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Bordertown

2016 · 3 seasons · 31 ep · Drama · Crime · Mystery

TMDB 7.3/10 (118 votes)

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.

Created by Miikko Oikkonen

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Bordertown

2016 · 3 seasons · 31 ep · Drama · Crime · Mystery

TMDB 7.3/10 (118 votes)

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.

Created by Miikko Oikkonen

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Miikko OikkonenCreator

Ville Virtanenas Kari Sorjonen

Matleena Kuusniemias Pauliina Sorjonen

Olivia Ainalias Janina Sorjonen

Anu Sinisaloas Lena Jaakkola

Lenita Susias Katia Jaakkola

Kristiina Halttuas Taina Henttunen

Max Bremeras HP Lund JHJasmin Hamidas Jenna 'Jänis' Luhta

Matti Laineas Risto Susi-Huhtala

Janne Virtanenas Robert Degerman

Netta Laurenneas Venla Korhonen

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Bordertown is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series created by Miikko Oikkonen and starring Ville Virtanen as detective inspector Kari Sorjonen. The first season, which consisted of eleven episodes, premiered in Finland on 16 October 2016 on Yle TV1. Season two, containing ten episodes, premiered on 7 October 2018, and season three, containing another ten episodes, premiered in December 2019. In addition to its home country, the series has received praise internationally; fans of the series include American author Stephen King, Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and Monty Python star Eric Idle. Overview Detective inspector Kari Sorjonen is one of the most respected officers at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Finland when his wife barely survives brain cancer. Sorjonen is a high-functioning autistic and exhibits traits related to savantism. The character is based on British writer Daniel Tammet and also resembles an 'everyman'-type Sherlock Holmes.

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