Ivar Køhn has been Head of Drama at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) since 2013. His former professional experience includes Head of the Development and Production Department at the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI), TV-drama & Film Commissioner at the Norwegian Film Fund, Co-owner and Development Producer at Maipo Film, Head of Development at Swedish Television Drama and Chairman of the Board at Nordic Film & TV Fund. He has also been a writer/creator for three TV drama productions.

NRK is a significant player in Norwegian and Nordic TV drama. About 20 series are produced internally and externally for NRK every year, as an important part of the channel's strategic focus on streaming services.

NRK has in recent years produced and co-produced Norwegian series such as Nobel (Prix Europa 2016), Mammon (International EMMY Award 2017), SKAM (Ros d'Or 2017), Home Ground (Best drama Nordic Serie Days 2018), State of Happiness (Best script CannesSeries 2018), Exit (Best drama International Panorama Series Mania 2019), 22th of July (Prix Europa Best Drama 2020) and Atlantic Crossing (nominated International EMMY Award 2021)