While the international title of Norwegian series Ølhunden Berit – A Better Man – hints at a show revolving around a single protagonist, the story actually hinges on an intriguing juxtaposition between two key characters.

On one side is Tom, played by Anders Baasmo Christiansen. He runs his mother’s clothing store by day, but at night he is an outrageously misogynistic online troll who enjoys targeting feminists in general and famous stand-up comedian Live (Ingrid Unnur Giæver) in particular...