Elon Musk, PlayStation Hacker subject of the new MAX documentary series

Max abandoned the first teaser for “Most Wanted: Teen Hacker”, a documentary series in four parts in the course of September which recounts the extraordinary criminal career of Julius Kivimäki, a Finnish hacker that the FBI qualified as one of the most dangerous cybercriminals in the world.

The teaser reveals the scope of Kivimäki’s crimes, which started when it was only 15 years old and included the hacking of Elon Musk, the closure of PlayStation around the world and the triggering of an American Air Force alert by forcing a jet of passengers to perform an emergency landing.

The original series Max has plunged into Kivimäki’s criminal cane, for 27 years, now known as Aleksanteri Kivimäki, whose daring hacks included orchestrated swat attacks – including a family home of an FBI agent.

The documentary retraces Kivimäki’s trip from a 15 -year -old pirate operating from his room to one of the most sought -after criminals in Europe, living luxuriously in the world before the authorities finally found it in a Casino in Las Vegas. The series presents large interviews with FBI agents, members of the Swat team, cybersecurity experts, victims of Kivimäki, international renown and Kivimäki himself, who is currently imprisoned.

The English language series has been filmed in places by the American and British laureate documentary directors Sami Kieksi realizes the project, which he co-written with Joni Soila. The series is produced by Going Studios, which is part of the Nordic media group on Media Nordic.

“This documentary series is a powerful example of Nordic narration with global relevance,” said Pil Brandstrup, group vice-president, original production networks and streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery Nordics. “Most Wanted: Teen Hacker explores a very important cybercrime that affects us all, but remains unknown to many. With access to the Finnish pirate, victims around the world, the main cybersecurity experts and even an former FBI agent, the series presents a captivating multi-personal story. ”

Each of the four episodes will be deployed each week on Friday exclusively on Max. The series was ordered by Brandstrup and Katja Santala, Director, Original Production Networks and Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery Finland.

Going to a studios, which develops and produces entertainment and documentary content for television channels and streaming platforms while being specialized in brand entertainment, is part of going to Media Nordic, a group of northern Nordic media with a 150 -year history.

Look at the teaser here: