Pod hladinou

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Pod hladinou
Pod hladinou poster.jpg
GenreCrime
Written byLucie Paulová
Directed byVojtěch Moravec
Starring Matěj Hádek
Sandra Nováková
Marek Adamczyk
Country of origin Czech Republic
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time51-70 minutes
Original release
Network Prima televize
ReleaseMay 4 (2023-05-04) 
June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)
Related
Na vlnách Jadranu

Pod hladinou (Below the Surface) is a Czech television series that aired in 2023. It was broadcast by Prima televize. It was originally broadcast on streaming service Prima+ with first 2 episodes broadcast on 4 May 2023. [1] On 30 August 2023 it started broadcast on Prima television channel. [2] The series focuses on work of police divers. [3]

Contents

Plot

The series is set at Slapy Reservoir. Lieutenant Zach arrives as a temporary addition to the local river police. He is a professional diver from the Brno base and holder of a P4 diving license. His girlfriend Alice, an investigator from the regional police headquarters in Zbraslav, is also waiting for him. Zach wants to save their relationship and turn it from a long-distance relationship into a close relationship. It becomes clear that all is not well with Zach. He always finds a reason not to dive. Others including Alice start to notice. Yet he claims that everything is fine, and at the same time he is more and more withdrawn which drives Alice to Zach's best friend and colleague Zdeněk. Commander Vopěnka also notices Zach's strangeness and wants to make Zach confess why he is afraid to dive. Zach keeps denying it, but despite everything he goes under the water.

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCzech viewers
(millions)
1"Pod hladinou"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováMay 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)1.175 [4]
2"Voda"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováMay 4, 2023 (2023-05-04)1,042 [5]
3"Válka rybářů"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováMay 11, 2023 (2023-05-11)0.957 [6]
4"Závod s časem"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováMay 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)1.028 [7]
5"Chladnokrevně"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováMay 25, 2023 (2023-05-25)0.988 [8]
6"Hejl"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováJune 1, 2023 (2023-06-01)1.117 [9]
7"Ve tmě"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováJune 8, 2023 (2023-06-08)1.113 [10]
8"Na hladinu"Vojtěch MoravecLucie PaulováJune 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)1.066 [11]

Sequel

In February 2023 Prima announced sequel series Na vlnách Jadranu . [12] [13] Matěj Hádek and Sandra Nováková are set to return as Jan Zach and Alice Jirásková respectively. [14] It started broadcast on 18 October 2023. [15]

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