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Julie Andem

Julie Andem
Andem at Nordiske Mediedagers 2016
Born	(1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 (age 42) Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter Television producer Director
Notable work	Skam SKAM Austin
Awards	Gullruten

Julie Annette Rovelstad Andem (born 4 July 1982) is a Norwegian screenwriter, director, and television producer. Andem is most famous for being the creator, screenwriter, director, and showrunner for the internationally acclaimed Norwegian young adult internet/television series Skam, which aired from 2015 to 2017 on Norway's public broadcasting network, NRK.^[1][2]

Andem worked in the children's division of NRK for several years. At NRK, she created and wrote the show Jenter, which means "girls" in Norwegian.^[3][4]

Skam began because NRK executives wanted to reach more teenage girls in its programming. Andem, along with Mari Magnus who later became the social media director of the series, spent six months traveling around Norway and interviewing teenagers about their lives. She then auditioned over 1,200 young actors and then created characters around the cast.^[3][4][5]

Andem was the creator and showrunner of Skam, and she wrote and directed all 47 episodes throughout Skam's four seasons. Season 1 premiered on NRK in September 2015 and season 4 ended in June 2017.^[3]

The series was widely popular in Norway and globally.^[3] Many countries have made adaptations of Skam with Andem's storylines, including France's SKAM France, Germany's Druck, Italy's SKAM Italia, United States' SKAM Austin, Spain's SKAM España, Netherlands' SKAM NL, and Belgium's wtFOCK.^[6]

In October 2019, it was announced that Andem signed a two-year contract with HBO to create and develop shows for the network.^[7]

Year	Title	Country	Network	Creator	Showrunner	Screenwriter	Director
2013–2018	Jenter	Norway	NRK	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015–2017	Skam			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	SKAM Austin	United States	Facebook Watch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes