Belfer (TV series)

Belfer is a Polish television crime drama series starring Maciej Stuhr as a high school teacher investigating criminal cases. Broadcast in 2016, the first season was a rating success for Canal + as it broke their all-time record and won 2 awards, including Best TV Series at the Polish Film Awards. A second season premiered in October 2017.

Belfer
StarringMaciej Stuhr
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of series2
No. of episodes18
Production
Running time55 minutes
Release
Original networkCanal+
Original release2 October 2016 (2016-10-02) –
present

Series 1

The series was directed by Łukasz Palkowski and based on a script by Jakub Żulczyk and Monika Powalisz. It was shot in Chełmża, Kwidzyn, Chełmno and other locations.[1]

Cast
Plot

Freshly arrived from Warsaw in the fictional small town of Dobrowice, a high school Polish teacher investigates the recent murder of one of the school's students.

Reception

The series was a rating success for Canal+ breaking its all-time best viewing figures, with an average audience rating of 345,000 and over 461,000 viewers watching the finale on 27 November 2016.[2]

It was awarded the Special Prize at Telekamera 2017[3] and Best TV Series at the 2017 Polish Film Awards.[4]

Home media release

The first season was released on DVD on 17 March 2017.[5]

Series 2

Series 2, consisting of 8 episodes, premiered on 22 October 2017.

References
  1. "W niedzielę premiera serialu "Belfer". Obraz był kręcony m.in. w Kwidzynie". Polska Times (in Polish). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ""Belfer" hitem Canal+: Średnio 345 tys. widzów, finał pobił rekord stacji". media2.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. "Telekamery 2017 wręczone. Nagroda specjalna za "Belfra"". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. "Orły 2017: "Wołyń" najlepszym filmem, "Belfer" najlepszym serialem". media2.pl (in Polish). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. "Belfer (2016-) serial TV". filmweb.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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