{"id":24278,"date":"2026-01-29T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/tvdrama\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:20:19","slug":"ics-nordic-taps-brendan-foley-to-adapt-operation-arctic-fox-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/ics-nordic-taps-brendan-foley-to-adapt-operation-arctic-fox-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ICS Nordic Taps Brendan Foley to Adapt Operation: Arctic Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ICS Nordic has tapped writer and executive producer Brendan Foley (<em>Sherlock &amp; Daughter<\/em>, <em>Cold Courage<\/em>)\u00a0to adapt Helena Immonen\u2019s <em>Operation: Arctic Fox<\/em> into a high-end geopolitical thriller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be working on the TV adaptation of Helena&#8217;s great novel just as the world\u2019s attention is glued to the crucial region at the roof of the world,\u201d said Foley. \u201cAudiences come for the Big Idea, but they stay for the characters\u2014people they want to get to know over episodes and seasons. And I\u2019m delighted to be working with \u2019the two Ilkkas\u2019 of ICS, who both know their stuff and who appreciate what it takes to make a story work internationally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Operation: Arctic Fox<\/em> is the third novel in the series by Immonen, a military affairs journalist and officer in the Finnish Army Reserve. Set against escalating Arctic ambitions by Russia and China, the story follows a Finnish family of operatives navigating military conflict, biological warfare and global espionage as geopolitical tensions reach a breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>Foley\u2019s recent credits include serving as creator and executive producer of the 2025 series <em>Sherlock &amp; Daughter,<\/em> which reached the top slot on CW and top five all shows on HBO Max in America, also performing well across the Nordic public broadcasters, and in Australia on SBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Brendan Foley joining <em>Operation: Arctic Fox<\/em>, the project immediately steps onto the international stage with a badge of excellence,\u201d said Ilkka Hynninen, creative director at ICS Nordic. \u201cHis track record positions this not as a one-off thriller, but as a strategic, character-driven universe with real longevity. As Finland stands at the heart of NATO\u2019s northern defense, <em>Operation: Arctic Fox<\/em> captures a moment in history where telling the story feels more urgent with each passing day. Finland is no longer watching history unfold\u2014it is helping to shape it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fantastic news that Brendan Foley is beginning the adaptation of Helena&#8217;s powerful novel,\u201d said Timo Julkunen, CEO of WSOY and Immonen&#8217;s original publisher. \u201cThe story remains profoundly relevant in the turbulent world we live in today. We are thrilled about this significant development for <em>Operation: Arctic Fox.<\/em> Every page of the novel resonates with global significance, powerfully capturing the essence of our current era from the critical vantage point of Finland, on the eastern border of NATO.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICS Nordic has tapped writer and executive producer Brendan Foley (Sherlock &#038; Daughter, Cold Courage)\u00a0to adapt Helena Immonen\u2019s Operation: Arctic Fox into a high-end geopolitical thriller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":24277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[11360,11871,6336,11870,6338],"class_list":["post-24278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-brendan-foley","tag-ics-nordic","tag-ilkka-hynninen","tag-operation-arctic-fox","tag-timo-julkunen","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ICS Nordic Taps Brendan Foley to Adapt Operation: Arctic Fox - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/ics-nordic-taps-brendan-foley-to-adapt-operation-arctic-fox-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ICS Nordic Taps Brendan Foley to Adapt Operation: Arctic Fox - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ICS Nordic has tapped writer and executive producer Brendan Foley (Sherlock &amp; 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