Cold Courage

Cold Courage
Genre
  • Drama
  • crime
  • mystery thriller
Based onVilpittömästi sinun
by Pekka Hiltunen [fi]
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Music by
Original languagesEnglish, Finnish
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerMarkku Flink
Production locations
Production companies
  • Luminoir (Finland)
  • Potemkino (Belgium)
  • Vico Films (Ireland)
  • Sagafilm (Iceland)
Original release
NetworkViaplay
ReleaseMay 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)
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Cold Courage is an international crime-drama television series based on Vilpittömästi sinun (2011, in English: Sincerely Yours), which is the first instalment of the Studio book series by Finnish writer Pekka Hiltunen [fi].[1][2] The book's English translation, Cold Courage, was published in 2013.[3] All eight episodes of the TV series were available on Viaplay from 3 May 2020.[4][5][6] It was co-written by David Joss Buckley and Brendan Foley while the directors were Agneta Fagerström Olsson [sv] and Kadir Ferati Balci.[7] Most of the series is set in London, with additional scenes in Finland. The main protagonists are two Finnish women living in London: Pihla Viitala as Mari, who leads a clandestine group, The Studio and Sofia Pekkari [sv] as Lia, a graphic designer who is recruited by Mari to infiltrate a right wing political party.[7] As well as United Kingdom and Finland, scenes were also shot in Belgium and Ireland.

  1. ^ Kurikka, Kaisa (9 December 2011). "Pyyteettömästi Hyvän ja Oikean palveluksessa" [Altruistically in the Service of the Good and the Right]. Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kesädekkaristi Pekka Hiltunen pureutuu päivänpolttaviin ongelmiin" [Summer Detective Writer Pekka Hiltunen Tackles the Burning Problems of the Day] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hiltunen, Pekka (2013), Cold Courage, Hesperus Press, ISBN 978-1-78094-292-6
  4. ^ "Cold Courage (2020)". MovieZine (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ Balaga, Marta (9 April 2019). "TV Series Cold Courage Ventures Beyond the North". Cineuropa - the Best of European Cinema. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Cold Courage - TV-serier online - Viaplay.se". Viaplay (in Swedish).
  7. ^ a b "Cold Courage: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 March 2024.