I remember hearing of the accident when visiting my family, said showrunner Miikko Oikkonen.
We heard the ferry had sunk and my fathers response was No way, this is not possible.
Those words have burned in my mind.
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Conspiracy theories
Tackling the ethical issues surrounding the story was Oikkonens biggest priority.
It took me one-and-a-half years to figure what to do about this topic.
The spine of the show is the investigation, added Mansson.
Through this, we discover bits and pieces of what actually transpired on the night.
Everyone would be tiptoeing around the subject too much.
We needed some more money of course but it is not part of the storytelling, he added.
The reality of the disaster and its repercussions were way bigger than budgetary pressure.
It was that documentary that removed the law protecting the wreck and opened it up again, he said.
But a doc is different to a drama and we didnt visit the site or anything like that.
The show will launch in its various territories later this year.
