''To se vysvětlí, soudruzi!'' (''We’re On It, Comrades! '') is a mystery comedy television series coproduced by

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and

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. The series aims to follow on from popular 1980s co-production projects of Czechoslovakia and West Germany Návštěvníci,

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or Arabela. Episode titles refer to comedy films by Václav Vorlíček and Jindřich Polák. The series draws inspiration from real events. Plot itself is inspired by real life Czechoslovak institute that focused on paranormal activity which existed in 1980s. Some media called the series "Czech

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." Director Matěj Chlupáček mentioned during interview in August 2023 that he would like to make a second season if the series is successful.

Plot

The series follows members of the Institute of Paranormal Phenomena who solve various mysteries in 1980s communist Czechoslovakia. Skeptic investigator David and a naive scientist Vojta are solving cases that include an alien abduction, self-immolation of a saint in a church, or an attack by the creepy monster Kozlopír. They are followed by duo of

StB State Security ( cs, Státní bezpečnost, sk, Štátna bezpečnosť) or StB / ŠtB, was the secret police force in communist Czechoslovakia from 1945 to its dissolution in 1990. Serving as an intelligence and counter-intelligence agency, it de ...

agents - tough agent Snížková and her sensitive right-hand man Hora.

Cast

Jiří Macháček Jiří Macháček (born 6 July 1966 in Litoměřice) is a Czech actor and singer. Education Macháček graduated from high school in Prague before attending Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, the Law Faculty at Charles University in Prague, and th ...

as David Zajíc *

Jan Cina Jan Cina (born 20 March 1988) is a Czech actor and singer of Romani descent. He has an acclaimed career as a dancer, actor and vocalist in the Czech Republic. Cina, a Prague native, was born of Romani descent, in a Czech-Romani family. In his ear ...

as Vojta Bek *

Anna Fialová Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

as StB agent Štěpánka Snížková *

Leoš Noha Leoš Noha (born 4 May 1968) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''František je děvkař'' (2008) * ''Protector'' (2009) * ''Alois Nebel'' (2011) * '' Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012) * ''Nenasytná Tiffany'' (2 ...

as StB agent Jaroslav Hora * Darija Pavlovičová as Eva Zajícová *

Lenka Termerová Lenka Termerová (born 12 July 1947) is a Czech film, stage and television actress. She won the Czech Lion award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for her role in the film '' Děti noci''. She is the mother of actress Martha Issová. Acting c ...

as prof. Milada Winterová, CSc. * Richard Stanke as Peter Čurko *

Michal Kern Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah ...

and Tomáš Kobr as Junovci *

Ján Jackuliak Ján is a Slovak form of the name John (name), John. Famous people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ, inventor * Ján Čapkovič, football player * Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia * Ján Cikker, composer * Ján Ďurica, football pl ...

as Karel Pavlas * Kampan Soni as Shushrut Kanchanmukh Balakrishnan * Jana Plodková *

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Eliška Křenková Eliška Křenková (born 31 January 1990 in Prague) is a Czech film and television actress. Křenková's film credits include ''Winter Flies'', '' A Certain Kind of Silence'' and '' Princess Lost in Time''. Her television credits include ''Wast ...

Episodes

Reception

''To se vysvětlí, soudruzi!'' received negative reactions from audiences after broadcast of first two episodes which resulted in a large drop in viewers between episode 1 and 2. First episode was watched by 935,000 viewers but second was watched only by 554,000 people losing almost half of its audience.

External links

Website (in Czech)IMDb.com

References

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