Duch (TV series)

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Duch
GenreAction crime comedy
Written byPeter Nagy, Roman Olekšák, Valéria Schulczová, Tomáš Koňařík, David Laňka, Martin Müller
Directed byRóbert Šveda, Peter Bebjak
Starring Štěpán Benoni, Predrag Bjelac
Country of origin Czech Republic
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network Prima televize
Original releaseFebruary 5, 2022 (2022-02-05) 
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Duch (Ghost) is a 2022 Czech action crime comedy television series by Prima televize. [1] [2] [3] It is inspired by Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). [4] In August 2023 the series was renewed for season 2. [5]

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Plot

The series tells the story of the inconspicuous criminalist Emil who works at the headquarters the Central Office against organized crime. He is more of an analytical type of criminologist and isn't used to work in a field. The Central Office has been dealing with Darko Besarabič's crime group for a long time. Despite the fact that Emil does not excel in physical actions and his shooting tests are at the lower limit while his physical condition is similar, he is forced into action and gets injured in a shootout. He wakes up in a hospital and discovers that he has the ghost of Darko Besarabič by his side. Darko agrees to help Emil in his work if Emil helps him to find his killer.

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References

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