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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

No.	Title	Duration	Original air 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "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[edit]

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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