MHz CHoice Becomes New U.S. Home For ‘The Man Who Died’, Finnish Dark Comedy Series From ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ Writer Brendan Foley

EXCLUSIVE: International drama streamer MHz Choice has acquired exclusive U.S. rights to Sherlock & Daughter writer Brendan Foley‘s Finnish dark comedy The Man Who Died.

The first season will premiere on MHz Choice on December 1 and the long-awaited second season, which never streamed in the U.S. during its original run on Acorn TV, will premiere in 2027.

The 2022 premiere in Finland quickly became the most watched series on local streaming service Elisa Viihde.

Based on the best-selling book by Antti Tuomainen, the Finnish thriller with dark comedic elements stars Jussi Vatanen (Crime On Your Mind, Fallen Leaves) as mushroom entrepreneur Jaako, who finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown.

Sara Soulié (Conflict), Saara Kotkaniemi (Bordertown) and Matti Onnismaa (Seconds) also star in the show, which was written by Sherlock & Daughter scribe Foley and directed by Samuli Valkama (Hotel Swan Helsinki).

Season 1 of The Man Who Died was produced by ReelMedia and co-produced by ndF. Season 2, was produced by ReelMedia, with Media Musketeers Studios and Sophisticated Films co-producing. It launched in Finland in August last year. Both seasons are distributed by Media Musketeers, which struck the deal with Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice.

“The Man Who Died is a gripping and uniquely Finnish crime thriller, and a darkly comic examination of a man pursuing his own killer,” said Lance Schwulst, Executive Vice President, Content Strategy, MHz Choice. “Jussi Vatanen turns in another compelling performance, and we’re proud to revive this series for U.S. viewers on MHz Choice and give them their first chance to see where the story goes in the long-awaited second season.”

The Man Who Died joins MHz Choice acquisitions such as Babylon Berlin and Das Boot, which had never previously streamed in the U.S. prior to their deals. The streamer also offers the likes of The Killing, The Bridge, The Art of Crime, Murder In…, Camilla Läckberg’s Erica and Zorro.