Codename: Annika
SkyShowtime poster
FinnishKoodinimi: Annika
Genre
Created by
Written byMia Ylönen
Directed byAntti-Jussi Annila
Starring
ComposerPanu Aaltio
Country of origin
  • Finland
  • Sweden
Original languages
  • Finnish
  • Swedish
  • French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Aleksi Bardy
  • Steve Matthews
  • Christian Wikander
  • Mia Ylönen
CinematographySari Aaltonen
EditorTambet Tasuja
Running time39–51 minutes
Production companyHelsinki-Filmi
Original release
NetworkSkyShowtime
Release30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

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

Episodes

No.TitleDurationOriginal air date
1"Provenance"42 min30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)
2"Impasto"40 min7 October 2023 (2023-10-07)
3"Pentimento"47 min14 October 2023 (2023-10-14)
4"Fauve"46 min21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)
5"Trompe l'oeil"39 min28 October 2023 (2023-10-28)
6"Chiaroscuro"51 min4 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

  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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