Medics (Polish TV series)

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Medics
Lekarze cast.jpg
Medics cast
Also known asLekarze
Szpital Alicji (production title)
Genre Medical Drama
Written byAndrzej Staszczyk
Justyna Stefaniak
Marek Kreutz
Directed byFilip Zylber
Marcin Wrona
Starring Magdalena Różczka
Paweł Małaszyński
Danuta Stenka
Jacek Koman
Katarzyna Bujakiewicz
Agnieszka Więdłocha
Szymon Bobrowski
Piotr Polk
Marcin Perchuć
Wojciech Zieliński
Composer Łukasz Targosz
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDariusz Gąsiorowski
ProducerDorota Chamczyk
Production locations Toruń, Poland
CinematographyJan Holoubek
Tomasz Dobrowolski
EditorsKrzysztof Boroń
Piotr Kmiecik
Running time45 minutes
Production company TVN
Release
Original network TVN
Original release3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) –
30 November 2014 (2014-11-30)

Medics, also known under the original title Lekarze, is a Polish medical drama which aired from 3 September 2012 to 30 November 2014 on TVN.

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Plot

The series follows the story of Alicja Szymańska (Magdalena Różczka), a young and ambitious surgeon, who starts to work in a fictional Copernicus hospital in Toruń. She meets a group of charismatic doctors, who fight for the life and health of their patients forgetting their own weaknesses and everyday problems.

Production

On 10 October 2011 it was announced that the network was working on a medical drama and the series would be shot in Toruń. [1] Filming of the first series consisting of 13 episodes began on 21 October 2011 under the production title Szpital Alicji (Alicja's Hospital) and ended on 3 April 2012 in Toruń. The title was changed on 12 March 2012 to Medics. [2] The series premiers on September 3, 2012. On 19 June 2012 it was announced that Medics had been renewed for a second season after receiving positive reviews from the network. [3] Filming of the second season began on 17 July 2012 in Toruń, even before the first series' television premiere. The final scene was filmed on 20 November 2012 in Warsaw. [4] On 9 November 2012 Medics was renewed for third season, which premiers this fall with 13-all new episodes. [5] The cast will return to the set late April this year. On 6 March 2013 the medical series was renewed for one more season. The fourth season of the Medics will consist of 13 episodes and will premiere in spring 2014. [6]

Cast

Series synopsis

Series One

Young and ambitious surgeon Alicja Szymańska (Magdalena Różczka) decides to begin a new life. She leaves Warsaw and moves to Toruń, where she begins the job in a fictional hospital Copernicus managed by Elżbieta Bosak (Danuta Stenka). New job gives her the opportunity to develop her career and meet a group of full of passion doctors, who fight for life and health of their patients forgetting their own weaknesses and everyday problems. [7] Filming of the first series consisting of 13 episodes began on 21 October 2011 under the production title Szpital Alicji (Alicja's Hospital) and ended on 3 April 2012 in Toruń. The title was changed on 12 March 2012 for Medics. [8]

Series Two

The second series was announced on 19 June 2012 after Medics received positive reviews from the network. The filming began on 17 July 2012 in Toruń and ended on 20 November 2012 in Warsaw. [3] Season two started on 25 February. There will be 13 all-new episodes.

Series Three

On November 9 series Medics was renewed for another season. The filming started on 15 April 2013 and ended on 31 July 2013. Third season started on September 2, 2013 and ended on November 25th 2013. [9] Season finale marks the first appearance of Wojciech Mecwaldowski. and his character Michał Karkoszka

Series Four

Medics on 6 March 2013 were renewed for fourth season, with 13 episodes to TVN in spring 2014. The cast returned on the set on 1 October 2013 and final scene was filmed on 26 February. [6] Season premiere was on 2 March and finale will air on 25 May. Paweł Małaszyński left the show in season premiere. Wojciech Mecwaldowski is a series regular and Anna Polony is recurring.

Series Five

On 17 December 2013 Medics were renewed for fifth season. There will be 13 all-new episodes. The filming started on 14 May and ended on 2 September. The season premiere was on 7 September. Borys Szyc joins the cast as Przemysław Karski and Olga Bołądź as series regular in 5x07 as new neurosurgeon Anna Bogna Zaniewska. In the final minutes of the series finale Bartosz Porczyk made an appearance as mysterious ex-boyfriend of Olga Bołądź character Anna. His character would be a series regular in season 6.

Cancellation

On 8 November 2014 it was announced that series would not return for season six due to low ratings. Probably Olga Bołądź and Borys Szyc stayed as series regulars for series six. Bartosz Porczyk was added as series regular as a mysterious ex-boyfriend Marcin.

Ratings

Medics premiered on TVN on Monday, 3 September 2012 at 9:30 p.m. and attracted the audience of 2.94 million. It reached the share of 24.2% in group "16-49" and 23.6% among all viewers. It was the most watched program in its timeslot. [10]

List of ratings by series
SeriesEpisodesTimeslotSeries premiereSeries finaleTV seasonViewers
(millions)		Average share
(4+)		Average share
(16-49)
1 13Monday 9:30 p.m.3 September 201226 November 2012Autumn 20123.05 [11] 23.1% [11] 23.9% [11]
21325 February 201327 May 2013Spring 20132.77 [12] 20.3% [12] 21.2% [12]
3132 September 201325 November 2013Autumn 20132.72 [13] 20.1% [13] 21.3% [13]
413Sunday 8 p.m.2 March 201425 May 2014Spring 20142.34 [14] 13.8% [14] 15.4% [14]
513Sunday 9 p.m.7 September 201430 November 2014Autumn 2014TBATBATBA

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