Roba (2012)
- Directed by
- Jäppi Savolainen, Aleksi Mäkelä, Inari Niemi, Joona Tena
- Genre
- police procedural
- Country
- Finland
- Length
- 2 seasons, 22 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The series follows the everyday work of a uniformed police unit in Helsinki. The officers patrol the streets of the Pieni Roobertinkatu area and handle a variety of cases.
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What happens
Roba is a Finnish police drama television series. The series follows the daily life of Helsinki Police Department's uniformed police unit located on the Pieni Roobertinkatu ("Roba") street. The series stars Kari Hietalahti, Aku Hirviniemi, Aarni Kivinen, Leena Pöysti, Riku Nieminen, and Tiina Lymi. Many of its episodes are directed by Joona Tena and Aleksi Mäkelä. The first season aired on MTV3 in autumn 2012, the second in autumn 2015, and the third season appeared in autumn 2016. The fourth season aired in 2019 and the fifth in 2021. The sixth season is expected to air in 2024. In 2013, Roba won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Drama Series and Hietalahti won the 2012 Golden Venla for Best Actor. The series was also nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Golden Venlas for Best Drama Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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