Deadwind (2018)

Original title

Karppi

Directed by

Rike Jokela

Genre

drama television series, crime television series, Nordic noir

Country

Finland

Length

3 seasons, 28 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 164 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed detective returns to work in Helsinki. She investigates the murder of a social affairs consultant. Her personal grief adds weight to the case.

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What happens

Deadwind (Finnish: Karppi) is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series directed and created by Rike Jokela, starring Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Jani Volanen, and Tommi Korpela. It premiered in Finland in March 2018 on Yle TV2 and in August 2018 on Netflix. The show follows Sofia Karppi, a detective of the Finnish police who is recently widowed in her 30s with a young son and teenage stepdaughter living with her. She returns to police work in Helsinki, and her first case is the murder of Anna Bergdahl, a social affairs consultant. Season 1 received strong reviews after airing in Finland and was compared to the Danish The Killing and to the Danish-Swedish The Bridge. Season 2 of the show premiered on Yle TV on April 5, 2020 and was added to Netflix on July 1, 2020. Season 3 of the show premiered on Yle TV on October 29, 2021. Netflix announced October 29, 2022, as its release date for the third season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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