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Season 1 of Finnish drama Mobile 101 – The Nokia Story has just been acquired by Walter Presents in the UK & Ireland, Disney+ Italy, Netherlands and Belgium, and RUV Iceland. The series has previously been acquired for Sweden, Denmark and Norway by CMore.

The critically and commercially acclaimed 6x45’ series, produced by Rabbit Films for broadcaster MTV3 Finland and streamer CMore, premiered in 2022. It was directed and written by Maarit Lalli, and it is the story of the close calls and uncertain first steps of a small Finnish electronics company becoming a global titan of the mobile phone industry. The first season focused on the years 1988-1990, when the company was developing its first ever GSM phone, the so-called ‘101’.

Jonathan Tuovinen, Head of International at Rabbit Films, said: “We are extremely happy announce this first round of international sales of Mobile 101, and to bring this quintessentially Finnish story to audiences outside of the Nordics. We all grew up with a Nokia mobile phone, so this unique series has really resonated with buyers, and we hope that audiences around the world will be both entertained and informed by this amazing nostalgia-evoking series.”

Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents praised the series: “Mobile 101 is a sharp, incisive and unmissable show infused with nostalgia and vintage pop culture. Sharp writing, strong performances by a brilliant ensemble cast and gorgeous direction and photography make this a delicious treat for all lovers of great subtitled drama.”