Lilyhammer is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York–based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway.

On 22 July 2015, Van Zandt posted on Twitter that the series had been cancelled,[9] and the following day Netflix confirmed that they were pulling out.

[10] Frank Tagliano (Steven Van Zandt), a former underboss from New York City in an American Mafia crime family, is placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program after testifying in a trial against Aldo Delucci (Thomas Grube), the new Mafia head who had ordered a hit on him after succeeding his recently deceased brother, Sally Boy Delucci.

On a train journey from Oslo to Lillehammer, Johnny impresses teacher Sigrid Haugli (Marian Saastad Ottesen), her son Jonas (Mikael Aksnes-Pehrson), and a man who later turns out to be a civil supervisor.

The supervisor, who heard shots and saw the Lien brothers in the woods the night Johnny killed the wolf, reported them to the police.

While stopped in New York, Geir learns that Johnny bears a similarity to vanished criminal Frank Tagliano and attempts to investigate.

Eight months later, British thief Duncan Hammer (Paul Kaye) arrives in Lillehammer, looking to sell a Ferrari through car salesman Dag.

Before Duncan can kill them, Torgeir stabs him through the throat with a knitting needle, and the Flamingo gang hires Arne to dispose of the body.

Johnny and Torgeir lure the gangsters to an ice lake, where they rescue Roar and leave Tony and Terry to freeze to death.

Johnny wins Citizen of the Year, and Torgeir befriends local millionaire Lars Olafsen (Henrik Mestad).

[clarification needed] She is replaced by Mette Hansen (Silje Torp Færavaag), who sleeps with Torgeir and leads a raid on the Flamingo.

Belinda's boyfriend from the cult, Swedish gangster Stanley Olsson (Johannes Brost), proposes to her and makes Johnny his best man and Roar his toastmaster.

Johnny, Torgeir, Roar, and Arne pose as Norwegian tour guides and sneak into a party held by Delucci in his home.

During a boat ride to the Statue of Liberty, Torgeir finds out that he won the lead in a local tribute to Glee, and the group returns to Lillehammer.

Wearing a diving suit, he intentionally drives the truck carrying the trees into a lake to collect the insurance.

Laila is an investigator for the insurance company and the police get surveillance video of Dag in a dry suit in his truck.

Dag realizes his predicament and goes back to the truck wreckage to recover the plastic wrap (which would implicate Johnny and his crew).

When he joins Johnny and Torgeir in Rio, protesters prevent the minister from meeting with a Brazilian official that could help to release Roar.

Johnny eventually tracks down and hires the woman beaten in the first episode, and uses her in a gambit to abduct the Lithuanians that shot him.

This man, Tommy, enjoys Frank's small crew and setup in Lillehammer and attempts to extort local citizens and kick up to Johnny.

Once the police believe that Jan falsely confessed to the murder, he is released from prison and gets his old job back at the NAV.

Eventually, Johnny tracks down the car that killed Sigrid's father and traces it to Jan's cabin where he and his lover are staying.

In the last episode, Bruce Springsteen makes a cameo appearance as Frank's other brother, working as an undertaker in New York.

It was commissioned by NRK1 from Norwegian Rubicon TV AS, in association with Netflix and German-owned distributor Red Arrow International.

[citation needed] Production was delayed due to Van Zandt's schedule with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball World Tour.

Van Zandt was replaced on the Australian leg of the tour by guitarist Tom Morello so that filming could proceed.

[15] The season was shot on location in Lillehammer, Lofoten, and Oslo in Norway, New York City, and Rio de Janeiro.

"[1] In addition to being executive producer, writer, actor, and composer on the series, Van Zandt made his directorial debut with the season three finale.

[22] On 22 July 2015, Steven Van Zandt posted on Twitter that the series had been cancelled,[9] and the following day Netflix confirmed that they were pulling out.

NRK, who owns the rights to the series, remained optimistic that a deal could be made with another company for a fourth season.