Vedlejší produkt
| Vedlejší produkt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime, Psychological, Drama |
| Written by | Jakub Režný, Aleš Preis |
| Directed by | Peter Bebjak |
| Starring | Tomáš Maštalír Martin Hofmann |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic |
| Original language | Czech |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Ostrava |
| Cinematography | Martin Žiaran |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
| Production company | DNA Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | ČT1 |
| Release | 28 April 2024 – |
Vedlejší produkt is a Czech psychological crime drama miniseries directed by Peter Bebjak. It deals with the question of whether a murderer exposed by illegal methods should be prosecuted.[1] The series is a thematical successor of Spravedlnost.[2][3] The series is based on real events.[4]
Plot[edit]
Detective Josef from the Ostrava homicide department used illegal procedures to catch a brutal murderer. He was punished by being tasked to do an annual routine review of unsolved murders. This allows him to discovers a case of eighteen-year-old Eva who was strangled twenty years ago in her apartment.
There are sixteen days left before the statute of limitations for the murder. Josef and his colleague Michal decide to catch the killer at all cost before the statute expires. His desire to find the killer does not prevent him from using methods that are on the edge of the law. Josef himself says: "Detective work is like walking on thin ice... Well, sometimes the ice is not there at all."
Cast[edit]
- Tomáš Maštalír as cpt. Josef Krulich, elite investigator who becomes obsessed with catching a murderer who brutally killed eighteen-year-old Eva twenty years ago.
- Martin Hofmann as Michal Janoušek, investigator and Josef's partner
- Zuzana Stivínová as col. Petra Novotná, commander of department
- Pavla Beretová as Zita Poborská, medical examiner
- Albert Čuba as Miroslav Hlušák, investigator
- Johana Matoušková as Lucie Růžičková, investigator
- Magdaléna Borová as Monika Krulichová, Josef's wife
- Jan Vondráček as Vladimír Míka, former investigator
- Jan Hofman as Málek
- Miroslav Navrátil as Golub
- Miroslav Rataj as Svoboda
- Anna Cónová as Svobodová
- Michal Gruml as Filip
Production[edit]
The series was filmed during autumn 2024 in Ostrava and Prague as a spiritual successor to 2017 series Spravedlnost.[5] Story is inspired by real events and real police work. Aleš Preis, one of writers previously worked as a police investigator. The series was produced by DNA Production and directed by Peter Bebjak.[6][7]
Episodes[edit]
| No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Peter Bebjak | Jakub Režný, Aleš Preis | April 28, 2024 | 1.011[8] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Peter Bebjak | Jakub Režný, Aleš Preis | May 5, 2024 | TBD |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Peter Bebjak | Jakub Režný, Aleš Preis | May 12, 2024 | TBD |
References[edit]
- ^ Kropáčková, Lída (11 January 2024). "Vedlejší produkt: Ve vysílání ČT se na jaře objeví napínavé psychologické drama inspirované skutečnou policejní praxí". KINOTIP2.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Bečková, Jana (23 November 2023). "Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii České televize Vedlejší produkt". Cysnews (in Czech). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii ČT Vedlejší produkt". Parabola.cz (in Czech). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Soušková, Kateřina (16 April 2024). "Detektivní minisérie: Vedlejší produkt". MeziŽenami.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii České televize Vedlejší produkt". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Mažári, Tereza. "Vedlejší produkt: První dojmy z nové krimisérie a pohled do zákulisí (video)". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "ČT nasadí třídílné drama Vedlejší produkt, Maštalír a Hofmann hrají kriminalisty". Médiář. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Novou nedělní jedničkou je minisérie Vedlejší produkt". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 April 2024.