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Kukačky

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Kukačky
GenreComedy, Drama
Written byJan Coufal
Directed byBiser A. Arichtev
StarringDavid Novotný, Sabina Remundová, Marek Adamczyk, Marta Dancingerová, Jiří Štrébl
Country of originCzech Republic
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time52 minutes
Original release
NetworkČT1
Release2021 (2021) –
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Kukačky (English: The Swap; lit. "Cuckoos") is a Czech family comedy-drama series developed and produced by Dramedy Productions for Czech Television. The plot centres on Jakub and Tomáš, two children who were swapped in hospital. The first series began broadcasting on 8 January 2021 on ČT1, and as of May 2024 two seasons have been aired.

Cast

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Kadlec and Býček family

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Holec family

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Others

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Synopsis

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The plot focuses on Jakub and Tomáš, children who got swapped in hospital.[1]

Episodes

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Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 8 January 2021 2 April 2021
2 13 20 January 2023 14 April 2023

Release

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The Swap was aired on on ČT1 from 8 January 2021.[2]

In March 2021, ČT program director Milan Fridrich confirmed the planned preparations for the continuation of the series;[3] in early July 2022, at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, ČT announced that filming of the second season was already underway (again under the direction of Biser A. Arichtev) and revealed that by new characters will be added to the plot while Holec and Kadlec families will live opposite each other.[4] The second series of Cuckoos with thirteen parts, presented on 11 January 2023 in the Municipal Library of Prague, was broadcast by Czech Television on 20 January of the same year.[5]

Reception

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The last episode of the first season premiered on 2 April 2021. Season 1 was very successful, with an average rating 1.7 million viewers over the age of 15, a share of 36.50%.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Dvořák, Petr. "Vánoční pohádky vystřídají na ČT zaměněné děti, Němcová i nové časosběry Heleny Třeštíkové". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ Dvořák, Stanislav (18 December 2020). "V dramatu o záměně dětí si zahráli David Novotný, Jitka Čvančarová i Marek Adamczyk". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Zachování ČT3 je zásadní, ČT těží z původní tvorby". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ Sieglová, Lucie (9 July 2022). "Říkali jsme si, že by to mohl být hit, říká producent Kukaček. Představil druhou řadu - Novinky". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ Zunová, Andrea (9 January 2023). "Televize cílí na diváky původními novinkami". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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