Bordertown (Finnish TV series)

Bordertown
Sorjonen title card
Sorjonen
Genre
  • Crime drama
  • Nordic noir
Created by Miikko Oikkonen
Directed by
  • Miikko Oikkonen
  • Jyri Kähönen
  • Juuso Syrjä
Starring
Country of origin Finland
Original language(s) Finnish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 11
Production
Running time 58 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Fisher King Production
  • Federation Entertainment
Release
Original network Yle TV1
Picture format 16:9 (1080i50)
Audio format 2.0 surround
Original release 16 October 2016 (2016-10-16) – present
External links
Yle TV1

Bordertown (Finnish: Sorjonen) is a Finnish police crime drama television series created by Miikko Oikkonen and starring Ville Virtanen as Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen.[1] It premiered in Finland on 16 October 2016 on Yle TV1.[2]. The series was renewed for a second season on 25 April 2017.[3] Season 2 is set to premiere on 14 October 2018.[4]

Plot

Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen is one of the most respected officers at the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland when his wife barely survives brain cancer. Sorjonen then takes a new job, leading SECRI, the Serious Crime Unit in Lappeenranta and moves his family to the idyllic small town near the border of Russia for a more peaceful life. But life turns out to be less than peaceful there.[5]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Development and production

Bordertown is produced for Yle by Fisher King Production and Federation Entertainment.[6][7] The series was presented at the MIPTV Media Market in Cannes on 3 April 2016, where it competed in the MIPDrama Screenings for the "Coup de Coeur" award.[8][9][10]

The series was renewed for Season 2 on 25 April 2017,[3] with Kuusniemi, Sinisalo, Susi, Ainali, and Villi also reprising their roles.[11] Filming began in Lappeenranta on 8 August 2017, and wrapped in Helsinki on 7 November 2017.[12][13][14] The season two premiere is scheduled to air on 14 October 2018.[4]

Release

The series premiered on Yle TV1 on 16 October 2016. The debut was watched by 1.1 million viewers and set a record for a Finnish series.[15] The total for Season 1 was an average of one million viewers.[11]

International distribution rights for Bordertown were acquired from Federation Entertainment in October 2016 by Sky Deutschland for Germany, CanalPlay for France, and VRT for Flanders (Dutch-speaking Belgium).[16] Netflix acquired rights in February 2017 for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Netherlands.[17] Streaming of Season 1 became available on Netflix on 31 March 2017.[18] The series was sold to "over 40 countries".[11]

Reception

Awards and nominatons

Bordertown won the 2017 Golden Venla Awards for Best Drama Series, Best Actor (Ville Virtanen), and Best Actress (Anu Sinisalo).[19][20]

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateFinland viewers
(millions)
11"The Dolls' House, part 1  (Nukkekoti, osa 1)"Miikko OikkonenMiikko Oikkonen, Atro Lahtela, Matti Laine, Antti Pesonen16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)N/A
22"The Dolls' House, part 2  (Nukkekoti, osa 2)"Miikko OikkonenMiikko Oikkonen, Atro Lahtela, Matti Laine, Antti Pesonen23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)N/A
33"The Dolls' House, part 3  (Nukkekoti, osa 3)"Miikko OikkonenMiikko Oikkonen, Atro Lahtela, Matti Laine, Antti Pesonen30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)N/A
44"Dragonflies, part 1  (Sudenkorennot, osa 1)"Jyri KähönenMiikko Oikkonen, Matti Laine, Atro Lahtela, Antti Pesonen6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)N/A
55"Dragonflies, part 2  (Sudenkorennot, osa 2)"Jyri KähönenMiikko Oikkonen, Matti Laine, Atro Lahtela, Antti Pesonen13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)N/A
66"The Fury, part 1  (Raivotar, osa 1)"Jyri KähönenMiikko Oikkonen, Antti Pesonen, Matti Laine, Atro Lahtela20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)N/A
77"The Fury, part 2  (Raivotar, osa 2)"Jyri KähönenMiikko Oikkonen, Antti Pesonen, Matti Laine, Atro Lahtela27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)N/A
88"The Lady in the Lake, part 1  (Nainen järvessä, osa 1)"Juuso SyrjäMiikko Oikkonen, Atro Lahtela, Antti Pesonen, Matti Laine4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)N/A
99"The Lady in the Lake, part 2  (Nainen järvessä, osa 2)"Juuso SyrjäMiikko Oikkonen, Atro Lahtela, Antti Pesonen, Matti Laine11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)N/A
1010"The End Game, part 1  (Loppupeli, osa 1)"Juuso SyrjäMiikko Oikkonen, Antti Pesonen, Atro Lahtela, Matti Laine18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)N/A
1111"The End Game, part 2  (Loppupeli, osa 2)"Juuso SyrjäMiikko Oikkonen, Antti Pesonen, Atro Lahtela, Matti Laine25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Nordic Noir gets a lighter Finnish". Drama Quarterly. July 28, 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Ainamo-McDonald, Maria (23 August 2016). "Sorjonen – uusi kotimainen rikossarja". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 December 2017. (Sorjonen - a new domestic crime series)
  3. 1 2 Press Release (25 April 2017). "Sorjonen palaa Lappeenranta". City of Lappeenranta (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 August 2018. (Sorjonen returns to Lappeenranta)
  4. 1 2 "Huippusuositun Sorjosen toinen kausi alkaa syksyllä – ensimmäisen jakson esityspäivä on selvillä". Imatralainen (in Finnish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018. (The second season of highly popular Sorjosen begins in fall – the date of first episode is set)
  5. ↑ "Bordertown". Fisher King Production. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (March 9, 2016). "Federation, Fisher King Team on Nordic Noir Series 'Bordertown'". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Hopewell, John (April 2, 2016). "'Marseille's' Pascal Breton on 'Bordertown,' Nordic Noir, Big Euro Co-pros and Crucial Change in Intl. TV (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bordertown is coming to MipTV". ttvnews. TodotvMedia. March 10, 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Federation taking buyers to Bordertown". Television Business International. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Newby, Julian (May 11, 2016). "MIPTV Fiction Wrap: Drama takes centre stage". MIPTrends. MIP Markets. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 Hannonen, Inka (17 January 2018). "Sorjosen toinen kausi menee ihon alle". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 May 2018. (The second season of Sorjonen goes under the skin)
  12. ↑ Pham, Annika (2 May 2017). "Summer shoot for Bordertown Season 2". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bordertown Begins Filming Season Two This August". Nordic Drama. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Römpötti, Janne (10 August 2017). "Sorjosen tuotantotiimi aloitti uuden kauden kuvaukset Lappeenrannassa". Uutisvuoksi (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 August 2018. (Sorjosen production team describes new season in Lappeenranta)
  15. ↑ Pham, Annika (20 October 2016). "Finland's Fisher King signs first look deal with ZDFE". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Pham, Annika (10 October 2016). "Bordertown Sells to Germany-France-Belgium". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  17. ↑ Åkman, Erika (28 February 2017). "Suomalainen rikosdraama nähdään nyt myös USA:ssa! Netflix osti supersuositun Sorjosen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 May 2018. (Finnish crime drama is now seen also in the USA! Netflix acquires the super popular Sorjonen)
  18. ↑ Vestrheim, Emma (3 March 2017). "Netflix picks up Finland's Bordertown". Cinema Scandinavia. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  19. ↑ Pham, Annika (16 January 2017). "Clean sweep for Bordertown at Finnish Emmys". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Vestrheim, Emma (17 January 2017). "BORDERTOWN wins at the Finnish Emmy's". Cinema Scandinavia. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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