The Prague Mysteries (2020)

Original title

Zločiny Velké Prahy

Directed by

Jaroslav Brabec

Genre

crime film, historical film

Country

Czech Republic

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crime series set in 1922 Prague during the formation of Greater Prague. Detectives investigate cases in a newly expanded city, with each episode telling a standalone story.

historicalatmosphericslow-burncerebralgroundeddetective-likeperiod-toned

What happens

Zločiny Velké Prahy (The Crimes of Greater Prague) is a Czech crime television series. The series takes place in 1922, in the period when central Prague merged with thirty-eight cities to create Great Prague. However, according to the creators, the individual stories are meant to sound simultaneously. The series has ten parts and is directed by Jaroslav Brabec. Writer and historian Michal Dlouhý who also worked on the script of Četnické humoresky, collaborated on the series. The main roles were played by Jaroslav Plesl, Jiří Langmajer and Denis Šafařík. The first episode of the series was broadcast by station ČT1 on 31 January 2021. The last episode aired on Sunday, 4 April 2021. The series has streamed at Amazon Prime as The Prague Mysteries. On 5 March 2026, Michal Dlouhý confirmed the series was renewed for a second season which is in pre-production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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