''Odsúdené'' (The Sentenced) is a Slovak-Czech drama television series which aired between 2009 and 2010 on the Slovak station

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and the Czech station

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. It ran for three seasons, with a total of 86 episodes. Each episode was approximately 50 minutes long.

Background

The show, co-produced by

and

, premiered on 1 September 2009 and ended on 16 December 2010.

Synopsis

The show is set in a

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. The main character is Eva Kollárová ( Zuzana Maurery), who, fleeing her husband, kills another driver while under the influence of alcohol, and almost causes the death of her own son, who ends up in a coma. She is sentenced to three years in a medium-security prison. Eva adapts to her new environment while trying not to lose her dignity. First season The first season reveals that the person Eva killed in the accident was actually hired by her husband to kill her in order to receive a life insurance settlement. Eva's lawyer tries to obtain a retrial for her. Meanwhile, Eva is accused and eventually convicted of killing a fellow inmate, who died of a drug overdose. This increases the length of her overall sentence. Second season In the second season, Eva gradually adapts to her new living condition. The inmate who caused the drug overdose she was previously convicted of comes clean, Eva is exonerated, and gets a chance at parole. She is allowed a one-day release from prison and becomes pregnant with her lawyer, with whom she has become close. Third season Eva's pregnancy is the major theme of the third and last season of ''Odsúdené''. She tries to keep her condition a secret for as long as possible. However, during a fight in the showers, the truth is revealed and an investigation begins to reveal the child's father, as the prison guards fall under suspicion. Eva tries to protect her lawyer, who is at risk of losing his

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license. The prison warden eventually finds out the truth, however, and Eva's lawyer is disbarred. Eva gives birth to a healthy daughter and her sentence is suspended for twelve months. Her probation officer eventually proposes a complete pardon, which is granted in the end.

Cast and characters

Zuzana Mauréry Zuzana Mauréry (born 23 September 1968) is a Slovak actress working in film, television, and on stage, as well as a musical singer. A six-time nominee for national movie awards and a two-time winner of the Sun in a Net Awards, she lives in her ...

as Eva Kollárová * Hana Vagnerová as "Barbie", fellow prison inmate *

Vica Kerekes Éva "Vica" Kerekes (born 28 March 1981) is a Slovak actress of Hungarian ethnicity. She is active in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. She is often referred to and credited as Vica Kerekésová, Vica Kerekešová, and Kerekes Vica. Sh ...

as "Maďarka", fellow prison inmate *

Elena Podzámska Elena Podzámska (born 7 January 1972) is a Slovak actress and dubbing actress born in Bratislava. Biography After graduating from high school, Podzámska decided to study medicine, but after a month, she transferred to the Academy of Perfor ...

as "Grófka", fellow prison inmate * Anna Javorková as "Anjel", fellow prison inmate * Pavel Kříž as Aleš Bílek, prison director * Pavol Višňovský as Dávid Typolt, Eva's lawyer

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odsudene 2009 Czech television series debuts 2010 Czech television series endings 2009 Slovak television series debuts 2010 Slovak television series endings 2000s Slovak television series 2010s Slovak television series TV Barrandov original programming TV JOJ original programming