| Adikts | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Written by | Adam Sedlák |
| Directed by | Adam Sedlák |
| Starring | Petr Uhlík Luciana Tomášová Martina Jindrová Tadeáš Moravec Kristýna Jedličková |
| Theme music composer | Oliver Torr |
| Opening theme | Adikts theme |
| Composer | Oliver Torr |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic |
| Original language | Czech |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Romana Špiková (ČT) |
| Producers | Jana Matoušek (ČAP) Jakub Jíra (Shore Points) Kryštof Zelenka (Shore Points) |
| Camera setup | Dušan Husár |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Shore Points |
| Original release | |
| Network | iVysílání |
| Release | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) |
Adikts is a comedy drama television series directed by Adam Sedlák. It was produced in cooperation between Czech Television, Czech Insurance Association and Police of the Czech Republic.12 The series was released on 9 January 2024 on iVysílání while on 24 January 2024 it starts broadcast on ČT1.3
Plot
Max, Mell, Ema, Robin and Soňa are students of addictology who decide to do an experiment - take drugs that can temporarily solve problems of each of them. Contrary to their expectations the effect of drugs becomes permanent for everyone.
Cast
- Petr Uhlík as Max Bergman
- Luciana Tomášová as Mell
- Martina Jindrová as Soňa Vernerová
- Tadeáš Moravec as Robin Čermák
- Kristýna Jedličková as Ema Kovářová
- Lenka Dusilová as prof. Dagmar Jensenová
- Jan Hájek as prof. Jelínek
- Kristýna Martanovičová as Carmen
- Barbora Bočková as PhD student
- Jana Kolesárová as minister, Carmen's mother
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date | Original air date (ČT1) | Czech viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adiktologové" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 24 January 2024 | N/A |
| 2 | "Zkratky" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 31 January 2024 | 0.1954 |
| 3 | "Superpowers, dědek" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 7 February 2024 | N/A |
| 4 | "Shit happens" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 14 February 2024 | N/A |
| 5 | "Nespalme to krásné v nás" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 21 February 2024 | N/A |
| 6 | "Průvodci" | Adam Sedlák | 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) | 28 February 2024 | N/A |
Reception
The series was successful among young audience and had strong views on IVysílání5 but received negative criticism from addictologists, health professionals and people who have gone through drug addiction (eg Tereza Pergnerová). They stated that the series stigmatizes drug users.6 According to the organization Sananim, which deals with helping drug addicts, the series has nothing to do with addiction.7 Addictologist Aleš Kuda also criticized the series. According to Adam Sedlák, however, the series fulfilled its purpose because it sparked a debate on the topic.8
References
References
- "ČT s Českou asociací pojišťoven uvedou seriál Adikts, od režiséra Bangeru". mediar.cz. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- Šťástka, Tomáš (24 July 2023). "Po Bangeru točí Adikts. Režisér Sedlák chystá osvětový seriál pro mladé". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- Svoboda, Martin. "Chystá se další banger? Seriál České televize Adikts vypadá jako víc než osvětová kampaň". kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "Středeční večer s téměř milionem pro Na vlnách Jadranu". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Seriál Adikts mladé publikum zaujal, adiktologové ale rozhodně neplesají". Vltava (in Czech). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- Kratochvilová, Kristina (24 January 2024). "Že někdo používá slovo "smažka", neznamená, že to stigmatizuje, říká režisér Adam Sedlák o reakcích na seriál Adikts". Deník N (in Czech). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- "Stanovisko SANANIMu k seriálu Adikts". Sananim (in Czech). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- Jonášová, Veronika (25 January 2024). "Sedlák o Adikts: Negativní reakce adiktologů mě překvapily". e15.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 March 2024.