[2] Series rights were sold in over 30 countries, including United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.
[2] The main protagonists are Mari Saari (Krista Kosonen), an undercover Supo officer and Timo Viita (Tommi Korpela), a narcotics superintendent who investigate the activities of Madina Taburova (Sibel Kekilli), a wanted terrorist, who has arrived in Helsinki as a drug mule.
[4][5] A ruthless criminal, Juri Borodin (Dragomir Mrsic), or "ghost", pursues Madina for his own schemes.
They prepare female suicide bombers or "bullets": harmless until loaded and aimed at targets.
Timo organises a safe house for Madina, however Juri finds her, blackmails her into cooperation by threatening Alba.
Alba wears fake bomb vest, Leonid wants her shot but Mari shows it's a false detonator.
"Interior Minister" decides to lay blame on Madina and not mention connection of Russian agents.
According to sources:[2] Dimitris Passas of Tap the Line observed Bullets strives, "to show how difficult is to judge its characters who are repeatedly making questionable, in terms of ethics and morality, decisions because of extreme circumstances.
"[5] SBS-TV's Anthony Morris described the pivotal interaction between lead characters, Mari (Kosonen) and Madina (Kekilli), and explained, "[it's] about the connection between the two women as it is about the plot twists and turns you'd expect from a spy drama.
"[6] TV Tonight's David Knox felt, "[this is] an intelligent mix of crime serial, espionage thriller, and political drama, set against the atmospheric backdrops.