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Bordertown

2016–2020 · 3 seasons

A brooding, methodical Nordic noir that draws you into grim cases and a detective's strained family life.

Created by
Miikko Oikkonen
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali
Overview
The story of DI Kari Sorjonen of the Serious Crime Unit in Lappeenranta, his family, and his investigations into a variety of harrowing homicides around the border area.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Miikko Oikkonen
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • family
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
Miikko Oikkonen
Starring
Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali, Anu Sinisalo, Lenita Susi, Kristiina Halttu, Max Bremer, Jasmin Hamid
Length
3 seasons, 31 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Yle TV1
Country
Belgium, Finland, France
Languages
English, Finnish, Russian

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