Bordertown (Finnish TV series)

Bordertown
Genre Crime drama
Created by Miikko Oikkonen
Directed by Miikko Oikkonen
Jyri Kähönen
Juuso Syrjä
Starring Ville Virtanen
Anu Sinisalo
Kristiina Halttu
Ilkka Villi
Matleena Kuusniemi
Olivia Ainali
Country of origin Finland
Original language(s) Finnish
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 11
Production
Running time 58 minutes
Production company(s) Fisher King Production Oy
Release
Original network Yle TV1

Bordertown (Finnish: Sorjonen) is a Finnish crime drama television series. The series started in Finland 16. October in 2016 on Yle TV1.[1] Ville Virtanen presents a major role, Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen. The other leading roles include Anu Sinisalo, Kristiina Halttu, Ilkka Villi, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali, Mikko Leppilampi, Janne Virtanen and Lenita Susi. Original name of series is Sorjonen, but its international name is Bordertown. Bordertown has been sold in Germany, France, Belgium and USA. Over one million people (1/5 of Finland population) watched Bordertown's first episode.

Plot

Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen is one of the most respected officers at the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland. When his wife barely survives brain cancer, Sorjonen decides to take his family to an idyllic small town near the border of Russia, to live a quiet peaceful life. But life is not very peaceful on the border between two worlds.[2]

Main Roles

References

  1. ↑ http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2016/08/23/sorjonen-uusi-kotimainen-rikossarja-alkaa-lokakuussa-ykkosella - Yle.fi (Finnish)
  2. ↑ http://www.fisherking.fi/bordertown/# — fisherking.fi
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