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| Perfect Commando | |
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| Also known as | Californian Commando |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Mikko Pöllä |
| Directed by | Jalmari Helander |
| Starring | Kian Lawley Katherine Hughes Johannes Holopainen Wenla Reimaluoto |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original languages | English Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Fire Monkey Elisa Viihde (co-production) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Elisa Viihde |
| Release | 13 February 2020 – present |
Perfect Commando (also known as Californian Commando; Finnish: Kalifornian kommando) is a Finnish television comedy series that premiered on Elisa Viihde network on 13 February 2020. It is directed by Jalmari Helander, and stars Kian Lawley and Katherine Hughes.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
[edit]Perfect Commando tells the story of Vantaa "Van" Hamilton (Lawley), who travels from California to his mother's homeland Finland with his girlfriend Rachel (Hughes), but their paths differ in Helsinki Airport due to a system error related to Van's background, and Van suddenly finds himself in the Finnish Defence Forces training as a commando into the middle of nowhere, while Rachel ends up living in Helsinki with Van's Finnish cousin who maintains a rap band with friends.
Production
[edit]The series is partly spoken in English and partly in Finnish.[1][2] The army scenes of the series are mainly filmed in the former garrison of Keuruu, Finland.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kian Lawley, Katherine C. Hughes Starring in Finnish Comedy 'Perfect Commando'". Variety. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b White, Peter (18 July 2019). "'My Dead Ex's Katherine C. Hughes & 'Zac & Mia's Kian Lawley To Front Finnish Comedy Series 'Perfect Commando'". Deadline. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b Lietsala, Linda (18 July 2019). "Amerikkalainen Youtube-supertähti kuvaa uutta televisiosarjaansa Keuruulla". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Lius-Liimatainen, Anne (3 August 2019). "Keuruun varuskunta heräsi eloon – kasarmilla kuvattiin komediasarja Kalifornian kommandoa amerikkalaistähtien kanssa". Karjalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Keuruun varuskunnassa kuvattu toimintakomedia Kalifornian kommando tulee pian – traileri julkaistu". Mesta.net (in Finnish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Perfect Commando in Elisa Viihde (in Finnish)
- Perfect Commando at IMDb
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