Arctic Circle (TV series)

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
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
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Production locations
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network
Original release2018 (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.[3] 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 and characters

Episodes
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)

Season 1 (2018-19)
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)
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 Delikouras2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)
166"Parents" (Vanhemmat)Jussi HiltunenAleksi Delikouras2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)

Production

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

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

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.
  3. Economou, Vassilis (1 March 2018). "TV series Arctic Circle goes beyond polar landscapes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. Clarke, Stewart (7 November 2017). "Cast Assembled for Nordic Noir 'Arctic Circle'". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. LS Distribution (7 November 2017). "Pan-European coproduction Arctic Circle to commence filming". LS Distribution. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. Lapland Film (31 May 2021). "Arctic Circle, Season 2 – Pandemic Prophecy: Filming During a Virus Outbreak". Lapland Film. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. Kaminska, Karolina (10 July 2019). "ZDF explores Arctic Circle". C21 Media. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. Keslassy, Elsa (20 November 2020). "Topic Acquires North American Rights to Season 2 of Nordic Thriller 'Arctic Circle' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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