Mister 8

Mister 8 is a Finnish eight-part comedy drama series directed by Teemu Nikki and written by Vesa Virtanen and Nikki and based on an idea by Nikki and Jani Pösö. All episodes were released on Elisa Viihde Viaplay on 31 January 2021. The series is about Maria (Krista Kosonen), who has seven dates – one for each day of the week, until the eight man, Juho (Pekka Strang), affects her relationship. Juho wants Maria to himself and tries to get the other men out of the arrangement.

Cast

 * Pekka Strang as Juho
 * Krista Kosonen as Maria
 * Chike Ohanwe as Pelle
 * Amir Escandari as Darius
 * Elias Westerberg as Terho
 * Ville Tiihonen as Sepe
 * Joonas Saartamo as Vertti
 * Jari Virman as Hermanni
 * Olli Rahkonen as Tuukka
 * Matti Onnismaa as Pietari
 * Jouko Puolanto as Veikko Bergholm
 * Hannamaija Nikander as Jenny
 * Hannes Suominen as Mica
 * Joel Hirvonen as Jussi
 * Petra Heinänen as Ida
 * Topi Patjas as Ville
 * Rafael Airaksinen as Oliver
 * Essi Patrakka as Adele
 * Samuli Jaskio as Ilpo
 * Marjaana Maijala as a therapist
 * Rebecca Viitala as Marika
 * Maija Rissanen as Sanna

Production
Mister 8 was produced by Jani Pösö, Laura Kuulasmaa (Elisa Viihde), and Maria Sekikirkina. The series was shot in black-and-white because Nikki wanted to "create a unique universe" and make it "stand out from the crowd". Principal photography took place during the autumn of 2019 and filmed in Helsinki.

Episodes
The English titles are from SBS On Demand.

Accolades
Mister 8 won or was nominated with the following rewards:

Reception
Pramit Chatterjee of High On Films wrote a positive review about Mister 8 for being outside the norm of traditional romance stories and how it tackles polyamory. J.A. Kaunisto of Mesta.net wrote that the series is "strange and distortorted" but also "teasing and thought-provoking" and gives "pointed underlines and painful observations about the behaviour of city people of the 21st century" while Nikki and co-writer Vesa Virtanen do not provide explainations.