TV series / 2019

Shadow Lines

Episode directors Antti-Jussi AnnilaAlli Haapasalo

DramaWar & politics

★ 7.2/10Audience rating

During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the West. Shadow Lines is an international spy thriller that follows a secret intelligence team whose mission is to defend the independence of Finland no matter the cost.

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Season 1 Season 1 2019 · 10 episodes Season details

Oct. 4, 2019

Helsinki 1955: During the upcoming presidential election, the KGB, CIA and other intelligence services will do their utmost to ensure that the president will be of their chosen. Nyrkki, secret team of Finnish spies effectively protects Finland's independence when the newest member of the group compromises everything in search for the truth about their own past.

Season 2 Season 2 2021 · 8 episodes Season details

Sept. 6, 2021

Year 1956. Kekkonen has been elected as the President of Finland. As the Republic struggles in the pressure of the Eastern and Western superpowers, the secret intelligence unit Nyrkki faces a threat from its own past.