Moloch is an upcoming political thriller series.[2][3] It is second project of Czech Canal+.[4] It is the first series from Central Europe to receive support from Eurimages’ Pilot Programme for Series Coproductions. It is also backed by incentives programme of the Czech Film Fund and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.[2]
| Moloch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Political Thriller |
| Written by | Štefan Titka |
| Directed by | Lukáš Hanulák |
| Starring | Miroslav Donutil Jan Révai Eliza Rycembel |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic Slovakia Ukraine[1] |
| Original language | Czech |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes[2] |
| Production companies | Bionaut Raketa[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal+ Czech Republic |
| Release | 2025 – |
Plot
editAfter an assassination attempt on the president of the Czech Republic, investigative journalist Martin Braun teams up with a young online investigator Julie to uncover truth behind the attack. They become entangled in a dangerous game of secret services, international politics and forces determined to conceal the truth for various reasons. People are dying on the way to find the truth. Martin and Julie must find out what happened soon if they don't want to end the same way.[5]
Cast
edit- Miroslav Donutil as President of the Czech Republic
- Jan Révai as Martin Braun, investigative journalist
- Eliza Rycembel as Julie, online investigator
- Daria Plakhtii
Episodes
edit| No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD |
Production
editScreenwriter Štefan Titka created the miniseries concept with director Lukáš Hanulák and Vratislav Šlajer. He said that topic of the series became actual with recent the assassination attempts on Donald Trump and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.[3]
Shooting started on 22 July 2024 in the Czech Republic. Shooting is set to continue until the end of October 2024 in Slovakia and Ukraine.[6] Premiere is set for Spring 2025.[3]
References
edit- ^ Borovan, Aleš. "Producent Šlajer točí pro Canal+ novou thrillerovou minisérii". Borovan.cz. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Political Thriller Moloch Shoots for CANAL+". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Goldbart, Max (8 August 2024). "Canal+ Sets Political Thriller 'Moloch' As Latest Series Out Of Czech Republic". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Moloch: Donutil hraje v nové sérii prezidenta, točí se pro Canal+ v Česku, Slovensku a na Ukrajině". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Herwiga, Bohumila (13 August 2024). "Francouzský Canal+ natáčí… Moloch a Miroslav Donutil (jako prezident)". Televizniweb.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Rožánek, Filip. "Canal+ natáčí pro svou streamovací službu český thriller s Donutilem". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 August 2024.