Most Wanted: Teen Hacker (2025)

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20251 Season41m episodes6.6

Documentary, Crime

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Runtime: 41m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: FI

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Countless victims. Zero remorse.

The unbelievable true story of a boy once named by the FBI as one of the most dangerous hackers in the world.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 5, 2025
Network: HBO Max
Studio: Aller Studios

Time to finish

3 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Julius Kivimäki

Self

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Runtime: 41m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-MA
Origin: FI

About

Countless victims. Zero remorse.

The unbelievable true story of a boy once named by the FBI as one of the most dangerous hackers in the world.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

HBO Max

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Sep 5, 2025 · 41m · ★ 5.2
Hunted by the FBI
The premiere episode introduces Julius Kivimäki, a Finnish teenager who, by the age of 14, had fallen into the world of cybercrime. This episode establishes his early involvement with a group of criminal hackers, detailing his role in mass data breaches and the use of "swatting" to terrorize his targets. It also delves into one of his most infamous acts: the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox Live platforms, which left millions of gamers unable to play on Christmas day in 2014.
E2 · Airs Sep 12, 2025 · 42m · ★ 1.0
Lives at Stake
Kivimäki begins falsely reporting emergencies to trigger a law enforcement response, wreaking havoc on an FBI agent and a community in Connecticut.
E3 · Airs Sep 19, 2025 · 42m · ★ 1.0
The Hunt for a Hacker
The focus shifts in the third episode to the FBI's investigation and the challenges of tracking a young, seemingly untouchable hacker across international borders. The narrative builds as the FBI closes in on Kivimäki, revealing how they were able to pinpoint his location and ultimately track him down to a casino in Las Vegas. The episode includes interviews with the FBI agents who were involved in the high-stakes manhunt.
E4 · Airs Sep 26, 2025 · 45m · ★ 1.0
Justice and Aftermath
The series concludes by examining the aftermath of Kivimäki's capture and the legal battle that followed. This episode covers his conviction for a long list of cybercrimes, including the mass data breach and extortion of patients from a Finnish psychotherapy center. The final installment provides a comprehensive look at the judicial process, and features interviews with Kivimäki himself, providing a glimpse into the mindset of a person once considered one of the most dangerous hackers in the world. The episode ends by detailing his current status as he serves his prison sentence.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 5, 2025
Network: HBO Max
Studio: Aller Studios

Time to finish

3 hrs

4 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Julius Kivimäki

Self

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