Biography
Anne Bjørnstad is a Norwegian writer, creator, producer and director. She began her career writing for Norwegian satire and comedy programmes including Hallo i uken, Åpen post, Torsdagsklubben and Mandagsklubben.
She is best known for co-creating and co-writing the crime comedy series Lilyhammer (2012–2014) with Eilif Skodvin, which was produced for NRK and Netflix. With the same collaborator she later created the science-fiction series Beforeigners (2019–2022) for HBO Europe, the drama Jordbrukerne (2021) and the series Billionaire Island (2024). She has served as Head of Drama at Rubicon TV.
