Estonia (TV series)

Estonia
GenreDrama
Created byMiikko Oikkonen
Screenplay byMiikko Oikkonen
Directed by
  • Måns Månsson
  • Juuso Syrjä
Starring
Country of originFinland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia
Original languagesFinnish, Swedish, Estonian, English
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Matti Halonen
  • Johannes Lassila
CinematographyJ-P Passi
Editors
  • George Cragg
  • Sam Hodge
  • Kenneth Klaile
  • Moonika Põdersalu
Production companies
  • Fisher King Productions
  • Amrion
  • Kärnfilm
  • Panache Productions
Budgetc. €15 million
Original release
NetworkMTV Oy
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Estonia is a Finnish eight-part drama television series. The series tells about the sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in 1994.[1] Based on the actual investigation reports, the story follows the accident investigation in Finland, Sweden and Estonia through several people, in connection with which we also see events on the car ferry, the sinking and its rescue efforts.[1][2][3]

The series is created by Miikko Oikkonen and directed by Måns Månsson and Juuso Syrjä.[1][2] The series was released on the C More streaming service on 12 October 2023.[4][5] The series has also been selected for the primetime program of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Estoniasta jättiluokan draamasarja – C More ja Fisher King työstävät kansainvälistä uutuutta" (in Finnish). MTV. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ Kartastenpää, Tero (1 February 2022). "Estoniasta aletaan kuvata toukokuussa kalleinta suomalaista draamasarjaa koskaan – uppoaminen toteutetaan Belgiassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ Huhtala, Jussi (30 August 2023). "Autolautta Estonian traagisesta onnettomuudesta kertova tv-sarja ilmestyy lokakuussa: katso esimakua tästä". Episodi (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ Huhtala, Jussi (12 October 2023). "Kotimainen suursarja alkaa tänään – Estonian onnettomuus on yksi aikamme suurimmista merikatastrofeista". Episodi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "TV series about MS Estonia ferry disaster chosen for Toronto Film Festival". ERR. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.