{{Short description|Finnish television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox television | image = Perfect Commando.jpg | caption = | alt_name = Californian Commando | genre = Comedy | creator = | developer = | writer = {{ill|Mikko Pöllä|fi|Mikko Pöllä (käsikirjoittaja)}} | director = Jalmari Helander | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = Kian Lawley<br>Katherine Hughes<br>{{ill|Johannes Holopainen|fi}}<br>{{ill|Wenla Reimaluoto|fi}} | judges = | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = Finland | language = English<br>Finnish | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 10 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | location = | cinematography = | editor = | camera = | runtime = | company = Fire Monkey<br>Elisa Viihde (co-production) | first_aired = {{start date|2020|2|13|df=y}} | last_aired = present | related = | network = Elisa Viihde }}
'''''Perfect Commando''''' (also known as ''Californian Commando''; {{langx|fi|Kalifornian kommando}}) is a Finnish television comedy series that premiered on Elisa Viihde network on 13 February 2020. It is directed by Jalmari Helander and stars Kian Lawley and Katherine Hughes.<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/kian-lawley-katherine-c-hughes-finnish-comedy-perfect-commando-1203271585/|title=Kian Lawley, Katherine C. Hughes Starring in Finnish Comedy 'Perfect Commando'|work=Variety|date=18 July 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/katherine-c-hughes-kian-lawley-perfect-commando-1202647762/|title='My Dead Ex's Katherine C. Hughes & 'Zac & Mia's Kian Lawley To Front Finnish Comedy Series 'Perfect Commando'|first=Peter|last=White|work=Deadline|date=18 July 2019|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="is"/>
==Synopsis== ''Perfect Commando'' tells the story of Vantaa "Van" Hamilton (Lawley), who travels from California to his mother's homeland Finland with his girlfriend Rachel (Hughes), but their paths differ in Helsinki Airport due to a system error related to Van's background, and Van suddenly finds himself in the Finnish Defence Forces training as a commando into the middle of nowhere, while Rachel ends up living in Helsinki with Van's Finnish cousin who maintains a rap band with friends.
==Production== The series is partly spoken in English and partly in Finnish.<ref name="variety"/><ref name="deadline"/> The army scenes of the series are mainly filmed in the former garrison of Keuruu, Finland.<ref name="is">{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000006177108.html|title=Amerikkalainen Youtube-supertähti kuvaa uutta televisiosarjaansa Keuruulla|first=Linda|last=Lietsala|work=Ilta-Sanomat|date=18 July 2019|access-date=13 April 2020|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.karjalainen.fi/uutiset/uutis-alueet/kotimaa/item/225303|title=Keuruun varuskunta heräsi eloon – kasarmilla kuvattiin komediasarja Kalifornian kommandoa amerikkalaistähtien kanssa|first=Anne|last=Lius-Liimatainen|work=Karjalainen|date=3 August 2019|access-date=13 April 2020|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mesta.net/keuruun-varuskunnassa-kuvattu-toimintakomedia-kalifornian-kommando-tulee-pian-traileri-julkaistu/|title=Keuruun varuskunnassa kuvattu toimintakomedia Kalifornian kommando tulee pian – traileri julkaistu|website=Mesta.net|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 April 2020|language=fi}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://elisaviihde.fi/kaliforniankommando ''Perfect Commando'' in Elisa Viihde] {{In lang|fi}} * {{IMDb title|10661886|Perfect Commando}}
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Category:2020 Finnish television series debuts Category:Finnish comedy television series Category:English-language Finnish television shows Category:Keuruu Category:Military of Finland Category:Military television series Category:Television shows set in California Category:Television shows set in Finland
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