Dutch Features Launches Elisa Viihde’s Finnish Thriller Series ‘Evilside’ at Series Mania (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Marta Balaga Dutch Features has acquired international rights to Finnish streaming service Elisa Viihde’s crime series “Evilside,” a six-hour Archipelago thriller set in the Oulu region of northern Finland.Filming took place from Dec.

2021 through Feb. 2022. “Evilside” is produced by Whatevergroup Oy in collaboration with Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods, Business Finland, Business Oulu and the Finnish Film Foundation. “What drew us to ‘Evilside’ is that the script had all the characteristics of a good Scandi noir thriller, but with a very diverse mix of characters and so many new elements added,” Dutch Features CEO Pim van Collem told Variety.She added: “Two women are at the center here: the detective trying to solve the case and the young woman who is accused of the crime.

Including a teenage character as one of the leads will feed into a whole new younger audience and we are excited to be hitting the international market with this gem.” “Evilside” (“Korvessa Kulkevi”) follows the aftermath of the brutal murder of a teen boy in a small fishing village.

When both evidence and public opinion points to Johanna, a teenage victim of bullying, she must prove her innocence to everyone – including the police investigating the murder.The series is for a domestic release in Finland on Elisa Viihde Viaplay in the fall of 2023, Dutch Features will launch show onto the international market with a special presentation to selected buyers at Series Mania, the prominent French TV festival which unspools over March 8-25.