The Convict (TV series)
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| The Convict | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ewa Ornacka |
| Based on | Skazane na potępienie by Ewa Ornacka |
| Developed by | Karolina Szymczyk-Majchrzak |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | Agata Kulesza Michał Czernecki Bartłomiej Topa |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Player Original TVN |
| Original release | |
| Network | Player (seasons 1–3) Max (season 4) |
| Release | 31 August 2021 – 28 June 2024 |
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 sent 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 premiered on Max on June 11, 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 and 2023.[10] The series premiered internationally on Max in 2023.[11]
- Agata Kulesza as Judge Alicja Mazur
- Aleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati'
- Marta Malikowska as Agata Strzelecka 'Kosa'
- Michał 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
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's life before the prison.[13] The cast also includes Konrad Eleryk (as Pati's 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]
