Easy Living
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Synopsis
Multi award-winning and number 1 crime drama.

Easy Living is a gripping, fast-paced crime drama based around the extraordinary secret life of father and ruthless business entrepreneur Tapio Mikkonen.

Accustomed to their luxurious lifestyle, Tapio and his family appear to have the perfect world. Behind the façade however Tapio is bankrupt with debts escalating over €4 million. Adding to his problems, Tapio discovers that his 17 year old son has adopted a criminal lifestyle and has taken part in a dramatic robbery. Tapio is now on the edge of mental, moral and financial destruction as he battles to survive while being harassed by the police, criminals and even his own relatives.

- Season One: A family man is forced to commit crimes because he can’t earn a decent living within the law

- Season Two: Can one man live a 9 to 5 life when he knows how much better life could be by living outside the law?

- Season Three: Is it possible to be a criminal and still bring up law-abiding children who love and respect you?



Commissioned by MTV3, Finland’s largest commercial network, Easy Living was created by independent producer Moskito Television, part of the Northern Alliance Group.

The critically acclaimed television drama launched on MTV3 in 2009 and achieved an average 38% winning share of all viewers. Later that year the premiere series also won the Best Drama Series award at both The Golden Television Awards and the Finnish “Emmys”.

Following on from its successful debut, MTV3 confirmed two further seasons of the hit drama: 12 x 60’ for season two and 8 x 60’ for season three which went into production in Autumn 2010.

Duration
32 x 60'
Definition
HD
Genre
Crime
Subgenre
Drama
Producer
Moskito Television
Awards

- Golden TV Awards: Winner Best Drama Series
- Finnish Television Awards: Winner Best Drama Series
- Seoul International Drama Awards: Winner Best Actor - Carl-Kristian Rundman (Tapio)

Ratings

- #1 rating prime time family drama
- Season One achieved a 38% winning share of all viewers
- Season Two premiere achieved a 35% share and with an average over the season of 32%, easily beat the channel average for MTV3 which stands at 22%
- Season Two beat The Finnish X Factor which was in the slot previously in both viewership and share for each episode
- The premier of Easy Living Season Two was the most watched domestic tv programme in age group 25-44 across all channels in Finland in March 2010