The series is set in the picturesque surroundings of Sogn, with Årdalstangen as the backdrop for the fjord village of Lifjord. The series takes place in the vicinity of the village, the mountains and the fjords.
"Acquitted" premiered Norway's TV2 in March 2015 and attracted a record 660,000 viewers. "Acquitted" was also Twitter's top trending topic in Norway.
The striking spiral staircase and boardroom of Solar Tech, featured throughout season one, is located in the Powerhouse Kjørbo in Sandvika .
The second season of eight episodes was broadcast in Norway on TV 2 at the end of 2016. The channel paid 60 million Norwegian kroner for this.
Ingar Helge Gimle (William Hansteen), Anna Bache-Wiig (Marianne Eriksen), Trond Espen Seim (Otto Haudeman) & Nils Ole Oftebro (Steinar Lavik) all worked on Mammon (2014) as Erik Ulrichsen, Inger Marie Steffensen, Michael Woll & Frank Mathiesen respectively.