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Dead End

Dead End

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Dead End

"How much can one man take?"

2026- 2026

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

8.0(1 votes)

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Drama

Crime

Overview

Dead End is a six-part crime drama based on true events. It tells the story of the hostage tragedy of August 1986 — the day that stopped all of Finland and forever changed police tactics.

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Production Companies

Mediawan Finland

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Johannes Holopainen

Johannes Holopainen

Jorma Takala

Laura Malmivaara

Laura Malmivaara

Johanna Rinne

Elias Salonen

Elias Salonen

Juhani Lempinen

Roosa Söderholm

Roosa Söderholm

Helena Kymäläinen

Minka Kuustonen

Minka Kuustonen

Vera Takala

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

Henrik Eloranta

Konsta Laakso

Konsta Laakso

Make

Marko Keskitalo

Marko Keskitalo

Matti Pennilä

Juho Orpana

Juho Orpana

Simo Korpela

Esa Latva-Äijö

Esa Latva-Äijö

Arvo Urpola

Creative team

Created by: Petri Kotwica
Hannu Kontturi
Showrunner: Ella Piesala
Sari Lempiäinen
Written by: Hannu Kontturi
Tatiana Elf
Produced by: Timo Lahtinen
Sanna Langinkoski

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