Ola Nesk

Ola Nesk is a fictional character in the Reshan television series Nakkermann, portrayed by Karina Smirndal. She was a main character beginning in season one of the television series, and was the protagonist of the prequel film Nakkermann: The Expired.

Ola's death serves as the catalyst for the series, and the series revolves around the mysteries surrounding her death. In the television series, she appears through visions, flashbacks, and archive footage, while the film depicts the two weeks leading up to her death.

Character background
Ola was born on 13 January 1970 in Nakkermann. She was raised in one of the village's wealthiest households, with her father working as an attorney in the nearby city, and her mother being the principal of the local gymnasium. Since childhood, Ola was an overachiever and a popular student. She had the highest grades in her high school class and was also planning to serve as fammi president for her friend group. Prior to her death, she was in a relationship with footballer Greg Lela, although cheated on him frequently with her childhood best friend Mark Lesser. Her best friend was Tina Sampersand.

In television
Ola was one of the most well-known and admired teenagers in the village of Nakkermann. She had the best grades in her class, was the reigning Miss Teen Nakkermann, volunteered at a care facility for the elderly and disabled, was the darling of her parents, and was dating the equally popular Greg Lela. However, what people didn't know was that Ola was in fact living a double life — she was a cocaine addict, escaped to Titovania on weekends to prostitute herself, and associated herself with shady criminals. A few weeks prior to her death, Ola began an affair with her childhood best friend Mark Lesser, much to the chagrin of her best friend Tina Sampersand who was in love with Mark. Ola had also had sexual encounters with several other seedier residents of Nakkermann.

In the pilot episode, Ola's dead body is discovered in a river running through Nakkermann with bricks tied to her ankles and wrists. Lieutenant of the municipal police force Anders Osvald rules her death a suicide by drowning, but her parents refuse to believe this and hire Hederhelm private investigator Oliver Brodermann to prove she was murdered. Throughout the series, Ola frequently appears in Oliver's visions and dreams to give him clues regarding the secrets behind her death.

As Oliver begins to delve further and further into the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death, he teams up with local teenagers and her former schoolmates Tina, Mark, Inna Palersk, Malina Sampersand, and Augusta Leversk to get the the bottom of it, discovering a government conspiracy in the process.

In film
Ola is the main protagonist of the prequel film Nakkermann: The Expired (1997). The film takes place within the two weeks prior to her death.