Otpisani

Otpisani (Serbian Cyrillic: Отписани, lit. 'The Written Offs') is a Yugoslav drama TV series, produced by Radio Television Belgrade and first aired in 1974. The series follows the lives of young Partisans during the World War II in Yugoslavia in occupied Belgrade. It is based the book Zabranjeni život (Serbian for 'Forbidden Life') by Dragan Marković.^[1]

Created byDragan Marković
Siniša Pavić

Based onZabranjeni život (Beograd 1941–1944)
by Dragan Marković

Directed byAleksandar Đorđević

StarringDragan Nikolić
Voja Brajović
Miki Manojlović
Stevo Žigon
Čedomir Petrović
Rudolf Ulrich

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Otpisani
Promotional poster for the series
Created by	Dragan Marković Siniša Pavić
Based on	Zabranjeni život (Beograd 1941–1944) by Dragan Marković
Directed by	Aleksandar Đorđević
Starring	Dragan Nikolić Voja Brajović Miki Manojlović Stevo Žigon Čedomir Petrović Rudolf Ulrich
Country of origin	SFR Yugoslavia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	55 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Belgrade
Release	December 22, 1974 (1974-12-22) – March 16, 1975 (1975-03-16)

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A film of the same title, which follows the plotline of the first two episodes, was also shot in 1974. Due to the series' popularity, a sequel titled Povratak otpisanih (English: The Return of the Written Offs) was released in 1978.^[2][3]

Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series eleven times. The series has a cult status among its audience in ex-Yugoslav countries and has attracted an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. A digital remaster of the series premiered on RTS on 29 August 2024, on the series' 50th anniversary.^[4][5]