Arctic Circle: Nordic Noir set in Finnish Lapland where it borders on Russia. At first this seems to be a Serial Killer drama but it swiftly moves into conspiracies. An STI virus is found in the bodies of the slain women, no ordinary one, this one has pandemic potential. A local police investigator Nina Kautsalo (Iina Kuustonen) has a personal interest, her sister is also infected. The interference of Intelligence operatives make her job harder. A German virologist Thomas Lorenz (Maximilian Brückner) has similar problems with his bosses so they team up to solve the mystery. The unforgiving tundra has to be carefully negotiated as human trafficking, the Russian Mob and rival scientists are uncovered. The body count mounts as the narrative unfolds with quite a few disturbing scenes. Nina and Thomas's family dramas don't quite descend into soap, rather they give the characters added background. Created by Olli Haikka and Petja Peltomaa, Directed by Hannu Salonen. Ten episodes on All4. 8/10.
Review of Arctic Circle
