Actor | |
---|---|
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard |
Directed by | Peter Bebjak |
Starring | Jan Cina |
Country of origin | Czech Republic |
Original language | Czech |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ČT1 |
Release | 11 October 25 October 2020 | –
Herec (English: Actor) is a Czech drama television series directed by Peter Bebjak. It is set in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. [1]
The title role in the series, the young actor Stanislav Láník, is played by Jan Cina. Láník finds himself in a difficult situation: State Security takes advantage of his homosexuality and uses him as bait to compromise influential figures, in exchange for help with his acting career. [2] Jenovéfa Boková, Emília Vášáryová, Martin Finger and Adrian Jastraban also star in the series.
The three-part series was broadcast every Sunday evening on the ČT1 channel from 11 to 25 October 2020. [1]
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 11, 2020 | 0.728 [3] |
2 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 18, 2020 | 0.763 [4] |
3 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 25, 2020 | 0.673 [5] |
The series was nominated for the prestigious TV award Prix Europa alongside well-known European series such as My Brilliant Friend or Caliphate. [6]
In January 2021, the series was nominated for the Czech Film Critics' Award in the non-cinema category. [7] In the same month, the Czech Film and Television Academy also announced the nominations for the Czech Lions. The series received 7 nominations in the following categories: best actress in a leading role (Jenovéfa Boková), best actor in a leading role (Jan Cina), best actress in a supporting role (Elizaveta Maximová), best screenplay (Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard), best cinematography (Martin Žiaran), best editing (Marek Kráľovský) and best television film or miniseries. [8] It has won in best television film or miniseries category. [9]
Actor | |
---|---|
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard |
Directed by | Peter Bebjak |
Starring | Jan Cina |
Country of origin | Czech Republic |
Original language | Czech |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Running time | 76 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ČT1 |
Release | 11 October 25 October 2020 | –
Herec (English: Actor) is a Czech drama television series directed by Peter Bebjak. It is set in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. [1]
The title role in the series, the young actor Stanislav Láník, is played by Jan Cina. Láník finds himself in a difficult situation: State Security takes advantage of his homosexuality and uses him as bait to compromise influential figures, in exchange for help with his acting career. [2] Jenovéfa Boková, Emília Vášáryová, Martin Finger and Adrian Jastraban also star in the series.
The three-part series was broadcast every Sunday evening on the ČT1 channel from 11 to 25 October 2020. [1]
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 11, 2020 | 0.728 [3] |
2 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 18, 2020 | 0.763 [4] |
3 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 25, 2020 | 0.673 [5] |
The series was nominated for the prestigious TV award Prix Europa alongside well-known European series such as My Brilliant Friend or Caliphate. [6]
In January 2021, the series was nominated for the Czech Film Critics' Award in the non-cinema category. [7] In the same month, the Czech Film and Television Academy also announced the nominations for the Czech Lions. The series received 7 nominations in the following categories: best actress in a leading role (Jenovéfa Boková), best actor in a leading role (Jan Cina), best actress in a supporting role (Elizaveta Maximová), best screenplay (Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard), best cinematography (Martin Žiaran), best editing (Marek Kráľovský) and best television film or miniseries. [8] It has won in best television film or miniseries category. [9]