Conflict OTT release date in India: When and where to watch Sara Soulie’s Finnish war thriller drama series?

Sara Soulie’s Conflict was premiered in 2024 in Finland, and now coming to India this January 2026. The Finnish action-thriller series blends war drama and political suspense following an unknown enemy targeting an unarmed coastal town on Hankoniemi, located at Finland's southernmost peninsula during mid-Summer season. Conflict began airing in November on the MTV3 television channel and on the MTV Katsomo streaming service in 2024.

When to watch Conflict in India?

The Finnish action-thriller series will be released in India on Lionsgate Play (also accessible via OTTplay Premium) on January 23, 2026. Conflict consists of six episodes and all will be dropped on the same date.

Apart from Sara Soulie in the lead, Conflict series features Peter Franzen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Julia Korpinen, Jannika Niilerpalo, Sandra Hagelstam, Akseli Kouki, Charles Gibbons, Salah Isse Mohamed, Elias Gould and Reetta Yla-Rautio in supporting roles.

What to expect from the Conflict series?

The Finnish series follows a newly-elected President, Linnea Saaristo (Sara Soulie), and Captain Rami Ohrankämmen (Peter Franzen) of the Finnish Defence Force celebrating their Midsummer season, which gets interrupted by a sudden unexpected invasion. Unidentified mercenaries using non-attributable warfare tactics, quickly occupy the Hanko region, taking thousands of people as hostages.

This intense situation leaves the President navigating a complex international crisis, dealing with a cautious Prime Minister, who's a potentially unreliable US ally and the pressures of making high-stakes decisions under duress. Information warfare and cyberattacks are integral parts of the conflict.

The series Conflict emphasises the human aspects of war and its serious effects on psychological toll, the moral dilemmas among the political powers, and the realistic actions of the ordinary people and soldiers facing an unprecedented national crisis.

Sara Soulie's experience working on Conflict

Back in 2024 in an interview on MTV Katsomo, Sara Soulie shared her experience working in the war drama that explores realism as Finland is still on bad terms with Russia. Soulie described the story of Conflict as quite personal, following Finland’s recent geopolitical events. She mentioned that for Finland, a country neighboring Russia, it was both intriguing and scary to explore how their political and defense systems operate in such a crisis in the series.

Conflict FAQs:

Q. Where to watch Finnish series Conflict in India?

A. Finnish series Conflict is releasing on Lionsgate Play (OTTplay Premium) on January 23, 2026.

Q. What's all about the Finnish series Conflict?

A. Conflict depicts a fictional invasion in Finland during a Midsummer Eve celebration, leaving the newly-elected President navigate the chaos.