Deadwind

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Deadwind
Karppi
Genre
Created by
  • Rike Jokela
  • Jari Olavi Rantala
  • Kirsi Porkka
Directed byRike Jokela
Starring
ComposerJuri Seppä
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Riina Hyytiä
  • Jojo Uimonen
Production locationsHelsinki, Finland
CinematographyAnssi Leino
EditorJussi Lehto
Running time44 minutes
Production companyDionysos Films H&V Production
Original release
Network
Release14 March 2018

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 female detective of the Finnish police, in her 30s, who is recently widowed and left alone with two children to take care of. She returns to police work in Helsinki, and her first case together with the rookie detective Sakari Nurmi is the murder of Anna Bergdahl.

Season 1 received strong reviews and ratings after airing in Finland, and it was compared to the Danish crime series The Killing. Season 2 of the show is currently being written.[1][2]

Plot

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 group as Karppi's partner at the murder group. Their first case in the murder group begins as a routine disappearance. Women's clothes found at a construction site leads the detectives to the body of Anna Bergdahl (Pamela Tola) buried at a windy shore. Anna has been murdered, and her husband, Usko Bergdahl (Jani Volanen), is confused after hearing about the incident. Usko begins to investigate the murder of his wife with devastating consequences.

Cast

Production

Deadwind premiered in Finland on 14 March 2018 on Yle TV2 and on 23 August 2018 on Netflix. The series was co-written by director Rike Jokela with Jari Olavi Rantala and Kirsi Porkka. It was distributed by the French About Premium Content and co-produced by the Finnish Dionysos Films and the German H&V Production. Season 2 is currently being written with shooting scheduled for spring 2019.[1][3]

Reception

Season 1 of Deadwind received strong reviews and ratings 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.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Pham, Annika (2018-08-05). "Netflix brings Finnish series Deadwind to the world". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2018-08-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Hannonen, Inka (16 November 2016). "Pihla Viitala debytoi rikosetsivänä uudessa Karppi-sarjassa" (in Finnish). Yleisradio.
  3. ^ Hannonen, Inka (16 November 2016). "Pihla Viitala debytoi rikosetsivänä uudessa Karppi-sarjassa" (in Finnish). Yleisradio.
  4. ^ Yrttiaho, Tuomo (14 March 2018). "Karppi on valoa tunnelin päässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. B 25.

External links

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