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The Defender (2021 TV series)

The Defender
GenreCrime, Drama
Written byTomáš Feřtek, Matěj Podzimek
Directed byTereza Kopáčová, Tomáš Mašín
StarringLukáš Vaculík
Country of originCzech Republic
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkČT1
Release5 September (5 September 2021) –
7 November 2021 (7 November 2021)

The Defender (Czech: Ochránce) is a Czech drama television series, that premiered on Czech Television in 2021.[1] Series also appeared at Serial Killer festival.[2] It won Czech Film Critics' Award in category "Outside Kino."[3]

Series focuses on a teacher Aleš Pelán who becomes School Ombudsman to stand up for children, parents and teachers in need. Pelán's cases include teacher bullied by her students, investigation of a pupil's suicide, girl who has never attended school, parents of students harassed by their classmate or sexual abuse of students by their teacher. All episodes are inspired by real cases.[4]

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series 		Title Directed by Original air date Czech viewers
(millions)
1"Slabý kus"Tereza KopáčováSeptember 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)1,313
2"Vražda vychovatelky"Tomáš MašínSeptember 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)1,342
3"Andílek"Tereza KopáčováSeptember 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)1,362
4"Orchidej na smetišti"Tereza KopáčováSeptember 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)1,266
5"Džungle před tabulí"Tomáš MašínOctober 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)1,261
6"Veřejný nepřítel"Tomáš MašínOctober 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)1,295
7"Vrabčák"Tereza KopáčováOctober 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)1,361
8"Ahoj tati"Tereza KopáčováOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)1,251
9"Hidžáb"Tomáš MašínOctober 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)1,221
10"Tichá dohoda"Tereza KopáčováNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)1,355

Spin-off

Director of the ČT1 program Milan Fridrich mentioned that spin-off is in production.[5] On 19 March 2024 Czech Television announced series Ratolesti which was called thematical sequel to The Defender. It is set for broadcast in 2025.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Seriál Ochránce začne ČT vysílat od neděle 5. září". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Východoevropské seriály zdárně dohánějí Západ, ukáže festival v Brně". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ceny české filmové kritiky pro Okupaci, cenu má i Ochránce". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Byl jsem nervózní, některé díly mi přišly fádní, říká k seriálu Ochránce představitel ombudsmana Vaculík". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ČT1 zůstane vyhrazena pro českou tvorbu, kriminálek ubude". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "ČT natáčí nový seriál Ratolesti, navazuje na Ochránce". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 March 2024.


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