Vedlejší produkt
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| genre = Crime, Psychological, Drama
| creator =
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| writer = Jakub Režný, Aleš Preis
| director = Peter Bebjak
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| starring = Tomáš Maštalír
Martin Hofmann
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| country = Czech Republic
| language = Czech
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 3
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| location = Ostrava
| cinematography = Martin Žiaran
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| runtime = 59 minutes
| company = DNA Production
| network = ČT1
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|04|28}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|05|12}}
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Vedlejší produkt (Slovak: Vedľajší produkt English: Side Product) is a Czech-Slovak psychological crime drama miniseries directed by Peter Bebjak. It deals with the question of whether a murderer exposed by illegal methods should be prosecuted.{{cite web |last=Kropáčková |first=Lída |title=Vedlejší produkt: Ve vysílání ČT se na jaře objeví napínavé psychologické drama inspirované skutečnou policejní praxí |url=https://www.kinotip2.cz/clanky/vedlejsi-produkt-ve-vysilani-ct-20240111-9676.html |website=KINOTIP2.cz |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=cs |date=11 January 2024}} The series is a thematical successor of Spravedlnost.{{cite web |last=Bečková |first=Jana |title=Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii České televize Vedlejší produkt |url=https://www.cysnews.cz/top-clanky/peter-bebjak-toci-novou-miniserii-ceske-televize-vedlejsi-produkt/ |website=Cysnews |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=cs |date=23 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii ČT Vedlejší produkt |url=https://www.parabola.cz/zpravicky/37914/peter-bebjak-toci-novou-miniserii-ct-vedlejsi-produkt/ |website=Parabola.cz |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=cs |date=22 November 2023}} The series is based on real events.{{cite web |last1=Soušková |first1=Kateřina |title=Detektivní minisérie: Vedlejší produkt |url=https://www.mezizenami.cz/detektivni-miniserie-vedlejsi-produkt/ |website=MeziŽenami.cz |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=cs |date=16 April 2024}}
Plot
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
=Main=
- Tomáš Maštalír as Cpt. Mgr. Josef Krulich, elite investigator who becomes obsessed with catching a murderer who brutally killed eighteen-year-old Eva twenty years ago.
- Martin Hofmann as Cpt. Mgr. Michal Janoušek, investigator and Josef's partner
- Zuzana Stivínová as Col. Mgr. Petra Novotná, commander of department
- Jan Vondráček as Mjr. Mgr. Vladimír Míka, former investigator
- Albert Čuba as Cpt. bc. Miroslav Hlušák, investigator
- Johana Matoušková as Lt. bc. Lucie Růžičková, junior investigator
- Zbyšek Humpolec as Col. JUDr. Libor Malíček, internal affairs officer
- Jan Teplý as Col. JUDr. František Brabec, internal affairs officer
- Vladimír Hauser as MUDr. Rudolf Ondrák, medical examiner
- Tomáš Weber as Mgr. Luboš Chuděra, analyst
- Pavla Beretová as Mgr. Zita Pohorská, analyst
- Miroslav Etzler as JUDr. Živko Nikolić, criminal prosecutor
- Jan Hofman as Richard Málek, investigative journalist
- Magdaléna Borová as Monika Krulichová, Josef's wife
- Michal Gruml as Filip Krulich, son of Josef Krulich
=Supporting and episodic=
- Miroslav Rataj as František Svoboda
- Anna Cónová as Milena Svobodová
- Jaromíra Mílová as Apolena Dvorská
- Milan Němec as Emil Hociko
- Miroslav Navrátil as Dmitrij Golub
- Šimon Obdržálek as Kamil Hájek
- Patrik Vojtíšek as František Matinák
- Michal Sikora as Ivan Kočiš
- Mikuláš Křen as Julijan Novak
- Milan Mikulčík as Jaroslav Kovář
- Ján Jackuliak as Ivan Fojtík
- Zdeněk Julina as Jan Laufr
- Robert Hájek as Ladislav Konopka
- Jiří Hába as Karel Sikora
Production
The series was filmed during autumn 2024 in Ostrava, Prague and in interior and exterior environments as a spiritual successor to 2017 series Spravedlnost.{{cite web |title=Peter Bebjak točí novou minisérii České televize Vedlejší produkt |url=https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/vse-o-ct/press/tiskove-zpravy/?id=10054 |website=Czech Television|access-date=28 April 2024}} It is a project of Television Studio Ostrava.{{cite web |title=Nový detektivní seriál. Ostravské studio České televize připravilo třídílný detektivní seriál Vedlejší produkt. V hlavních rolích se objeví Tomáš Maštalír, Martin Hofmann a Zuzana Stivínová. Minisérii bude od 28. (video)|url=https://zpravy.kurzy.cz/765730-novy-detektivni-serial-ostravske-studio-ceske-televize-pripravilo-tridilny-detektivni-serial/ |website=Kurzy.cz|access-date=1 May 2024 |language=cs}}
There are 43 characters in the series while approximately 275 extras participated in filming. 3 real police officers, 3 security guards, 2 tram drivers, 2 real rescuers and 10 stuntmen also appeared in front of the camera. The most production-intensive scene was the explosion sequence in the cottage. In addition to the actors and crew members, firefighters, rescuers, stuntmen and special effects experts also took part in making of the scene.{{cite web |title=Vedlejší produkt (2024) Zajímavosti |url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/1449741-vedlejsi-produkt/zajimavosti/ |website=ČSFD.cz |access-date=1 May 2024 |language=cs}}
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.{{cite web |last=Mažári |first=Tereza |title=Vedlejší produkt: První dojmy z nové krimisérie a pohled do zákulisí (video) |url=https://www.totalfilm.cz/2024/04/vedlejsi-produkt-prvni-dojmy-zakulisi/ |website=Totalfilm.cz |access-date=28 April 2024 |language=cs}}{{cite web |title=ČT nasadí třídílné drama Vedlejší produkt, Maštalír a Hofmann hrají kriminalisty |url=https://www.mediar.cz/ct-nasadi-tridilne-drama-vedlejsi-produkt-mastalir-a-hofmann-hraji-kriminalisty/ |website=Médiář |access-date=28 April 2024 |date=19 April 2024}}
Episodes
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Reception
Vedlejší produkt was well received by audiences after broadcast of the first episode with many praising Hofmann's and Maštalír's performances.{{cite web |last1=Hesová |first1=Barbora |title=Vedlejší produkt nadchnul: Divačky jsou hotové z charismatu Hofmanna a Maštalíra |url=https://www.extra.cz/vedlejsi-produkt-nadchnul-divacky-jsou-hotove-z-charismatu-hofmanna-a-mastalira-54cc6?utm_source=www.seznam.cz&utm_medium=sekce-z-internetu#dop_ab_variant=0&dop_source_zone_name=hpfeed.sznhp.context |website=Extra.cz |access-date=1 May 2024 |language=cs |date=29 April 2024}} First episode was viewed by more than 1 million viewers beating competition that included miniseries Iveta.{{cite web |last1=Ábelová |first1=Veronika |title=Česká kriminálka s Martinem Hoffmanem ovládla diváckou sledovanost. Převálcovala i nový seriál na Primě |url=https://refresher.cz/158975-Ceska-kriminalka-s-Martinem-Hoffmanem-ovladla-divackou-sledovanost-Prevalcovala-i-novy-serial-na-Prime?utm_source=www.seznam.cz&utm_medium=sekce-z-internetu#dop_ab_variant=0&dop_source_zone_name=hpfeed.sznhp.context |website=refresher.cz |access-date=1 May 2024 |language=cs}} Second episode retained the position as it was viewed by 1.066 million viewers.{{cite web |last1=Rozšafný |first1=Milan |title=TV sledovanost: Kriminálka Vedlejší produkt dominuje. Ivetu porazil i její vlastní dokument |url=https://www.kinobox.cz/clanky/tema/38278-tv-sledovanost-kriminalka-vedlejsi-produkt-dominuje-ivetu-porazil-i-jeji-vlastni-dokument |website=www.kinobox.cz |access-date=6 May 2024 |language=cs}}
References
External links
- [https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/15283312333-vedlejsi-produkt/ Official site]
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31012708/ IMDb.com]
Category:2024 Czech television series debuts
Category:2024 Czech television series endings
Category:Czech crime television series
Category:Czech drama television series
Category:Czech Television original programming
Category:Czech television miniseries