Arctic Circle (2018)

Original title

Ivalo

Directed by

Jussi Hiltunen, Juha Lankinen, Hannu Salonen

Genre

crime television series, Nordic noir

Country

Germany, Finland

Length

5 seasons, 33 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Finnish police officer and a German doctor investigate a case in the remote wilderness of Lapland. They uncover a dangerous web of crime linked to a mysterious virus.

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What happens

Arctic Circle (Finnish: Ivalo) is a Finnish-German crime drama television series that premiered on Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde at Christmas 2018 and later on Yle. 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 was 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 directed by Finnish-born, Germany-based Hannu Salonen, Juha Lankinen and Jussi Hiltunen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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