Arctic Circle (TV series)

Arctic Circle (Finnish: Ivalo) is a Finnish-German crime drama, which 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
Ivalo
Genre
Created by
  • Olli Haikka
  • Petja Peltomaa
  • Joona Tena
  • Jón Atli Jónasson
Directed byHannu Salonen
Starring
ComposerVladislav Delay
Country of origin
Original languages
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locations
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network
Picture format2.20:1 (1080i50)
Audio format5.1
Original releaseChristmas 2018

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.

Plot

Set in an icy Finnish Lapland, 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

Episodes

Season 1 (2018-2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Cellar" (Kellari)TBATBA21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)
22"Tracks In The Snow" (Jäljet lumessa)TBATBA21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)
33"Storm Rises" (Myrsky nousee)TBATBA21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)
44"An Eye for an Eye" (Silmä silmästä)TBATBA29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)
55"God's Peace" (Jumalan terve)TBATBA29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)
66"First Victim"  (Ensimmäinen uhri)TBATBA29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)
77"Predator" (Saalistaja)TBATBA29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)
88"Carriers" (Taudinkantajat)TBATBA4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)
99"Murmansk" (Murmansk)TBATBA4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)
1010"Venla" (Venla)TBATBA4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)

See also

References

  1. Pham, Annika (3 April 2017). "Yellow Film & TV and Bavaria prepare for Arctic Circle". Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
  2. 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.
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