Ismo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The title comedy series of the world's funniest man follows Ismo Leikola's strange life in a completely fictional way. The protagonist of the Ismo comedy series, which starts on TV5 on September 6, will drift into the most remarkable situations and coincidences will follow, whether it is a test shoot of a TV show, a remarkable charity project, a drive through Finland or a gig in the middle of nowhere. Ismo deals with current themes that emerge in the episodes of the series in his own inimitable style. In the first production season, the topics range from having children and the importance of one's own appearance to Finnish bureaucracy and prejudice. In addition to Ismo, the most important characters in the series are manager Suipponen (Tuomas Uusitalo) and Vilma's wife (Anna Rimpelä). In addition, the series features many well-known visitors and Actors, e.g. Pirjo Heikkilä, Ville Myllyrinne, Jukka Rasila, André Wickström, Rosa Meriläinen, Juha Laitila, Mr. Ylppö, Satu Paavola, Iikka Forss, Anssi Kela and Jussi Lampi. Ismo is TV5's first Finnish screenplay series. The eight-part series will be shown on the channel on four consecutive Tuesdays, each with two episodes in the tube. Ville Panhelainen is responsible for directing the original series of Elisa Entertainment produced by Mogulmedia. The second season of the series will be published in Elisa Entertainment on September 16.

Series details

• Title: Ismo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Finnish
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-09-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV5
• Network country: Finland
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60046
• TVDB ID: 316719

Cast and credited roles

• Ismo — Ismo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-06; final listed air date 2016-09-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ismo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.