Yle Drama’s Jarmo Lampela on His Int’l Co-Production Drive and Robust Slate at Series Mania (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham 10 years after taking the helm of Yle drama’s department and contributing significantly to Finnish drama’s hike in quality and international reach, Jarmo Lampela continues to broaden his network of international partners.
Italy and Canada are the latest countries to be conquered by the visionary Finn who is attending Lille’s Series Mania confab with several projects. “Torna a Surriento” will be Yle’s first co-production with Italian pubcaster RAI.
The four-part romantic drama, in pre-production, is co-written by Guglielmo Finazzer, Dario Carraturo, Jens Martin Mienna and Aleksi Puranen.
The story turns on a Neapolitan hustler who inherits a remote estate in Finnish Lapland. What he sees as a quick payday turns into a tumultuous two-month stay as he ends up clashing with the local Sámi community and falling for a fierce reindeer herder.
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