# Laura Birn Leading Sports Doping Thriller Series ‘Disqualified’ From Banijay Finland & Journalist Johanna Aatsalo

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/laura-birn-leading-sports-doping-thriller-series-disqualified-from-banijay-finland-journalist-johanna-aatsalo/
- Published: 2026-10-22T10:39:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T11:25:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/laura-birn-disqualified-banijay-finland-johanna-aatsalo-1237170494/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Laura Birn will star in *Disqualified*.
- The series follows a journalist investigating doping in Finland’s ski team.
- Its themes include corruption, power and press freedom.

## Summary

Laura Birn will lead *Disqualified*, a sports doping thriller series from Banijay Finland, based on journalist Johanna Aatsalo’s reporting. Presented at Rome’s MIA Market, the drama draws on events surrounding Finland’s most notorious sporting scandals and follows a fictionalised investigation into alleged systematic doping in the national ski team.

As Aatsalo pursues evidence and protects her source, she faces pressure from powerful institutions, public anger and the justice system, with consequences for her personal life and career. The series will explore abuse of power, corruption and press freedom; Birn is known for her role in *Foundation*.

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