family business and has sex on a dock with someone who is not her husband and shows off her Norwegian knockers in the process. Put us down for a one-way ticket to Billionaire Island!