Codename: Annika

*Codename: Annika*
Codename: Annika
	SkyShowtime poster
Finnish	Koodinimi: Annika
Genre	Crime drama; Neo-noir;
Created by	Aleksi Bardy; Mia Ylönen;
Written by	Mia Ylönen
Directed by	Antti-Jussi Annila
Starring	Sannah Nedergård; Ardalan Esmaili; Eva Melander; Pekka Strang; Clarisse Lhoni-Botte; Miro Lopperi; Moa Gammel;
Composer	Panu Aaltio
Country of origin	Finland; Sweden;
Original languages	Finnish; Swedish; French;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Aleksi Bardy; Steve Matthews; Christian Wikander; Mia Ylönen;
Cinematography	Sari Aaltonen
Editor	Tambet Tasuja
Running time	39–51 minutes
Production company	Helsinki-Filmi
Original release
Network	SkyShowtime
Release	30 September 2023

Codename: Annika (Finnish: Koodinimi: Annika; Swedish: Kodnamn: Annika) is a Finnish-Swedish neo-noir crime drama television series. It was released on SkyShowtime on 30 September 2023 as one of the platform's first original series.

Premise

Finnish art fraud investigator Emma Haka goes undercover to investigate money laundering in Stockholm. To do this, she assumes the identity of Annika Stormare, a socialite and party girl.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Sannah Nedergård [fi] as Emma Haka/Annika Stormare
- Lilja Kekkonen as young Emma Haka
Ardalan Esmaili as Rasmus Ståhlgren
Eva Melander as Rina Olander
Pekka Strang as Raimo Korpi
Clarisse Lhoni-Botte as Béatrice Joly
Miro Lopperi [fi] as Sampio Raivio
Moa Gammel as Annika Storm
Kajsa Ernst as Nora Vacklin
David Fukamachi Regnfors as Jens Holmström
Helena Bergström as Agatha Torstensson
Thomas Hanzon as Magnus Torstensson
Jimmy Lindström [sv] as Micke Rask
Fanni Noroila [fi] as Laura
Naida Ragimova as Ivanka
Jasir Osman as Ricky
Carl-Kristian Rundman [fi] as Jouko Haka
Fairuz Bhuiyan as Emma's friend
Siiri Lehtiö as Emma's friend
Catrin Kaitaro as Emma's friend
Charles Martins as Denver Carpentier
Omid Khansari as Sherwan Kamil

Episodes

No.	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	"Provenance"	42 min	30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)
2	"Impasto"	40 min	7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)
3	"Pentimento"	47 min	14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)
4	"Fauve"	46 min	21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)
5	"Trompe l'oeil"	39 min	28 October 2023 (2023-10-28)
6	"Chiaroscuro"	51 min	4 November 2023 (2023-11-04)

Production and release

In October 2021, HBO Europe commissioned the series under the working title ID, with production beginning in 2022.^[3] In January 2023, the series was acquired by SkyShowtime.^[4]

A teaser trailer for the series was unveiled at the Stockholm International Film Festival in August 2023.^[5]

Reception

Pia Ingström of Hufvudstadsbladet gave the series three out of five stars, calling it "a very competent and exciting thriller."^[6]

References

^ "SkyShowtime reveals official trailer and release date for Swedish-Finnish Original, Codename: Annika – coming exclusively to the platform this September". SkyShowtime Newsroom. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Goldbart, Max (16 August 2023). "'Codename: Annika': SkyShowtime Unveils Cast & Trailer; ITV Studios Appoints First Access Coordinator – Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Roxborough, Scott (6 October 2021). "HBO Max Commissions First Finnish Original Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Szalai, Georg (10 January 2023). "SkyShowtime Acquires 21 HBO Max European Originals (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ Szalai, Georg (16 August 2023). "SkyShowtime's 'Codename: Annika' Teaser Shows Art Fraud Detective "Navigating a Double Identity" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Ingström, Pia (30 September 2023). "Recension: Här avslöjas skurkar, inte själens hemligheter". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

Codename: Annika on IMDb

[1] "SkyShowtime reveals official trailer and release date for Swedish-Finnish Original, Codename: Annika – coming exclusively to the platform this September". SkyShowtime Newsroom. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[2] Goldbart, Max (16 August 2023). "'Codename: Annika': SkyShowtime Unveils Cast & Trailer; ITV Studios Appoints First Access Coordinator – Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[3] Roxborough, Scott (6 October 2021). "HBO Max Commissions First Finnish Original Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[4] Szalai, Georg (10 January 2023). "SkyShowtime Acquires 21 HBO Max European Originals (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[5] Szalai, Georg (16 August 2023). "SkyShowtime's 'Codename: Annika' Teaser Shows Art Fraud Detective "Navigating a Double Identity" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[6] Ingström, Pia (30 September 2023). "Recension: Här avslöjas skurkar, inte själens hemligheter". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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