Sram | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Julie Andem |
Directed by | Jelena Gavrilović |
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Composer | Mihovil Šoštarić |
Country of origin | Croatia |
Original language | Croatian |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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Producers |
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Production locations | Zagreb, Croatia |
Editor | Tomislav Stojanović |
Running time | 20–22 min |
Production company | CGM Films |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 27 October 2024 – present |
Related | |
Skam |
Sram (English : Shame) is a Croatian teen drama television series, a remake of the Norwegian series Skam . It premiered on 27 October 2024 [a] on HRT 1 and HRTi in Croatia. The series is also released globally through YouTube, where it is available with English subtitles.
Sram is the eighth international adaptation of Skam, following French, German, Italian, American, Spanish, Dutch and Belgian adaptations.
Following the lives of a group of highschoolers, Sram explores everyday issues of teenage life, such as their friendships, romantic relationships and mental health. The series takes place in Zagreb, with the main characters attending Prirodoslovna škola Vladimira Preloga ("Vladimir Prelog Science School").
The first season centers on 16-year-old Eva, her boyfriend Jakov, and their friends. Eva is a new student at the school, and she recently broke off her friendship with Sara, whom she confronts at a party in the first episode. After Jakov tells her to find some new friends of her own, Eva befriends Nora, Tina, Nika, and Vanessa, with whom she forms the "mrcine" squad. In order to improve their reputation, the girls attempt to get close to the most popular boys in school, while navigating their own love and friendship issues.
Actor | Character [1] | Based on | Instagram [1] | Season 1 |
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Lucija Stanković | Eva Šilović | Eva Kviig Mohn | evaa_2008_ | Central |
Jagor Katičić | Jakov | Jonas Noah Vasquez | veoma.yaki | Main |
Borna Šimunek | Lovro | Isak Valtersen | lovro360_ | Main |
Gita Haydar | Nora Klarić Selem | Noora Amalie Sætre | nora.klaric.selem | Main |
Stela Korman | Nika "Nix" | Christina "Chris" Berg | nixotin_ | Main |
Laura Barbić | Tina | Vilde Hellerud Lien | tra_tincicaaa | Main |
Severina Lajtman | Vanessa | Sana Bakkoush | vanessa_secret_beautyy | Main |
Roan Vižintin | Nikola "Nix" | Christoffer "Penetrator-Chris" Schistad | nixola33 | Recurring |
Tin Lekić | Roko Marić | William Magnusson | roko.maric1 | Recurring |
Karla Šunjić | Sara Noršić | Ingrid Theis Gaupseth | saranorsic1 | Recurring |
The making of the series was first confirmed on 9 April 2024 in an article by Variety . [3] Sram is produced by CGM Films, which obtained the license rights for Skam in early 2022. [4] The company had previously produced The Outsiders, a Croatian-English teen drama that was released on YouTube in 2022 and received Večernjak's Rose Award for best digital content. [5] [6]
The series is directed by Jelena Gavrilović and written by Hana Jušić and Nikica Zdunić. [3] [7] The producers of the show are Bruno Mustić and Ivan Lovreček. [3] According to Lovreček, Sram was created so that "Croatian teenagers finally get a show of their own," criticizing the lack of local television content aimed at younger audiences. [8] Interviews with young people and expert research on their habits and mental health were conducted prior to writing the script for the series. [9] Moreover, the producers of the original series oversaw the production of Sram; a "Skam Academy" workshop was held in Zagreb for the producers to get introduced to all of the key elements for successfully adapting the Norwegian format. [6] The Croatian production team was also helped by the producers of the French and Italian adaptations. [6]
A casting call for actors aged 15 to 19 was posted by CGM Films via their social media profiles on 26 March 2024. [10] Over 600 people participated in the casting process, and the selected actors attended workshops with the show's director Jelena Gavrilović. [11] According to Mustić, the production also looked for potential actors directly, by visiting places young people hang out at, as well as by contacting local dance and sports clubs in order to seek out talent. [6] "Chemistry casting" was also conducted in order to ensure that characters function well together on-screen. [6] The Variety article from 9 April also confirmed the series will feature a character from the Roma community. [3] In September 2024, the Croatian newspaper portal La Voce del Popolo revealed that the character was created specifically to dispel stereotypes about Romani people; it was also revealed the character's name is Vanessa. [2] The cast was also joined by Gita Haydar, the granddaughter of Izet Hajdarhodžić. [12]
In April 2024, it was announced that the filming of the series would take place in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. [13] On 23 September 2024, HRT announced that the filming of the first season had been finished. [9] Croatian web portal Dnevno reports that the total expenses for the production of the first season, which consists of ten episodes, amounted to 915,793.25€. [14]
Each main character from the series has official Instagram and TikTok accounts. The teaser trailer for the series was released on 15 October 2024. [15] On 7 October, Jutarnji list confirmed that each episode of the first season consists of at least five clips, i.e. sequences. [16] The clips are released throughout the week in real time on the official YouTube and Instagram accounts, as well as on the website sram.hr. [11] The first clip was released on 22 October at 13:43. [16]
The full episodes, which consist of previously released clips, are broadcast on HRT 1 every Sunday at 21:10, starting from 27 October. [15] Shortly after their television broadcast, the full episodes are released globally through the official YouTube channel of the series. Due to the 2024–25 Croatian presidential election taking place on Sunday, 29 December, the broadcast of the final episode of the first season is scheduled for a day earlier, on Saturday, 28 December at 22:00. [17]
No. | Title | Duration | Original air date | |
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1 | "Izgledaš kao drolja" "You Look Like a Slut" | 22 min | 27 October 2024 | |
After her boyfriend Jakov and her friend Lovro declined to attend a party, Eva decides to go alone. At the party, she confronts her former friend Sara, who acts rudely towards her. After failed attempt to reconcile her friendship with Sara, Eva is approached by Nora. In the bathroom, Eva meets Nika and her friend Tina, who is in trouble because she needs to find a way to get home. | ||||
2 | "Vikendica" "Cottage" | 21 min | 3 November 2024 | |
Eva and Jakov spend the weekend at a vacation house, but Eva is unhappy that Jakov invited Lovro to join them. | ||||
3 | "Trebaš naći ekipu" "You Need to Find a Squad" | 20 min | 10 November 2024 | |
Jakov tells Eva that she needs to meet new friends, so she messages Nora and later sits with her in their German class at school. She later re-encounters Tina and Nika as well and is introduced to Vanessa during lunch break. Eva invites all of the girls to a party at her house. | ||||
4 | "Ostavi dečka" "Leave Your Boyfriend" | 20 min | 17 November 2024 | |
The girls go to Nikola's birthday party in order to attempt to get close to the popular boys at the school. Vanessa tells Eva to break up with Jakov and hook up with Nikola, given that Nikola seem to be interested in her. | ||||
5 | "Što te pali?" "What Turns You On?" | 22 min | 24 November 2024 | |
The girls visit a gynecologist to get information on safe sex because Tina wants to have sex with Roko. Eva arranges a dinner to introduce Jakov to her mom, but he does not show up. When she calls him, she hears Sara's voice in the background. | ||||
6 | "Znaš kad ti dečko laže" "You Know When Your Boyfriend's Lying to You" | 20 min | 1 December 2024 | |
Eva is suspecting that Jakov is seeing Sara again, which he denies. Eva and Jakov have a fight, whereas Tina is disappointed that Roko does not notice her after they had sex. She wants to win his attention back by sending him nude pictures, which is disapproved by the rest of the girls. Later at a party, Sara tells Eva that she met Jakov. Disappointed by her discovery, Eva wants to leave the party, but Nikola tries to make her feel better, and the two end up kissing. After the kiss, Eva finds out that Nikola is in a relationship with Ines. | ||||
7 | "Otkud tebi da ja tebe volim?" "Where Did You Get the Idea That I Love You?" | 20 min | 8 December 2024 | |
Eva and Jakov reconcile. In the school, Tina confronts Roko about him ignoring her, and Nora stands in Tina's defense. Ines finds out about Eva and Nikola kissing, and initiates a catfight between her and Eva's respective friend groups in the school yard. | ||||
8 | "Cijela škola te mrzi" "The Entire School Hates You" | 20 min | 15 December 2024 | |
Jakov breaks up with Eva, and she unsuccessfully keeps trying to reconcile with him. Eva is bullied and slut-shamed by other students, which leads to her quarrels with her mom and Tina. She, however, reconciles with Sara. Meanwhile, Roko keeps hitting on Nora, who is uninterested. | ||||
9 | "Zašto si mi uništio vezu?" "Why Did You Ruin My Relationship?" | 19 min | 22 December 2024 | |
Jakov and Eva are on friendly terms, as they're trying to help Lovro whose parents are divorcing. Tina is still alienated from Eva and the rest of the group. Ines, having broken up with Nikola, invites Eva to a Christmas party, as she wants to apologize for her actions. At the party, Eva confronts Lovro who tells her he told Ines about her and Nikola's kiss. Eva and the group help Tina after finding her unconscious in front of Ines' place. | ||||
10 | "Je li ovo closure?" "Is This Closure?" | 24 min | 28 December 2024 | |
The girls visit the gynecologist again after Tina has a pregnancy scare, and the gynecologist warns her about her unhealthy diet. Roko continues to hit on the uninterested Nora. Eva interrogates Lovro about why he betrayed her trust. She meets up with Jakov at her place to break up with him for good, but only after losing her virginity to him. At a Christmas market, Roko awkwardly apologizes to Tina, while Nora discovers a gay dating app on Lovro's phone. |
Following the show's premiere episode, film critic Igor Tomljanović, writing for Index.hr, praised Lucija Stanković's performance as Eva, and noted that the narrative structure employed in Sram is an innovation in Croatian filmmaking. [18] Tomljanović praised the work of the show's director Gavrilović, as well as the writers Jušić and Zdunić for securing "authenticity and spontaneity of the language, [which] in turn made it easier for young actors without experience to give an uninhibited, natural performance and speech." [18]
Elle 's Mia Rendić praised the show's authentic portrayal of teenagers in Croatia and their struggles, saying: "Not only does [Eva] face the problem of a new school, but she also acts like a normal teenager, bringing a boyfriend home when there is 'no one there', going to Medika and helping a girl she meets in the club's bathroom, which will definitely remind you of your own experiences." [19] Lucija Tunković of Telegram also praised the authentic portrayal of Croatian teenagers and made a pun that Sram is one of rare Croatian shows that don't make her feel shame: "I would much rather praise an original concept, but I hope that the experience of working on this project will be the first in a series of dominoes that will ultimately change the Croatian television landscape for the better." [20] Writing for Tportal.hr, Bojan Stilin wrote that, "at a time when, in terms of drama series [...], domestic TV channels have no other content than marathon soap operas, it is very refreshing to see something that communicates with global TV reality. The fact that it was made under license is not crucial in this case – if we are not already able to produce something of our own, it is better to buy it and adapt it properly." Stilin also praised the language of the show and its choice to eschew HRT's linguistic purism. [21]
On the other hand, Josip Bošnjak, also writing for Index.hr, was far more critical of the show and HRT. He criticized the price paid for obtaining the adaptation licence, and claimed that the original series' plot isn't faithful to Croatian culture: "Is the public service, responsible for promotion and maintainance of Croatian culture, trying to convice us that... there isn't any interest for serious depictions of Croatian culture? Like, yikes! Norwegianly yikes, at that. Paid 915,793.25 euros." [22]
According to HRT, the series' premiere episode accumulated a total of 2.5 million views across social media during the first week after its release. [23] In the first two weeks after the premiere, the number of views on all digital platforms had risen to 11 million. [24] By 10 December 2024, following the release of the seventh episode, the series drew an audience of 3.8 million unique viewers across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. [25] The positive response the series received online after the release of the first episode made headlines in Jutarnji list , [26] Slobodna Dalmacija , [27] and Index.hr. [28]
By 30 December 2024, upon the conclusion of the first season, Sram accumulated 64 million views, 2 million interactions, and a combined reach of 6 million unique viewers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. [29]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 | Golden Studio | TV Series of the Year | Sram | Pending | [30] |
The song "Anđeo" (English: Angel), performed by Hiljson Mandela and Miach, was released on 28 October 2024, a day after the first episode premiered, as the official soundtrack for the series. [31] "Anđeo" debuted at numbers 13 and 3 on HR Top 40 and Billboard Croatia Songs, respectively. [32] [33] In its second week, the song reached number one on both charts. [34] [35]
Mihovil Šoštarić's curation of the show's soundtrack was praised by Tportal.hr's Bojan Stilin. He called the song selection a "somewhat realistic teen playlist of early 2020s", and said that "it would be a great shame and a killing of the show's regional potential to clinically remove, say, Serbian trap cajke from it." [21]
"Prelude" ( Carmen ) – Georges Bizet |
"Ima nema nas" – Pocket Palma |
"Zauvijek" – Z++ |
"Klizim po mahali" – Cunami Flo |
"Better Than Ever" – Yarin Primak and Mkada |
"Ave Maria" (cello version) – Johann Sebastian Bach |
"Tik tak" – Mimi Mercedez and Mili |
"Elevate!" – Frank Bentley |
"Anđeo" – Hiljson Mandela and Miach |
"Mangio Pasta" – Peki and Grše |
"Mamma Mia" – Grše |
"Tonem u noć" – Jymenik featuring Summer Deaths |
"Blank Face" – Luzeri |
"Dolje na koljena" – Vesna Pisarović |
"Gangsta" – KUKU$ |
"Slipping" – Jane & The Boy |
"Skarabej" – Miach |
"Tempo" – Miach |
"333" – Neya |
"Dreaming" – Stanley Gurvich |
"Trendsetter" – Frank Bentley and Ziso |
"Move" – Jane & The Boy |
"Sram Original #2 Facetime" – Mihovil Šoštarić |
"Sram Original #3" – Mihovil Šoštarić |
"Ankaran" (instrumental) – Hiljson Mandela and Biba |
"Gram" – Baks featuring Miach |
"Fresh mala" – Špiro and Bejbe |
"30CC" – 30zona and Crni Cerak |
"Ankaran" – Hiljson Mandela and Biba |
"Someday Soon" (instrumental version) – Jackson Rau |
"Like the Old Days" – Warmkeys |
"Tokyo Drift" – Grše and Mimi Mercedez |
"Nemoš to" – Tej and Špiro |
"Dark Forest" – John Dada & the Weatherman |
"Timeless" – Ann Paris |
"Purify" – Roniit |
"30CC" – 30zona and Crni Cerak |
"Blossom" – Žena |
"I'm Not There" – Stephen-Ross McGruther |
"Someday Soon" (instrumental version) – Jackson Rau |
"Tuc tuc" – Senna M |
"Ja sam vlak" – Emilija Kokić and Nina Badrić |
"Šumica" – I Bee |
"Like the Old Days" – Warmkeys |
"Interpretation" – Jozeque |
"Sedmo nebo" – Z++ |
"Udari" – Triestri |
"Someday Soon" (instrumental version) – Jackson Rau |
"Život nije siv" – Mia Dimšić |
"Fall" – Stanley Gurvich |
"My Love" – AJ |
"Dreaming" – Stanley Gurvich |
"Ad infinitum" – Theatre of Delays |
"Someday Soon" (instrumental version) – Jackson Rau |
"Bunga Party" – Vojko V |
"I Don't Mind the Cold" – Orkas |
"Getting Ready for Christmas" – Francesco D'Andrea |
"The Day of the Dead" – Randy Sharp and Jones 2.0 |
"U to vrijeme godišta" – Zbor mladih Preslavnoga Imena Marijina |
"Djevojke" – Remi |
"Summers Come Early" – Sean Williams |
"Trebaš li me" – Eni Jurišić and Matija Cvek |
"Dijamanti" – Z++ |
"Tiha noć" – Zbor Prirodoslovne škole Vladimira Preloga, Zagreb |
"Anđeo" – Hiljson Mandela and Miach |
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Parlando del progetto denominato Sram [...], che dovrebbe essere lanciato nell'ottobre prossimo, il direttore generale dell'HRT ha notato che una delle protagoniste sarà una giovane rom di nome Vanesa, il cui personaggio è stato pensato proprio per sfatare i luoghi comuni che riguardano il suo gruppo etnico.[Speaking about the project called Sram [...], which is due to be launched next October, the general director of HRT noted that one of the protagonists will be a young Roma girl named Vanessa, whose character was created precisely to dispel the clichés surrounding her ethnic group.]
U potrazi smo za novim TEEN talentima za glavne uloge u svjetskoj HIT TV seriji.[We are looking for new TEEN talents for the main roles in the worldwide HIT TV series.]
Hrvatska inačica ove popularne serije prije desetak dana je završila sa snimanjem, te će se prva sekvenca prve epizode (svaka epizoda ima pet sekvenci) 22.10. objaviti na You Tube kanalu, društvenim mrežama i službenoj web stranici serije.
U ova dva tjedna Sram je na digitalnim platformama dosegao 11 milijuna pregleda.[In these two weeks, Sram has reached 11 million views on digital platforms.]