Arctic Circle (TV series)

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)
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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 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, Juha Lankinen and Jussi Hiltunen.

  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.