Lilyhammer (2012)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

After Frank The Fixer Tagliano testifies against his Mafia boss in New York, he enters the Witness Protection Program and makes an unusual demand: he wants to be set up with a new life in the Norwegian small town of Lillehammer or as he calls it, Lilyhammer.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (34,773 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

7.59 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 47 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reality Check	7.4	953
2	The Flamingo	7.6	771
3	Guantanamo Blues	7.6	653
4	The Midwife	7.5	591
5	My Kind of Town	7.5	579
6	Pack Your Lederhosen	7.6	553
7	The Babysitter	7.7	553
8	Trolls	7.8	589

Season 2 (2013)

7.78 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Millwall Brick	7.9	533
2	Out of Africa	8.0	525
3	Fiddler's Green	7.7	430
4	The Black Toe	7.6	408
5	The Island	7.4	397
6	Special Education	7.6	396
7	The Freezer	7.7	396
8	Ghosts	8.3	522

Season 3 (2014)

7.50 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tiger Boy	7.7	438
2	Foreign Affairs	7.6	399
3	The Homecoming	7.6	363
4	The Mind Is Like a Monkey	7.6	365
5	Tommy	7.2	370
6	The Minstrel Boy	7.1	345
7	The Funeral	7.4	344
8	Loose Ends	7.8	468