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Home Ground
"Home Ground," the acclaimed fictional Norwegian soccer drama, stars Norway’s well-known actress Ane Dahl Torp as Helena Mikkelsen, a successful European women’s soccer coach who discovers her achievements are ridiculed by male dominated critics. Her retaliation for respect leads her to become the head coach of an all-male team in a top division European premier league. A single mother, Helena quickly realizes misogyny and hostility dictate her new role, and she finds herself at risk of losing both her daughter and her career.
John Carew (former Norwegian league player ’97-’12) and Axel Bøyum (Eyewitness, Gullruten) also star.
Full Episodes
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Home Ground
Home Ground
S1 E4: Supporters
When Helena publicly criticizes the supporters for their lack of enthusiasm, supporter-inchief Gunnar declares war on Helena and the club.
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Home Ground
Home Ground
S1 E3: Debutants
The pressure piles on Helena as the first game of the season approaches. With all eyes on Helena a good result would give her a flying start, but her star young player may not be ready yet.
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Home Ground
Home Ground
S1 E2: Jolly Good Lads!
Helena must prove her worth to the men in the locker room, persuade the misogynistic head sponsor to fund new players and convince a traumatized but talented 17-year-old to get back in the game and sign for the club.
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Home Ground
Home Ground
S1 E1: Who Wants It More?
After leading her team to sensational results in European women’s football, Coach Helena Mikkelsen finds her achievements ridiculed by the male experts of the footballing world.
Clips & Segments
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Home Ground
Helena and her team must pull off an impossible run of five wins in a row to save the club from relegation and financial ruin.
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Home Ground
Helena and her team must pull off an impossible run of five wins in a row to save the club from relegation and financial ruin.
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Home Ground
With team morals at an all-time low and Adrian’s form flailing, Helena is faced with the impatience of the board and sponsors.
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Home Ground
When an important signing falls through on deadline day, Helena has two hours to find the money to sign a new striker or risk going the rest of the season without scoring goals. Helena sees only one way to raise that type of money on such short notice.
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Supporters
When Helena publicly criticizes the supporters for their lack of enthusiasm, supporter-inchief Gunnar declares war on Helena and the club. Helena must find a way to win the supporters back or risk playing the highly anticipated local derby in an empty stadium. Meanwhile, Michael Ellingsen is beginning to feel his age and fading glory.
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2020-06-06T16:00:00-07:00Link TV
Fair Play
The second half of the hard fought local derby is just about to begin when Helena receives word that Eivind, one of her key players and strongest supporters, has a wife about to give birth in the hospital.
No Comment
Helena is given a four-match suspension for pushing the opposing team's coach after he groped her. Helena must decide if she wants to appeal the decision and go public with the assault or stay quiet and let Michael take control of the team for a month.
Deadline Day
When an important signing falls through on deadline day, Helena has two hours to find the money to sign a new striker or risk going the rest of the season without scoring goals. Helena sees only one way to raise that type of money on such short notice. Will she sacrifice a friend and give Varg a chance to redeem their season?
Penalties
A penalty shootout is just about to begin. Helena must choose her five penalty takers. As each man faces the keeper and prepares for his penalty we flash back to the private events bringing them to this moment.
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