66th North Precinct

66th North Precinct
GenreCrime drama
Created by
Screenplay by
  • Timo Varpio
  • Juha Karvanen
  • Tiina Tanskanen
  • Anna Meling
  • Fanni Mikkola
Directed byTeppo Airaksinen
Starring
Theme music composerUkko Heinonen
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Olli Haikka
  • Riku Riihilahti
  • Laura Teirikko
  • Lotta Westerberg
ProducerPaula Pitkänen
Cinematography
  • Aarne Tapola
  • Joonas Pulkkanen
Editors
  • Toni Tikkanen
  • Antti Jääskeläinen
  • Jussi Rautaniemi
  • Teemu Pöllänen
Production companyYellow Film & TV
Original release
NetworkYle TV1
ReleaseMarch 7, 2023 (2023-03-07) –
present

66th North Precinct (Finnish: Pohjoisen tähti) is a Finnish crime drama television series. The series is about a former female boxer who works as a police officer in Lapland.

The series was filmed in Helsinki and Rovaniemi. Some of the crimes featured in the series are based on real-life cases but have been fictionalized and adapted to fit the world of the series. Former professional boxer Eva Wahlström served as the series' boxing consultant and also appeared as an actor in the second season.

NBC plans to produce an American version based on the series, with Arika Mittman (The Irrational) serving as showrunner. In the upcoming American version, the events of the series take place in Colorado.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rovaniemellä kuvataan tv-sarjoja: Tällä viikolla alkaa kotimainen poliisisarja Pohjoisen tähti Yle Areenassa ja TV1:ssä" (in Finnish). City of Rovaniemi. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Millainen rikossarja syntyy komediaohjaajan käsissä – Teppo Airaksinen ohjaa Pohjoisen tähden ensimmäisenä rikossarjanaan". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Vartiainen, Heli (8 February 2023). "Saara Kotkaniemi on Pohjoisen tähti – uutuussarja Ylen kanavilla maaliskuussa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (7 October 2026). "NBC Developing Series Based On Finland's '66th North Precinct' From 'The Irrational' Creator Arika Mittman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Mattila, Ilkka (8 October 2026). "NBC työstää Pohjoisen tähti -sarjasta amerikkalaista versiota". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 October 2026.