N1ckola

N1ckola
Also known as	n1ckola, the lonelygirl15 universe
Genre	Video blog, Drama
Developed by	EQAL Agora SA A2 Multimedia
Written by	Jakub Kossakowski Maura Ładosz Zdzisław Miśkiewicz Andrzej Staszczyk
Starring	Ania Narloch Bartek Picher Konrad Marszałek Julia Trębacz Jakub Krawczyk Anna Kordus
Country of origin	Poland United Kingdom
Original languages	Polish English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	101
Production
Executive producer	Marcin Męczkowski
Producers	Miles Beckett Greg Goodfried Amanda Goodfried Kamil Przłęcki James R. Sterling
Production locations	London, England Wałbrzych, Poland Wrocław, Poland
Running time	Varies from 0 to 9 minutes
Original release
Network	TV4
Release	January 26 (2009-01-26) – June 30, 2009 (2009-06-30)
Related
lonelygirl15 KateModern LG15: The Resistance LG15: The Last LG15: Outbreak

N1ckola is a Polish web series based on the lonelygirl15 Universe. It was produced by EQAL, Agora SA, and A2 Multimedia and began in 2009. ^{[1] [2] [3]} According to Greg Goodfried and Miles Beckett of EQAL, the show "blends reality, documentary, and fiction. It was always our hope to expand the LG15 Universe into new countries through full-format licensing deals like this one with Agora. N1ckola is the perfect example of a business model we'd like to replicate in the future in even more countries." ^[4]

N1ckola debuted on its own network, N1ckola.pl, on January 26, 2009, with show sponsors including Microsoft and Hasbro. ^[5] Its first season lasted for one hundred videos, and ended with the video "Landsteiner" on June 30, 2009. It has been announced that a second season will take place, but it is not known when yet. ^[6] Season 1 was repackaged into longer episodes and appeared on Polish television in the summer of 2009. ^[7]

N1ckola was the fourth show in EQAL's popular LG15 Franchise, and also EQAL's first business venture in a language other than English. ^[8]

Cast of characters

• Ania Narloch as Ola Polak, a trait positive girl from Poland who moved to London to escape her over-protective parents and sheltered life. She returns to Poland on vacation and uncovers disturbing information on her family and friends.
• Bartek Picher as Bartek Sfinks, an agent of the Order who follows Ola to Wrocław and later to Wałbrzych . While his true allegiance remains unclear, he is shown actively helping Ursyn and Pyton prevent Ola from doing the Ceremony.
• Konrad Marszałek as Ursyn Wysocki, a reporter whose co-worker and friend is murdered while doing an exposé on the Hymn of One. He vows to complete his work, and becomes involved in the battle against the Order.
• Julia Trębacz as Ewa, Ursyn's assistant and love interest with a tendency to get too involved with the stories she covers. Later revealed as a member of the Hymn of One, she risks her life in order to help her friends fight the Order.
• Jakub Krawczyk as Pyton, a friend of Ursyn who works as a paparazzo. He was taking pictures for Andrzej when he was killed, leading him to join Ursyn and Ewa in their fight against the Order and even spending time with his ex.
• Anna Kordus as Karolina, Pyton's ex-girlfriend who works for a professional audio-visual company, and has developed the ability to read lips, using her talents to aid in police investigations and fighting the Order.

References

1. Joshua Cohen (January 29, 2009). "N1ckola Launches. Lonelygirl15 Expands Franchise to Poland". Tilzy.tv. Retrieved August 17, 2006.
2. Tameka Kee (January 22, 2009). "Broadband Content Bits: EQAL Inks Polish Licensing Deal; Manga Minutes". Paidcontent.org . Retrieved August 17, 2006.
3. Martin Buxton (January 22, 2009). "Eqal licenses Lonelygirl to Poland". C21 Media . Retrieved August 17, 2006.
4. EQAL, Polish Producers Partner on 'Lonelygirl' Spinoff : In Depth : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos
5. Drew Baldwin (January 21, 2009). "With 'n1ckola' and CBS' 'Harper's Globe,' EQAL Is On Fire". Tubefilter . Retrieved August 17, 2006.
6. N1ckola - LGPedia
7. ATM Grupa, Web Series Goes To TV, 2009-06-05
8. LG15 Franchise - LGPedia

External links

• Official Wiki