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    La Palma: Is It True? What to Know About the Disaster Series

    The Norwegian drama centers around a volcano eruption in the Canary Islands.

    By Ingrid Ostby
    Dec. 19, 2024

When an imminent volcanic eruption threatens to create global catastrophe, a young scientist races to sound the alarm before it strikes. La Palma follows a group of geological researchers and a family of four confronting a potential ecological crisis. Created by Martin Sundland (The Quake), Lars Gudmestad (Headhunters), and Harald Rosenløw Eeg (The Wave), La Palma was directed by Kasper Barfoed (The Nurse). The series, co-written by Gudmestad and Rosenløw Eeg, stars Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.

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When will La Palma be released?

Stream it now.

Where can I find the trailer for La Palma?

Check it out at the top of this page. 

Johannes Joner as Arnt, Bernard Storm Lager as Tobias, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Jennifer in ‘La Palma’

Who’s in the cast of La Palma?

  • Anders Baasmo Christiansen (Exit) as Fredrik, a teacher and Jennifer’s husband
  • Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (Westworld) as Jennifer, Fredrik’s wife
  • Alma Günther (Side om Side) as Sara, Fredrik and Jennifer’s daughter
  • Bernard Storm Lager as Tobias, Fredrik and Jennifer’s son
  • Thea Sofie Loch Næss (Twilight of the Gods) as Marie, a doctoral student at the La Palma Geological Institute
  • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (The Meg) as Haukur, a researcher and Marie’s colleague
  • Jorge de Juan (The Brothers Grimsby) as Álvaro, Haukur and Marie’s boss
Bernard Storm Lager, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Alma Günther, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal stand in front of a resort pool in vacation clothes in the series ‘La Palma.’

What happens in La Palma?

On the picturesque island of La Palma, a freak accident kills tourists aboard a glass-bottomed boat. Days later, Fredrik (Baasmo) and Jennifer (Berdal) and their kids, Sara (Günther) and Tobias (Storm Lager), arrive for their annual vacation on the island and are feeling lucky when they get a major room upgrade. But their good fortune may soon run out. Geological researchers Marie (Loch Næss) and Haukur (Ólafsson) discover that an inevitable volcanic eruption could cause devastation not only on the island, but across continents. As a series of earthquakes hit La Palma, Marie and Haukur must convince their boss, Álvaro (de Juan), to take immediate action.

Is La Palma based on a true story?

No, it’s fictional — but the island of La Palma is real, and so is Cumbre Vieja, the most active volcano on the Canary Islands. Just as depicted in the series, the volcano last erupted in 2021. Prior to that, it erupted in 1971 and 1949. Eruptions on the volcanic ridge in La Palma date back 125,000 years

Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marie Ekdal and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Haukur sit together by a computer in a dimly lit office in an image from the series ‘La Palma.’

Is La Palma based on a book?

No, it’s not based on a book. 

Where does La Palma take place?

The series takes place on La Palma, the westernmost island in the Canary Islands. 

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