Disney+ and Walter Presents Acquire ‘Mobile 101, a Nokia Story’ Series
The six-part series follows the rise and fall of the famed phone company.
Disney+ and Walter Presents have acquired Maarit Lalli’s Mobile 101, a Nokia Story in several territories, as per Variety.
The six-part series tells the story of the rise and fall of Nokia — starting with its switch from rubber boots in the ’90s to becoming the phone company it’s now known today — through the perspective of Nokia’s lawyers, engineers and executive management. Sampo Sarkola, Kristo Salminen, Rafael Edholm, Aku Sipola, Satu-Tuuli Karhu, Emil Kihlström, Adam Bond, Jonathan Harboe and Carmen Gloria Pérez make up the cast.
Mobile 101, a Nokia Story was initially commissioned by MTV3 Finland and CMore for Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and was produced by Rabbit Films. It went on to receive critical and commercial acclaim upon its premiere last year, with Disney+ picking up the series for Italy, Netherlands and Belgium while Walter Presents picking it up for the UK and Ireland.
“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,” Jonathan Tuovinen, head of international at Rabbit Films, said in a statement. “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.”
“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,” added Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents.
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