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Arctic Circle(TV series)

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Arctic Circle
Ivalo
Genre
Created by
  • Olli Haikka
  • Petja Peltomaa
  • Joona Tena
  • Jón Atli Jónasson
Directed byHannu Salonen
Starring
ComposerVladislav Delay
Country of origin
  • Finland
  • Germany
Original languages
  • Finnish
  • English
  • Russian
No.of seasons3
No.of episodes21
Production
Production locations
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release2018(2018)

Arctic Circle(Finnish:Ivalo) is a Finnish-German crime drama television series that premiered on Finnish streaming serviceElisa Viihdeat Christmas 2018 and later onYle.[1]The series starsIina Kuustonen,Maximilian Brückner,Pihla Viitala,Clemens Schick[2]andSusanna Haavisto.

Arctic Circleis the first co-production between Finland'sYellow Film & TVand Germany'sBavaria Film,picked up for world distribution by Paris-basedLagardère 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 experiencedJón Atli Jónasson.[3]Arctic Circleis directed by Finnish-born, Germany-basedHannu Salonen.

Plot

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Set in an icyFinnish 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 and characters

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Season 1

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Season 2

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Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11021 December 2018(2018-12-21)4 January 2019(2019-01-04)
2619 December 2021(2021-12-19)2 January 2022(2022-01-02)
364 October 2023(2023-10-04)8 November 2023(2023-11-08)

Season 1 (2018-19)

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No.
overall		No.in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Cellar" (Kellari)Hannu SalonenUnknown21 December 2018(2018-12-21)
22"Tracks In The Snow" (Jäljet lumessa)Hannu SalonenUnknown21 December 2018(2018-12-21)
33"Storm Rises" (Myrsky nousee)Hannu SalonenUnknown21 December 2018(2018-12-21)
44"An Eye for an Eye" (Silmä silmästä)Hannu SalonenUnknown29 December 2018(2018-12-29)
55"God's Peace" (Jumalan terve)Hannu SalonenUnknown29 December 2018(2018-12-29)
66"First Victim" (Ensimmäinen uhri)Hannu SalonenUnknown29 December 2018(2018-12-29)
77"Predator" (Saalistaja)Hannu SalonenUnknown29 December 2018(2018-12-29)
88"Carriers" (Taudinkantajat)Hannu SalonenUnknown4 January 2019(2019-01-04)
99"Murmansk" (Murmansk)Hannu SalonenUnknown4 January 2019(2019-01-04)
1010"Venla" (Venla)Hannu SalonenUnknown4 January 2019(2019-01-04)

Season 2 (2021-22)

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No.
overall		No.in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
111"Newest Police" (Uusin poliisi)Jussi HiltunenIiro Küttner19 December 2021(2021-12-19)
122"Nothing in the Middle" (Keskellä ei mitään)Jussi HiltunenIiro Küttner19 December 2021(2021-12-19)
133"Catch" (Saalis)Jussi HiltunenReeta Ruotsalainen26 December 2021(2021-12-26)
144"Justice and Fairness" (Oikeus ja kohtuus)Jussi HiltunenReeta Ruotsalainen2 January 2022(2022-01-02)
155"Guilty" (Syyllinen)Jussi HiltunenAleksi Delikouras9 January 2022(2022-01-09)
166"Parents" (Vanhemmat)Jussi HiltunenAleksi Delikouras16 January 2022(2022-01-16)

Season 3 (2023)

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No.
overall		No.in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
171"Return" (Paluu)UnknownUnknown4 October 2023(2023-10-04)
182"A find" (Löytötavara)UnknownUnknown11 October 2023(2023-10-11)
193"Tucked away" (Piilossa)UnknownUnknown18 October 2023(2023-10-18)
204"Mess" (Sotku)UnknownUnknown25 October 2023(2023-10-25)
215"Burglary and theft" (Murto ja varkaus)Juha LankinenIiro Küttner1 November 2023(2023-11-01)
226"Publication" (Julkistus)Juha LankinenIiro Küttner8 November 2023(2023-11-08)

Production

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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

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The series aired on ZDF in Germany in 2020.[7]In North America the rights to the series were acquired byTopic.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

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References

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  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.Retrieved19 January2019.
  3. ^Economou, Vassilis (1 March 2018)."TV series Arctic Circle goes beyond polar landscapes".Cineuropa.Retrieved4 January2022.
  4. ^Clarke, Stewart (7 November 2017)."Cast Assembled for Nordic Noir 'Arctic Circle'".Variety.Retrieved4 January2022.
  5. ^LS Distribution (7 November 2017)."Pan-European coproduction Arctic Circle to commence filming".LS Distribution.Retrieved4 January2022.
  6. ^Lapland Film (31 May 2021)."Arctic Circle, Season 2 – Pandemic Prophecy: Filming During a Virus Outbreak".Lapland Film.Retrieved4 January2022.
  7. ^Kaminska, Karolina (10 July 2019)."ZDF explores Arctic Circle".C21 Media.Retrieved4 January2022.
  8. ^Keslassy, Elsa (20 November 2020)."Topic Acquires North American Rights to Season 2 of Nordic Thriller 'Arctic Circle' (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.Retrieved4 January2022.
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