Arctic Circle (TV series)

Arctic Circle
Ivalo
Genre
Created by
  • Olli Haikka
  • Petja Peltomaa
  • Joona Tena
  • Jón Atli Jónasson
Directed by Hannu Salonen
Starring
Country of origin
Original language(s)
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Production location(s) Ivalo, Finland
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network
  • Elisa Viihde
  • Yle
Picture format 2.20:1 (1080i50)
Audio format 5.1
Original release Christmas 2018

Arctic Circle (Finnish: Ivalo) is Finnish-German crime drama, which will premiere on Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde in Christmas 2018 and later on Yle.[1] The series stars Iina Kuustonen, Maximilian Brückner, Pihla Viitala, Clemens Schick and Susanna Haavisto.

Arctic Circle is the first co-production between Finland’s Yellow Film & TV and Germany’s Bavaria Film, picked up for world distribution by Paris-based Lagardère Studios. The series is created by Yellow Film & TV CEO Olli Haikka and Head of Drama Petja Peltomaa with Joona Tena who shares the writing credit with Iceland’s experienced Jón Atli Jónasson. Arctic Circle is direct by Finnish born Germany based Hannu Salonen.

Plot

Set in icy Finnish Lapland, Finnish police officer Nina Kautsalo (Iina Kuustonen) finds nearly dead prostitute in a cabin in the wilderness. The case takes a surprise turn when a deadly virus is found in the prostitute's body. Nina and German virologist Thomas Lorenz (Maximilian Brückner) start investigate the case.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Pham, Annika (3 April 2017). "Yellow Film & TV and Bavaria prepare for Arctic Circle". Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
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