After Frank The Fixer Tagliano testifies against his Mafia boss in New York, he enters the Witness Protection Program and makes an unusual demand: he wants to be set up with a new life in the Norwegian small town of Lillehammer or as he calls it, Lilyhammer.

Three small-time criminals finally get the chance to climb the ladder - but manages to mess it all up in royal manners....

Josef tries to survive and repent in prison. However, both authorities and inmates are curious about the money he has supposedly hidden.

The Olsen gang of Egon, Benny and Kjell are constantly looking for the big coup to become millionaires. They have laid out the perfect plan to break into the new Munch Museum in Bjørvika and steal "Scream".

After a somewhat involuntary "vacation" in one of the capitals more drafty establishment Ali has had enough, and has a plan that can not go wrong, he will become law-abiding.