It has been two years since season 2 dropped on the streaming service. The celebrated latino director gregory nava american family helmed, scripted, and coproduced with star jennifer lopez bordertown a suspense thriller with an alist hispanic cast. It premiered in finland on 16 october 2016 on yle tv1. Bordertowns series premiere on finland s yle1 in october 2016 drew a record 1. Its a mystery series featuring a genius detective named kari sorjonen ville virtanen. When his wife barely survives brain cancer, sorjonen decides to take his. Jul 16, 2019 in finnish, the series is named for the lead detective sorjonen. A brilliant investigator in finlands national bureau of investigation, kari sorjonen ville virtanen is so in demand that he works all the time. 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. Mar 31, 2017 this dark and gritty series follows a respected chief investigator, kari sorjonen ville virtanen as he moves from helsinki to a small town on the border of finland and russia. Bud buckwald hank azaria, the simpsons is a married father of three and a border patrol agent who is just a tad behind the times and feels slightly threatened by the cultural changes transforming his neighborhood. Parisbased federation entertainment is involved again as coproducer and world distributor. The small border town that serves as the setting of the series is called lappeenranta, and it does really exist.
Sorjonen is a finnish crime drama and nordic noir television series created by miikko oikkonen and starring ville virtanen as detective inspector kari sorjonen. Bordertown is set in lappeenranta, a small town in southeastern finland, which is 18. Sorjonen is an internationally acclaimed nordic noir series and the most internationally successful finnish drama series. Bordertown is a finnish crime series set in a small city called lappeenranta, near the border of finland and russia and only a few hours drive from russian city st petersburg. Bordertown is a family drama with a serial killer in the middle. The first season won the venla award finnish emmy for the best drama series and the first episode gained over one million viewers in finland. The bordertown tv series was written and directed by miikko oikkonen. But hes soon drawn into a web of disturbing murder cases. Sorjonen, marketed in english as bordertown, is a finnish crime drama. May 02, 2017 the 10part series created by miiko oikkonen is produced by fisher king ltd for yle. Trailer of sorjonen, published by tvhetket in youtube.
Netflixs finnish crime drama bordertown has returned with new episodes and a new mystery, ready to consume your weekend. What he learns is that the small town is not as peaceful as he had imagined. Bordertown has finally gotten its global release date with the series having already debuted in finland in december 2019. Bordertown is the first finnish nordic noir series. The borders of finland are the dividing lines between it and the neighbouring countries of norway, russia and sweden. Directed by 5 writing credits 6 cast 359 produced by cinematography by 6 film editing by 5 casting by 1 production design by 2. Its set on the sensitive border between finland and russia. As it turns out, small cities in finland near the russian border have more crime than expected. In english, the name bordertown comes from the location of the town lappeenranta in finland.
Detective inspector kari sorjonen moves his family away from finland to start a new and quiet life on the border of russia. Quirky police detective, in finland, delves into his mind palace to solve despicable crimes all the while trying to keep his family together. Sorjonen alkutunnus bordertown theme songintro youtube. A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Nordic noir gets a lighter finnish drama quarterly. Called sorjonen in the original finnish platform, bordertown is a crime drama television series which seems all too real, even though it is said. The series has been described as finland s first nordic noir production. Created by miikko oikkonen, the nordic noir series follows detective. Bordertown is a finnish crime series set in a small city called lappeenranta, near the border of finland and russia and only a few hours drive. Bordertown season 3 coming to netflix in may 2020 what. Feb 01, 2019 no matter what the outcome, the recordsetting, mostwatched series in finland is sure to deliver a gripping answer.
Season 3 of bordertown is set to deliver its tenepisode season 3 on netflix in early may. Nearly a decade later, surveyors of the 49th parallel reached the small community to find it straddling the new canadianu. With mark joy, linda kennedy, ricardo melindez, gary wade morton. Jun 16, 2017 bordertown finland an officer of finland s national bureau of investigation ville virtanen moves to a small border town in an attempt to live a quieter life with his family, but hes. Finnish detective series bordertown begins filming season two. Bordertown has been sold in germany, france, belgium and usa. The series stars ville virtanen as detective inspector kari sorjonen.
Apr 06, 2017 netflixs bordertown blends crime and family drama into a stylish, satisfying whole at a tight 11 episodes, its well worth taking a trip to scenic finland and getting to know kari sorjonen. Warrior nun after waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen halobearer for a secret sect of demonhunting nuns. Now known as bordertown, local law enforcement is dealt with on one side by clive bennett, a mountie, and on the other by u. The border between norway and finland is 736 kilometers 457 mi long. Originally called sorjonen, bordertown is a finnish crime drama series that had its recent season debut in finland in december 2019. Over one million finns have watched its every episode. A new crime drama set on the border of finland and russia has ambitions to show the lighter side of nordic noir. May 09, 2018 bordertown is one the most successful finnish crime tv series to date. Bordertown finland an officer of finland s national bureau of investigation ville virtanen moves to a small border town in an attempt to live a quieter life with his family, but hes. Plus, the synopsis of the series is just downright intriguing. But life is not very peaceful on the border between two worlds. The killing, the bridge, jordskott and wallander have each.
Bordertown finland where to stream and watch decider. Feb 02, 2019 bordertown is set in lappeenranta, a small town in southeastern finland, which is 18. First broadcast by finnish broadcasting company yle in 2016 and sold to more than 180 countries, bordertown was specifically written with lappeenranta in mind and its first and second seasons were shot in town in the late. In the five years since human traffickers kidnapped his daughter vincent has traveled the world and left a bloody wake behind him. The series premiered in finland on 16 october 2016, on yle tv1. In 1880, pemmican lay at the western edge of the great plains. The series, in a nutshell, is about a brilliant but overworked police detective. Series three of bordertown now filming in finland the. Best finnish series and movies on netflix with english. The series was renewed for a second season on 25 april 2017. In finnish, the series is named for the lead detective sorjonen. He is shifting there along with his family to spend a peaceful life there. The series follows detective sorjonen ville virtanen as he relocates to the small town of lappeenranta near the russian border for a quiet life as his wife recovers from a brain tumor. Sorjonen is a finnish crime drama series by finnish broadcasting company yle.
It first aired in finland in october, 2016, under the title sorjonen. Sorjonen is a finnish crime drama and nordic noir television series created by miikko oikkonen and starring ville virtanen as detective. Seeking a simpler life, detective kari sorjonen and his family move to a quiet lakeside town, where hes immediately called in to solve a murder. Bordertown begins with chief investigator kari sorjonen virtanen moving to a small town on the border of finland and. It depicts the town formerly known as pemmican that was later renamed bordertown when the western border between the united states and canada was surveyed in 1880, dividing the town. Jan 04, 2019 series three of bordertown now filming in finland posted by paul hirons on january 4, 2019 whats been great about the recent influx of scandinavian and nordic crime dramas is that finland has also been getting in on the act. The dolls house part one seeking a simpler life, detective kari sorjonen and his family move to a quiet lakeside town, where hes immediately called in to solve a murder. Netflixs bordertown blends crime and family drama into a stylish, satisfying whole at a tight 11 episodes, its well worth taking a trip to scenic finland and getting to know kari sorjonen. Finlands dark, disturbing, beautiful bordertown tv series. A gifted detective takes a job in a small town so he can spend more time with his family. Bordertowns controversyrich premise is an idea disappointingly illserved by its execution, which repeatedly mistakes crass, desperate gags for. Mar 31, 2017 bordertown is a family drama with a serial killer in the middle.
With ville virtanen, matleena kuusniemi, anu sinisalo, lenita susi. If you think of a television show that comes with the nordic noir label, its likely that series originally hails from denmark or sweden. This scandinavian crime fiction combines family drama with police procedural in a uniquely exotic setting. Apr 04, 2017 obsessed and haunted by his work, kari takes a new position in a smaller town, planning to spend more time with his wife, paulina matleena kuusniemi, and teenage daughter, janina olivia ainali. This bordertown series will show the story of chief investigator as he is moving towards a mini and unknown town lies between the border of russia and finland. Created by miikko oikkonen, the nordic noir series. Finland shares a 1,300km border with russia and so its not surprising that the eu standoff with moscow is proving a major factor in sundays.
Bordertown season 3 coming to netflix in may 2020 whats. With close proximities to a different country, diverse cultural traditions can have certain influence to the place. Overview news cast season 1 kari sorjonen ville virtanen pauliina sorjonen matleena kuusniemi janina sorjonen olivia ainali lena jaakkola anu sinisalo katia jaakkola lenita susi taina henttunen kristiina halttu hp lund max bremer jenna janis luhta jasmin hamid niko u. Bordertown is a finnish series that fits into the latter of those categories and has just returned to netflix for its third season. The series has been described as finlands first nordic noir production. Quirky police detective, in finland, delves into his mind palace. Apr 16, 2020 bordertown has finally gotten its global release date with the series having already debuted in finland in december 2019. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. However he soon realizes that the bordertown isnt the peaceful town he thought it was. The series follows detective inspector kari sorjonen played by ville. Apr, 2017 the series stars ville virtanen as detective inspector kari sorjonen.
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