The returning season of the Finnish political drama thriller Peacemaker, penned again by Antti Pesonen, will be set in Ukraine, Nordisk Film & TV Fond reports.

Based on an original idea by Enäsuo and scriptwriter Eriikka Etholen, the series about the world of peace-making, first aired on Yle in 2020, and subsequently on the N12 partners. Internationally, the show headlining Irina Björklund as peacekeeper Ann-Mari, was sold by REinvent to various high-profile platforms such as Topic for North America, AMC for Latin America, Spain, Portugal and HBO Max for the Nordics.

“We are looking forward to continuing the high concept series, where reality collides with fiction and we’re planning to set season 2 in Ukraine,” said Enäsuo, who feels it is Reelmedia’s duty to feature the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.

“Finland is not neutral anymore, as we’ve applied to joint NATO. It will be interesting to explore how the main character Ann-Mari, deals with this new situation,” added the Finnish TV executive, currently negotiating the returning show with broadcasters and global platforms.