The Convict
GenreCrime drama
Created byEwa Ornacka
Based onSkazane na potępienie by Ewa Ornacka
Developed byKarolina Szymczyk-Majchrzak
Directed by
  • Bartosz Konopka
StarringAgata Kulesza
Michal Czernecki
Bartłomiej Topa
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes23
Production
Production companiesPlayer Original
TVN
Original release
NetworkPlayer.pl
Release31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) –
present

The Convict (Polish: Skazana) is a Polish crime drama series created by Ewa Ornacka and based on her book Skazane na potępienie.[1] The series stars Agata Kulesza as a successful judge Alicja Mazur from Katowice, who is accused of a murder she did not commit. In prison, Mazur tries to survive among the women she previously send to prison.

The first 8-episode season premiered on 31 August 2021 on Player.pl.[2][3] The second season premiered on November 11, 2022.[4] The third season premiered on November 10, 2023.[5] The fourth and final season set to premiere in 2024.[6] In 2023, a spin-off series titled Pati starring Aleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati', was released on Player.pl.[7][8]

In 2023, The Convict received Telekamery Award for Best Series.[9] The series was most-watched original series on Player.pl in 2022.[10] The series premiered internationally on Max in 2023.[11]

Cast and characters

  • Agata Kulesza as Judge Alicja Mazur
  • Aleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati'
  • Marta Malikowska as Agata Strzelecka 'Kosa'
  • Michal Czernecki as Pawel Witkowski
  • Martyna Byczkowska as Hania Mazur
  • Bartłomiej Topa as Piotr Serafin
  • Marta Scislowicz as Doctor Basia Dworak
  • Tomasz Schuchardt as Bartlomiej Dworak
  • Joanna Gonschorek as Swieta Palamarczuk
  • Dawid Zawadzki as Prison Guard Smentoch
  • Hanna Klepacka as Krystyna Nowak 'Campina'
  • Hanna Chojnacka as Anna Wisniewska
  • Blanka Mietkiewicz as Prisoner 'Lewa'
  • Monika Dawidziuk as Amfisa Borkow
  • Kinga Jasik as Wiktoria Panek 'Wiki'
  • Adam Woronowicz as Sylwester Hepner
  • Jacek Beler as Mariusz Piotrowski 'Mario'
  • Karolina Micula as Prisoner 'Krzywa'
  • Maria Kania as Marika Lisiecka
  • Sebastian Lach as Policeman Jakub Cedro
  • Sonia Mietielica as Natalia Dolecka
  • Barbara Jonak as Anna Rabczuk
  • Grażyna Bułka as Wiesia
  • Gabriela Muskała as Dorota Wójcik
  • Leszek Lichota as Michał Kraszecki
  • Wojciech Kalarus as Minister
  • Monika Obara as Prison Guard Zietarek
  • Irena Melcer as Mariolka
  • Angelika Cegielska as 'Biba'
  • Marta Stalmierska as 'Shiba'

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
18August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
28November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30)
37November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)

Spin-off

In November 2022, in was reported that Player.pl ordered The Convict spin-off, Pati starring Aleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati'.[12] The series recovers around Pati' life before the prison.[13] The cast also includes Konrad Eleryk (as Pati' lover, Krystian Malek), Agnieszka Przepiórska (as Pati' mother, Barbara Julita Cichy), Natalia Wolska, Fryderyk Surowiec, Ewa Gawryluk, Mark Richter and Magdalena Walach.[12] Agata Kulesza guest-starred in the season finale. The six-episode series premiered on April 28, 2023 on Player.pl. It became second most-watched series after The Convict on the streaming service in 2023.[14]

Accolades

Accolades received by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Telekamery Award 2023 Best Series Won [15]
Best Actress Aleksandra Adamska Nominated
Best Actor Michal Czernecki Nominated

References

  1. ↑ ""Skazana" nowym serialem Player Original, w głównej roli Agata Kulesza". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. April 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ Nunez, Megan (April 17, 2021). "convicted. New Player Original Series with Agata Kulesza".
  3. ↑ Cłapa, Dorota (September 21, 2021). ""Skazana". Serial Playera z Agatą Kuleszą w roli głównej miał być polskim "Orange is the New Black"! Czy rzeczywiście się udało? Widzowie miażdżą produkcję w komentarzach". Telemagazyn.
  4. ↑ ""Skazana". Niespodziewana zmiana daty premiery drugiego sezonu. Kiedy nowe odcinki?". RMF FM.
  5. ↑ "Trzeci sezon "Skazanej" od 10 listopada w Player.pl". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. October 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Player kręci czwarty sezon 'Skazanej'. Trzecia seria debiutuje w sieci (wideo)". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. November 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Widzowie pokochali tę bohaterkę! Aleksandra Adamska przeszła niemałą transformację do roli". swiatseriali.interia.pl.
  8. ↑ ""Pati" - spin-off "Skazanej" od 28 kwietnia w Player.pl". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. March 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ ""Skazana" nagrodzona Telekamerą "Tele Tygodnia" 2023!". TVN. May 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Będzie trzeci sezon "Skazanej". Ponad 5,7 mln godzin odtworzeń serialu w 2022 r." www.wirtualnemedia.pl. January 9, 2023.
  11. ↑ "HBO Max". hbomax.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  12. 1 2 "Powstanie serial o Pati ze "Skazanej"! Widzowie dowiedzą się, jak trafiła do więzienia". RMF FM.
  13. ↑ "Pati ze "Skazanej" gwiazdą nowej produkcji Playera. Premiera serialu już wiosną 2023". gazetapl. January 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Media, Reklama, Internet, PR, Telewizja, Radio - najnowsze wiadomości tylko na WirtualneMedia.pl". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. January 12, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Nominacje | Telekamery 2023". telekamery.pl.
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