Mavra Mesanyxta (2008)

Original title

Μαύρα Μεσάνυχτα

Genre

comedy, crime, drama

Country

Greece

Length

2 seasons, 48 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Greek black comedy series following a group of characters in a small town. The story mixes dark humor with everyday struggles and unexpected events.

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What happens

Mavra Mesanychta (Greek: Μαύρα Μεσάνυχτα; "Black Midnight") is a Greek black comedy series, originally broadcast on Mega Channel under the executive production of Frenzy Films. It was written by actor and writer Vasilis Risvas (Βασίλης Ρίσβας), who also had one of main roles in the comedy, and writer Dimitra Sakalis (Δήμητρα Σακαλή). The director of the series was Panos Kokkinopoulos (Πάνος Κοκκινόπουλος), the music producer was Marios Strofalis (Μάριος Στρόφαλης) and the producer Bessie Voudouris (Μπέσυ Βουδούρη). Kokkinopoulos, after several years of cooperation with Alpha TV, chose to include in the series actors who had worked with him in the past, like Stelios Mainas (Στέλιος Μάινας), Panagiota Vlanti (Παναγιώτα Βλαντή), Bessy Malfa (Μπέσυ Μάλφα), Gerasimos Skiadaresis (Γεράσιμος Σκιαδαρέσης). The theme music was composed by Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Κυριάκος Παπαδόπουλος), with lyrics by pop star Thirio (Θηρίο), who also performs the song alongside singer Maria Iakovou (Μαρία Ιακώβου), having a small part in the series. The theme song became a big success in Greece, one of the reasons for the series having a high number of viewers. The production manager was Dimitrios Katsaros (Δημήτρης Κατσαρός), the head of stage design Giannis Doumas (Γιάννης Δούμας), the head of costume design Iliostalachti Vavouli (Ηλιοστάλαχτη Βαβούλη), the director of photography Kostas Palmas (Κώστας Πάλμας), the montage responsible Giannis Maris (Γιάννης Μαρής). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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