Panelák is a Slovak daily television series that aired from 2008 until 2017 on

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. In Slovak, ''

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'' means "block of flats". The soap opera follows the lives of a group of people living in an apartment building.

Background

''Panelák'' originally aired for fifteen seasons from 18 February 2008 until 17 June 2015 as a daily series, becoming the longest-running television show in Slovak history. In 2017, it was brought back for one more season upon its fifteenth anniversary, from 29 March until 30 August. The soap opera is loosely connected to the earlier Slovak series ''Susedia'' (Neighbours), broadcast by

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from 2006 until 2007, and later rebooted in 2018. The creator of ''Panelák'', Andrej Kraus, had worked on the older show as well. The two series also shared some cast members, including Kraus himself, and

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. The two actors also worked together on the sitcom ''Kutyil s.r.o.'' The show featured appearances by both domestic and international celebrities, including singers

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, Richard Müller, and

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; tennis player

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; and hockey players Marek Uram and Sasu Hovi. Slovak pop rock band Desmod, who wrote the show's title song, also made an appearance.

Selected cast and characters

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as Ivana Schwarzová * Marián Miezga as Michal Bajza * Juraj Slezáček as Prof. Emil Blichár * Božidara Turzonovová as Jana Nitschneiderová * Vladimír Kobielsky as Jakub Švehla * Miroslava Partlová as Mária "Angie" Kordiaková * Branislav Bystriansky as Imrich "Imro" Bystrický *

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as Marcel "Maslák" Maslovič * Róbert Jakab as Karol Mázik * Zuzana Mauréry as Júlia "Julka" Chutná *

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as Dušan "Dudko" Jančo * Samuel Spišák as Patrik Jančo * Zuzana Vačková as Alica Rybáriková *

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as Denisa Bačová * Andy Kraus as Alexander "Alex" Božský *

as Agáta Fodrászová * Zuzana Tlučková as Andrea "Ajuška" Cinege * Karin Haydu as Daniela Kordiaková * Slávka Halčáková as Sára

References

External links

Official series page on joj.sk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Panelak (TV show) Slovak drama television series 2008 Slovak television series debuts 2000s Slovak television series 2010s Slovak television series TV JOJ original programming