Lilyhammer beat House of Cards to screens by almost exactly a year. And then, while it waited for that show to reach fruition, it co-produced Lilyhammer with the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK1. In March it hired David Fincher to help adapt the BBC series House of Cards for the service. In 2011, Netflix realised that the best way to drive new subscribers was to offer original content. Photograph: Collection Christophel/Alamy It’s even weirder when you consider what Netflix had coming up ![]() Lilyhammer: an underwhelming drama about a mobster in snow. And what better way to mark its 10th anniversary than rewatching it to see how Netflix has changed over the years? There isn’t any. But, when it debuted in 2012, it was the very first Netflix original series. If we are being completely honest, it wasn’t particularly good. It ran for three seasons and Bruce Springsteen had a cameo in the final episode. It was a Norwegian show about the messy misadventures of a mafia underboss living in the witness protection programme 100 miles north of Oslo. That’s right, let us all wish a happy anniversary to Lilyhammer. And it was a show which was every bit as important a milestone in TV’s evolution. But let us also not forget that – 10 years ago this week – Van Zandt followed The Sopranos with another show. ![]() A vast, swaggering monument of a show, The Sopranos quite rightly holds the reputation of playing a pivotal role in the history of television. When you think of Steven Van Zandt’s acting work, your mind will automatically flick to The Sopranos.
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