Deadwind

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 two children. She returns to police work in Helsinki, and her first case is the murder of Anna Bergdahl, a social affairs consultant.

Deadwind
Finnish title screen
Karppi
Genre
Created by
  • Rike Jokela
  • Jari Olavi Rantala
  • Kirsi Porkka
Directed byRike Jokela
Starring
ComposerJuri Seppä
Country of originFinland and Germany
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20 (+?)
Production
Producers
  • Riina Hyytiä
  • Jojo Uimonen
Production locationsUusimaa region, Finland
CinematographyAnssi Leino
EditorJussi Lehto
Running time44 minutes
Production companyDionysos Films H&V Production
Release
Original network
Picture format2.20:1 (1080i50)
Audio format5.1
Original release14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)
External links
Website

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.[1][2] Season 3 of the show is set to premiere on Yle TV in autumn 2021.[3] A Netflix release date for the third season has not been announced yet.

Synopsis

Sofia Karppi (Pihla Viitala) returns to her work as a homicide detective in the Helsinki Police Department while taking care of two children after the accidental death of her husband. Rookie detective Sakari Nurmi (Lauri Tilkanen) is transferred from the financial crime unit to the homicide unit as Karppi's partner. Their first case begins as a routine disappearance.

Women's clothes found at a construction site lead the detectives to the body of social affairs consultant Anna Bergdahl (Pamela Tola) — buried with flowers in her hands at a shore belonging to wind power research firm Tempo. Anna has been murdered, and her husband, Usko Bergdahl (Jani Volanen), is confused after hearing about the incident. Karppi and Nurmi start investigating Anna's background, such as her job with the Tempo company and its critical construction project.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"The Widow" (Leski)Rike JokelaRike Jokela, Kirsi Porkka & Jari Olavi Rantala14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)
22"The Party" (Juhlat)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)
33"Do-Gooder" (Maailmanparantaja)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka28 March 2018 (2018-03-28)
44"The Kidnapping" (Kaappaus)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala4 April 2018 (2018-04-04)
55"The Brother" (Veli)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
66"Growing Pains" (Kasvukipuja)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)
77"Roots" (Juuret)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)
88"Therapy" (Terapiaa)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala2 May 2018 (2018-05-02)
99"Good Samaritans" (Hyväntekijä)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka9 May 2018 (2018-05-09)
1010"Alone" (Yksin)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)
1111"Bruises" (Ruhjeita)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
1212"The Beginning" (Alku)Rike JokelaRike Jokela, Kirsi Porkka & Jari Olavi Rantala30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)

Season 2 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
131"Whisper of the stars"Tähtien kuiskailua (Rike Jokela)Kirsi Porkka5 April 2020 (2020-04-05)
142"Charming" (Meelika)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)
153"Lady Justice" (Oikeuden jumalatar)Rike JokelaHarri Virtanen19 April 2020 (2020-04-19)
164"Trade-off" (Vaihtokaupat)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka26 April 2020 (2020-04-26)
175"Paldiski" (Paldiski)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)
186"Missing" (Kadonneet)Rike JokelaHarri Virtanen10 May 2020 (2020-05-10)
197"Mayday" (Mayday)Rike JokelaKirsi Porkka17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)
208"Black water" (Mustaa vettä)Rike JokelaJari Olavi Rantala24 May 2020 (2020-05-24)

Production

Deadwind season 1 premiered in Finland in spring 2018 on Yle TV2 and in the autumn on Netflix. Season 2 was shown by Yleisradio and Netflix in 2020. The series was co-written by director Rike Jokela with Jari Olavi Rantala and Kirsi Porkka. Deadwind is produced for Yle by Dionysos Films´ Producers Riina Hyytiä and Pauliina Ståhlberg. http://www.dionysosfilms.fi/productions/

It was distributed by the French About Premium Content and co-produced by the German H&V Production.[4][5]

Reception

Season 1 of Deadwind received strong reviews and ratings in Finland after it aired on Yle TV2. It was compared to the Danish crime series The Killing and was nominated at the 2018 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize in the Best Nordic Screenplay category.[4][6] Noel Murray of The Verge described the series as "realistically grim, but also offers the simple satisfaction of watching smart professionals bring some order to a chaotic world, one case at a time."[7]

Bustle magazine's Rebecca Patton compared the show, for example, to the Danish-Swedish The Bridge series. She summarized, Deadwind is "just as compelling and addictive as its predecessors. After all, no one does brooding crime shows like the Scandinavians."[8]

See also

References
  1. Tulossa: Karppi 2. tuotantokausi. Yle Areena, February 11, 2020.
  2. "'Deadwind' Season 2 Coming to Netflix in July 2020". What's on Netflix. June 20, 2020.
  3. "Jännittävintä on hetki ennen kliimaksia – Karppi jatkuu kolmannella kaudella ja ratkoo selvittämättömiä rikoksia". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. Pham, Annika (2018-08-05). "Netflix brings Finnish series Deadwind to the world". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  5. Hannonen, Inka (16 November 2016). "Pihla Viitala debytoi rikosetsivänä uudessa Karppi-sarjassa" (in Finnish). Yleisradio.
  6. Yrttiaho, Tuomo (14 March 2018). "Karppi on valoa tunnelin päässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. B 25.
  7. "This weekend, dive into "Nordic noir" with Deadwind on Netflix". The Verge. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  8. Patton, Rebecca (2018-08-23). "Don't Worry, There's Definitely More 'Deadwind' On The Way — But It Could Be A While". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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