‘Bordertown,’ ‘Snabba Cash’ Creatives to Make Maritime Disaster Show ‘Estonia’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBeta Film has acquired world sales rights to “Estonia,” an ambitious Finnish series telling the true story of Europe’s deadliest maritime disaster of the 20th century.
The eight-part event drama will reteam “Bordertown” creator Miikko Oikkonen (“Bordertown,” “Helsinki Syndrome”) and helmer Juuso Syrjä (Bordertown) who will split directing duties with Måns Månsson (“Snabba Cash”).Finland’s biggest drama project to date, “Estonia” is produced by Beta Nordic Studio’s Finnish banner Fisher King, and co-produced by Swedish Kärnfilm AB, Panache Production Belgium and the Estonian Amrion Oü.
Also co-producing are streaming service C More Finland and Sweden, along with the broadcaster TV4, MTV Finland, in collaboration with Beta Film.
The character-driven series, whose shoot is due to start in the Spring, will captures the true event of the sinking of the MS Estonia, the country’s largest ship, in September 1994.
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