47 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestDrug Crime Detective Oskari is the envy of his colleagues. His connections to underworld and informants is unrivaled. What they don't know is the mother of his child, Krista, is a drug addict who lives in that world. And now she's back in his life, shaking his home life on one hand, and offering new connections to knocking down the rise of drug imports. If only he could trust her.
Acting
Kuusniemi's Krista—feral, heartbreaking, never asks for sympathy
Writing
The workplace banquet scene where Oskari nearly cracks: Nordic misery at peak form
Direction
Pyykkö shoots domestic spaces like crime scenes—because they are
Matleena Kuusniemi
Krista Savela
Tommi Eronen
Oskari Autio
Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä
Niko Autio
Lauri Tilkanen
Riku Paananen
Antti Virmavirta
Pentti Seppä
Marjaana Maijala
Ilona Elomaa
Janne Hyytiäinen
Tomi Roiha
Sara Melleri
Nata Kortesuo
Pelle Heikkilä
Poju
Milka Ahlroth
Minna Tuomainen
Matti Leino
Simo Puustinen
Severi Saarinen
Pete
Leo Sjöman
Rahikainen
Misa Lommi
Milka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finland's opioid crisis arrived late but brutal—Hooked arrived right on time, beating even domestic docs to the punch. The show's refusal to moralize made state broadcaster Yle nervous.
Matleena Kuusniemi researched in Helsinki harm reduction centers; some group participants appear as extras in Krista's using scenes. The blurred line between performance and documentary haunts the show.
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