''Perfect Commando'' (also known as ''Californian Commando''; fi, Kalifornian kommando) is a

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television comedy series that premiered on

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network on 13 February 2020. It is directed by

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, and stars

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and Katherine Hughes.

Synopsis

''Perfect Commando'' tells the story of Vantaa "Van" Hamilton (Lawley), who travels from

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to his mother's homeland Finland with his girlfriend Rachel (Hughes), but their paths differ in

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due to a system error related to Van's background, and Van suddenly finds himself in the

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training as a

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into the middle of nowhere, while Rachel ends up living in

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with Van's Finnish cousin who maintains a

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band with friends.

Production

The series is partly spoken in English and partly in Finnish. The army scenes of the series are mainly filmed in the former garrison of

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, Finland.

References

External links

Perfect Commando in Elisa Viihde (in Finnish)
* Finnish comedy television series Television shows set in Finland Television shows set in California {{Finland-tv-prog-stub