Vedlejší produkt (Slovak: ''Vedľajší produkt'' English: ''Side Product'') is a Czech-Slovak psychological crime drama miniseries directed by
Peter Bebjak
Peter Bebjak (born 1970 in Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakia, Slovak actor, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter, writer. In 2001, and along with Rastislav Šesták, he established DNA Pr ...
. It deals with the question of whether a murderer exposed by illegal methods should be prosecuted.
The series is a thematical successor of
Spravedlnost.
The series is based on real events.
Plot
Detective Josef from the Ostrava homicide department used illegal procedures to catch a brutal murderer. He was punished by being tasked to do an annual routine review of unsolved murders. This allows him to discovers a case of eighteen-year-old Eva who was strangled twenty years ago in her apartment.
There are sixteen days left before the
statute of limitations
A statute of limitations, known in civil law systems as a prescriptive period, is a law passed by a legislative body to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated. ("Time for commencing proceedings") In ...
for the murder. Josef and his colleague Michal decide to catch the killer at all cost before the statute expires. His desire to find the killer does not prevent him from using methods that are on the edge of the law. Josef himself says: "Detective work is like walking on thin ice... Well, sometimes the ice is not there at all."
Cast
Main
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Tomáš Maštalír
Tomáš Maštalír (born 4 September 1977) is a Slovak actor.
Biography
Tomáš Maštalír was born on 4 September 1977 in Trnava. His father was a car mechanic, his mother a kindergarten teacher. He was educated as the grammar school in Modra, ...
as Cpt. Mgr. Josef Krulich, elite investigator who becomes obsessed with catching a murderer who brutally killed eighteen-year-old Eva twenty years ago.
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Martin Hofmann
Martin Hofmann (born 31 March 1978) is a Czech actor.
Selected filmography Film
* ''Pleasant Moments'' (2006)
* ''A Prominent Patient'' (2016)
* '' The Affair'' (2019)
* '' Women on the Run'' (2019)
* '' Shotgun Justice'' (2019)
* ''Havel'' (20 ...
as Cpt. Mgr. Michal Janoušek, investigator and Josef's partner
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Zuzana Stivínová
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna ( Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Sho ...
as Col. Mgr. Petra Novotná, commander of department
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Jan Vondráček
Jan Vondráček (born 16 August 1966 in Prague) is a Czech actor and dubber. He starred in the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. Since 9 January 2023, he has been the voice announcer for Trams in Prague, as part of ...
as Mjr. Mgr. Vladimír Míka, former investigator
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Albert Čuba
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s
* Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street mark ...
as Cpt. bc. Miroslav Hlušák, investigator
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Johana Matoušková as Lt. bc. Lucie Růžičková, junior investigator
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Zbyšek Humpolec as Col. JUDr. Libor Malíček, internal affairs officer
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Jan Teplý
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Num ...
as Col. JUDr. František Brabec, internal affairs officer
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Vladimír Hauser
Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria ().
Etymology
T ...
as MUDr. Rudolf Ondrák, medical examiner
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Tomáš Weber as Mgr. Luboš Chuděra, analyst
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Pavla Beretová
Pavla is the Czech form of the given name Paula. Pavla may refer to:
*Pavla Brantalova (born 1977), female bodybuilder born in the Czech Republic
*Pavla Chrástová (born 1979), retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic
*Pavla Hamáč ...
as Mgr. Zita Pohorská, analyst
*
Miroslav Etzler Miroslav may refer to:
* Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name
* ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade
* Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic
S ...
as JUDr. Živko Nikolić, criminal prosecutor
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Jan Hofman as Richard Málek, investigative journalist
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Magdaléna Borová
Magdaléna Borová (born 14 April 1981) is a Czech actress.
Borová graduated from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 2005, after which she joined the National Theatre in Prague. She appeared in the movie '' Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi ...
as Monika Krulichová, Josef's wife
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Michal Gruml as Filip Krulich, son of Josef Krulich
Supporting and episodic
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Miroslav Rataj as František Svoboda
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Anna Cónová as Milena Svobodová
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Jaromíra Mílová as Apolena Dvorská
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Milan Němec as Emil Hociko
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Miroslav Navrátil as Dmitrij Golub
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Šimon Obdržálek as Kamil Hájek
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Patrik Vojtíšek as František Matinák
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Michal Sikora as Ivan Kočiš
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Mikuláš Křen as Julijan Novak
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Milan Mikulčík
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
as Jaroslav Kovář
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Ján Jackuliak
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John.
Notable people named Ján
* Ján Bahýľ (1856–1916), inventor
* Ján Cuper (1946–2025), Slovak politician
* Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), football player
* Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944), Slovak poli ...
as Ivan Fojtík
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Zdeněk Julina
Zdeněk is a Czech male given name derived from the Latin name Sidonius. contested the relation with the Latin name, and an alternative etymology is a diminutive of Zdeslav.Jan Svoboda, Staročeská osobní jména se základem sd , sdě-, :Onom ...
as Jan Laufr
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Robert Hájek
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...
as Ladislav Konopka
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Jiří Hába as Karel Sikora
Production
The series was filmed during autumn 2024 in Ostrava, Prague and in interior and exterior environments as a spiritual successor to 2017 series ''Spravedlnost''. It is a project of
Television Studio Ostrava.
There are 43 characters in the series while approximately 275 extras participated in filming. 3 real police officers, 3 security guards, 2 tram drivers, 2 real rescuers and 10 stuntmen also appeared in front of the camera. The most production-intensive scene was the explosion sequence in the cottage. In addition to the actors and crew members, firefighters, rescuers, stuntmen and special effects experts also took part in making of the scene.
Story is inspired by real events and real police work. Aleš Preis, one of writers previously worked as a police investigator. The series was produced by DNA Production and directed by Peter Bebjak.
Episodes
Reception
''Vedlejší produkt'' was well received by audiences after broadcast of the first episode with many praising Hofmann's and Maštalír's performances.
First episode was viewed by more than 1 million viewers beating competition that included miniseries
Iveta
Iveta is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
People
*Iveta Apkalna (born 1976), Latvian organist
*Iveta Bartošová (1966–2014) was a Czech singer, actress and celebrity
*Iveta Benešová (born 1983), Czech tennis player
* Iveta ...
.
Second episode retained the position as it was viewed by 1.066 million viewers.
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References
External links
Official siteIMDb.com
2024 Czech television series debuts
2024 Czech television series endings
Czech crime television series
Czech drama television series
Czech Television original programming
Czech television miniseries
Czech police procedural television series
Psychological television series