Deadwind
| Deadwind | |
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Finnish title screen | |
| Karppi | |
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| Created by |
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| Directed by | Rike Jokela |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Juri Seppä |
| Country of origin | Finland (Suomi) |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Production locations | Uusimaa, Finland |
| Cinematography | Anssi Leino |
| Editor | Jussi Lehto |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Dionysos Films H&V Production |
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| Release | 14 March 2018 |
Deadwind (Finnish: Karppi) is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series directed and created by Rike Jokela, starring Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Jani Volanen, and Tommi Korpela. It premiered in Finland in March 2018 on Yle TV2 and in August 2018 on Netflix. The show follows Sofia Karppi, a detective of the Finnish police who is recently widowed in her 30s with a young son and teenage stepdaughter living with her. She returns to police work in Helsinki, and her first case is the murder of Anna Bergdahl, a social affairs consultant.
Season 1 received strong reviews after airing in Finland and was compared to the Danish The Killing and to the Danish-Swedish The Bridge. Season 2 of the show premiered on Yle TV on April 5, 2020 and was added to Netflix on July 1, 2020. Season 3 of the show premiered on Yle TV on October 29, 2021. Netflix announced October 29, 2022, as its release date for the third season.