A+E Networks® Global Content Sales has released the first look at its upcoming co-production Next of Kin, an eight-episode, atmospheric, race-against-time mystery drama that the company is distributing globally.  

Set in Helsinki and headlined by a strong Nordic cast, Next of Kin follows a woman named Liv (Nika Savolainen, Shadow Lines) who has her DNA stolen from a biobank. She joins cyber security agent Markus Wolf (Elmer Bäck, Idiomatic) in his investigation, and the pair soon discover that she’s not only the result of an illegal genetic experiment, she’s also being hunted by the government and mysterious biotechnology corporations.

Next of Kin was co-produced by Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari and Pilvi Kuusrainen of Bufo for Elisa Viihde, the leading Finnish streaming company that will debut the series on its service Viaplay, in collaboration with A+E Networks as well as Business Finland and the Finnish Film Foundation.