Arctic Circle (TV series)
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| Directed by | Hannu Salonen |
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| Composer | Vladislav Delay |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Release | 2018 |
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.[1] The series stars Iina Kuustonen, Maximilian Brückner, Pihla Viitala, Clemens Schick[2] 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.[3] Arctic Circle is directed by Finnish-born, Germany-based Hannu Salonen, Juha Lankinen and Jussi Hiltunen.
Plot
[edit]Set in an icy Finnish Lapland, in series 1, Finnish police officer Nina Kautsalo (Iina Kuustonen) finds a nearly dead prostitute in a cabin in the wilderness. The case takes a surprising turn when a deadly virus is found in the prostitute's body. Nina and German virologist Thomas Lorenz (Maximilian Brückner) start investigating the case.
Cast and characters
[edit]- Iina Kuustonen as Nina Kautsalo
- Pihla Viitala as Marita Kautsalo
- Venla Ronkainen as Venla Kautsalo
- Susanna Haavisto as Elina Kautsalo
- Inka Kallén as Sari Nikander (S1 — S2)
- Kari Ketonen as Jaakko Stenius
- Mikko Leppilampi as Esko Kangasniemi
- Taneli Mäkelä as Reino Ylikorpi
Season 1
[edit]- Maximilian Brückner as Thomas Lorenz
- Jari Virman as Raunola
- Clemens Schick as Marcus Eiben
- Joi Johansson as Jens Mathiesen
- Janne Kataja as Niilo Aikio
- Maria Ylipää as Gunilla Lorenz
- Kari Hietalahti as Hamari
- Kristo Salminen as Reidar Hamari
- Alina Tomnikov as Lana
Season 2
[edit]- Maxim Busel as Victor Zujev
- Mikko Nousiainen as Toni Kajanne
- Wenla Reimaluoto as Aava Lahti
- Walt Klink as Justin Merriman
- John Finn as Gordon Merriman
- Andrius Paulavicius as Nikolai Kurakin
Episodes
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | 21 December 2018 | 4 January 2019 | |
| 2 | 6 | 19 December 2021 | 2 January 2022 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 October 2023 | 8 November 2023 | |
Season 1 (2018-19)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Cellar" (Kellari) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 21 December 2018 |
| 2 | 2 | "Traces in the Snow" (Jäljet lumessa) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 21 December 2018 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Storm Rises" (Myrsky nousee) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 21 December 2018 |
| 4 | 4 | "Eye for an Eye" (Silmä silmästä) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 29 December 2018 |
| 5 | 5 | "God Is Good" (Jumalan terve) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 29 December 2018 |
| 6 | 6 | "The First Victim" (Ensimmäinen uhri) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 29 December 2018 |
| 7 | 7 | "Predator" (Saalistaja) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 29 December 2018 |
| 8 | 8 | "Carrier" (Taudinkantajat) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 4 January 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Murmansk" (Murmansk) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 4 January 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Venla" (Venla) | Hannu Salonen | Unknown | 4 January 2019 |
Season 2 (2021-22)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "The Latest Police" (Uusin poliisi) | Jussi Hiltunen | Iiro Küttner | 19 December 2021 |
| 12 | 2 | "In the Middle of Nowhere" (Keskellä ei mitään) | Jussi Hiltunen | Iiro Küttner | 19 December 2021 |
| 13 | 3 | "Catch" (Saalis) | Jussi Hiltunen | Reeta Ruotsalainen | 26 December 2021 |
| 14 | 4 | "Justice" (Oikeus ja kohtuus) | Jussi Hiltunen | Reeta Ruotsalainen | 2 January 2022 |
| 15 | 5 | "Guilty" (Syyllinen) | Jussi Hiltunen | Aleksi Delikouras | 9 January 2022 |
| 16 | 6 | "Parents" (Vanhemmat) | Jussi Hiltunen | Aleksi Delikouras | 16 January 2022 |
Season 3 (2023)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 17 | 1 | "Return" (Paluu) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 4 October 2023 |
| 18 | 2 | "Lost and Found" (Löytötavara) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 11 October 2023 |
| 19 | 3 | "Hide and Seek" (Piilossa) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 18 October 2023 |
| 20 | 4 | "Mess" (Sotku) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 25 October 2023 |
| 21 | 5 | "Breaking and Entering" (Murto ja varkaus) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 1 November 2023 |
| 22 | 6 | "Event" (Julkistus) | Juha Lankinen | Iiro Küttner | 8 November 2023 |
Production
[edit]In November 2017, it was announced that the main cast would consist of Iina Kuustonen, Maximilian Brückner, Clemens Schick and Pihla Viitala.[4] It was also announced that filming of season one would begin in Finland later that month, on the 27th of November 2017.[5] Filming of season 2 took place in Finnish Lapland during the autumn of 2020 and later winter/early spring of 2021.[6]
Release
[edit]The series aired on ZDF in Germany in 2020.[7] In North America the rights to the series were acquired by Topic. As part of its ongoing distribution deal Lagardère Studios Distribution also sold the rights to Polar+ (France), RTS (Switzerland), BeTV (Belgium), Videotron (Canada), NPO (The Netherlands), IVI (Russia), Canal Plus (Poland), RTP (Portugal), Cosmopolitan TV (Spain), Elisa (China) and FTV Outre-mer 1e (France overseas).[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pham, Annika (3 April 2017). "Yellow Film & TV and Bavaria prepare for Arctic Circle". Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
- ^ White, Peter (7 November 2017). "'War Horse' Star Maximilian Brückner & 'Casino Royale's Clemens Schick To Front Euro Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Economou, Vassilis (1 March 2018). "TV series Arctic Circle goes beyond polar landscapes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (7 November 2017). "Cast Assembled for Nordic Noir 'Arctic Circle'". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ LS Distribution (7 November 2017). "Pan-European coproduction Arctic Circle to commence filming". LS Distribution. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Lapland Film (31 May 2021). "Arctic Circle, Season 2 – Pandemic Prophecy: Filming During a Virus Outbreak". Lapland Film. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Kaminska, Karolina (10 July 2019). "ZDF explores Arctic Circle". C21 Media. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (20 November 2020). "Topic Acquires North American Rights to Season 2 of Nordic Thriller 'Arctic Circle' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Arctic Circle at IMDb
- About Arctic Circle on fanpage gesucht wird: Maximilian Brückner
- Finnish drama television series
- German drama television series
- German crime television series
- Laestadianism in popular culture
- 2018 German television series debuts
- 2010s Finnish television series
- 2010s German police procedural television series
- 2020s German police procedural television series
- Finnish police procedural television series