Queen of Fucking Everything

Queen of Fucking Everything
Country of originFinland
Original languageFinnish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companyRabbit Films
Original release
Network
Release1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) –
present

Queen of Fucking Everything is a 2025 Finnish comedy drama TV series created, written, and directed by Tiina Lymi and starring Laura Malmivaara, Katja Küttner, and Minna Haapkylä. When broadcast by Finnish public broacaster Yle, the number of viewers broke previous records, and the series has been sold and broadcast around the world. It won five Golden Venla awards and Best Director in the Venice TV Awards, and was nominated for the 2026 Nordic Script Award.

Synopsis

Set in Helsinki, a wealthy woman is drawn into a life of crime after her husband has gone missing and she finds herself in debt.[1]

Cast

  • Laura Malmivaara as Linda Saarniluoto
  • Katja Küttner as Marke Tapola
  • Joonas Heikkinen as Spora
  • Minna Haapkylä as Anna
  • Kari Heiskanen as Lars
  • Miro Lopperi as Jouni Koistinen
  • Janne Reinikainen as Lauri Purola
  • Marja Packalén as Kristiina
  • Juho Milonoff as Homeless man/Spurgu
  • Jussi Nikkilä as Mikael Schoulten
  • Ella Lymi as Johanna
  • Chike Ohanwe as Jonne
  • Samppa Batal as Erkki
  • Eeva Mäkinen as Nurse/Hoitokodin hoitaja
  • Amira Rchidi as Jemika
  • Kristo Salminen as Börje Stenberg

Production

The series was commissioned by Finnish national broadcaster YLE, was sold to channels across Europe before its global premiere at Content London, including ZDF (Germany), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), NRK (Norway), and RÚV (Iceland).[2]

Creator, writer, and director Tiina Lymi said that the idea for the series, which follows a wealthy woman who is drawn into a life of crime after her husband has gone missing and she finds herself in debt, had arisen from a personal experience she had had years before, leading her to "think about the justification of your own anger, disappointment or bitterness".[3] The series was produced by Minna Haapkylä, Tiina-Mari Pitkänen, and Olli Suominen[4] through Rabbit Films.[5][6] The series has six episodes of 50 minutes each.[4][5]

Janne Reinikainen was called in to replace Tommi Korpela, who had originally been cast in the role of Lauri Purola, a couple of days before shooting began.[7] The series was shot in Helsinki and Spain.[1]

As of 2026, there is a second season of the series under development.[8] In January 2026, Lymi was working on the development of a feature film based on one of the characters in Queen of Fucking Everything, with the ironic title King of Fucking Everything, having co-written the script with Juha Lehtola of East Film.[8]

Broadcast

The series was sold to channels across Europe before its global premiere[2] at global TV and film market[9] Content London, including ZDF (Germany), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), NRK (Norway), and RÚV (Iceland).[2]

It premiered on YLE on 1 January 2025.[5] It went on to be screened on other channels and streaming services around the world, including Rialto Channel in New Zealand,[10] SBS on Demand in Australia,[11] and Apple TV.[12]

Reception

Queen of Fucking Everything attracted record numbers of viewers on both its live broadcast and streaming platform, Yle Areena. The first episode broadcast on TV was viewed by 1,017,000 people, and there were 4 million unique starts for all of the episodes across Yle Areena (in a country of 5 million inhabitants) in its first week,[6] and 10 million a year later.[5]

The series has been described as "Finnish female version of Breaking Bad, albeit with a more satirical edge".[13][10]

Accolades

Queen of Fucking Everything won five awards in the Golden Venla TV awards in the 2025 edition:[8] Drama Series of the Year; Manuscript of the Year (Fiction); Director of the Year (Fiction); Lead Actor of the Year (Laura Malmivaara); and Supporting Actor of the Year (Kristo Salminen).[14]

The series also won Best Director in the Venice TV Awards,[15][16] and was nominated for the 2026 Nordic Script Award.[8][17]

References

  1. 1 2 Karttunen, Camilla (31 December 2024). "Suomalaista uutuussarjaa kuvattiin Espanjassa: "Yhtäkkiä koko materiaali katoaa"" [A new Finnish series was filmed in Spain: "Suddenly all the footage disappears"]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Tuovinen, Jonathan (3 December 2024). "Multiple international pre-sales of upcoming drama Queen of Fucking Everything!". Rabbit Formats. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Goldbart, Max (2 December 2024). "'Queen Of F*cking Everything', The Debut Show To Emerge From Europe's New8 Collective, Lands First International Deals". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Queen of Fucking Everything". Rabbit Formats. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Lymi, Tiina (14 January 2026). "Finnish creator Tiina Lymi on her dark comedy series Queen of Fucking Everything, nominated for the Nordic Series Script Award". Nordisk Film & TV Fond (Interview). Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Queen of Fucking Everything Gives YLE Best First Week Numbers Ever!". Rabbit Formats. 8 January 2025. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Tänav, Alexia (4 October 2025). "Yllätyspaljastus Queen of Fucking Everything -sarjasta – Janne Reinikainen korvasi toisen tähtinäyttelijän viime hetkellä" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Balaga, Marta (27 January 2026). "'Queen of F*cking Everything' Creator Tiina Lymi Readies for a New Show – And for 'King of F*cking Everything' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Content London Catalyst 2025". WIFT Australia. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. 1 2 Augustine, Tom (27 November 2025). "Queen of Fucking Everything (dir. Tiina Lymi)". View Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Watch Queen of F*cking Everything". Stream free on SBS On Demand. 31 December 2025. Archived from the original on 16 June 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Queen of Fucking Everything". Apple TV. 5 January 2025. Archived from the original on 3 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Kudlac, Martin (15 October 2025). "Serial Killer Brno 2025 Review: QUEEN OF FUCKING EVERYTHING, Finnish Darker Comedy Series, Taps into BREAKING BAD Territory with a Twist". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Tiedote: Kultainen Venla -palkinnot jaettu vuoden 2025 parhaille tv-ohjelmille ja tekijöille". Kultainen Venla (in Finnish). 23 January 2026. Archived from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Winners 2025". Venice TV Award (in German). 22 February 2026. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rabbit Films' "Queen of Fucking Everything" wins at Venice TV Award and drives global sales". SEÑAL NEWS. 29 September 2025. Archived from the original on 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "2026 Nordic Series Script Award nominees unveiled". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 8 January 2026. Archived from the original on 14 February 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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