Kill Arman
| Kill Arman | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Travel / documentary |
| Created by | Tuukka Tiensuu Arman Alizad |
| Starring | Arman Alizad |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original languages | Finnish English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jim BBC Knowledge Extreme Sports Channel |
| Release | 2009 – 2010 |
Kill Arman is a reality/documentary TV series about martial arts, created by Tuukka Tiensuu and Arman Alizad, and hosted by Alizad. The series was first broadcast in Finland in 2009.[1] Currently, two seasons have been filmed and the series is airing in over 100 countries worldwide.
Synopsis
[edit]Arman Alizad is a master tailor, a fashion reporter and a party-animal, who has not done any sports in over 20 years. But in Kill Arman he has to travel to exotic locations around the world, train a different martial art in every episode, and finally fight a master of that martial art. The physical and mental challenges make Alizad question his own belief systems, and he finds whole new sides to himself.
Cast and characters
[edit]Along with the host, Arman Alizad, the episodes have many famous martial arts masters mentoring Alizad. These masters include for example Leung Ting, Leo Gaje, Martin Kampmann, Ray Sefo and Amin Asikainen.
Production
[edit]Kill Arman is a co-production between Rabbit Films, Armanin Maailma and Jim. The series was created by Arman Alizad and Tuukka Tiensuu. Tiensuu is also the director of the series.
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2010, Kill Arman was nominated for the Best Finnish TV show of the year in Venla-gaala.
Distribution
[edit]Kill Arman is distributed in Finland by Jim. Internationally it is distributed by DRG. It airs in several dozen TV networks around the world, including the BBC.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nykänen, Anna-Stina. "Arman Alizad muutti mieltään maahanmuutosta, ja kertoo nyt miksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
Läpimurto oli Kill Arman -sarja, joka alkoi Jimillä vuonna 2009.
- ^ Lähteenmäki, Ulla-Maija (23 August 2010). "Jimin Kill Arman -sarja on myyty jo 104 maahan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kill Arman at IMDb
- Kill Arman on the Finnish distributor's site (Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine)
- Kill Arman on BBC. (Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine)
- Kill Arman as one of the nonimees for the best Finnish TV-show award in 2010.
