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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 (2021-08-31) – 28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) |
The Convict (Polish:Skazana) is a Polishcrime drama series created by Ewa Ornacka and based on her bookSkazane na potępienie.[1] The series starsAgata Kulesza as a successful judge Alicja Mazur fromKatowice, 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 onPlayer.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 onMax on June 11, 2024.[6] In 2023, a spin-off series titledPati starringAleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati', was released on Player.pl.[7][8]
In 2023,The Convict receivedTelekamery Award for Best Series.[9] The series was most-watched original series onPlayer.pl in 2022 and 2023.[10] The series premiered internationally onMax in 2023.[11]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 8 | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19) | Player | |
| 2 | 8 | November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11) | December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) | ||
| 3 | 7 | November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) | December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22) | ||
| 4 | 4 | June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11) | June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) | Max | |
In November 2022, in was reported thatPlayer.pl orderedThe Convict spin-off,Pati starringAleksandra Adamska as Patrycja Cichy 'Pati'.[12] The series recovers around Pati's life before the prison.[13] The cast also includesKonrad Eleryk (as Pati's lover, Krystian Malek), Agnieszka Przepiórska (as Pati' mother, Barbara Julita Cichy), Natalia Wolska, Fryderyk Surowiec,Ewa Gawryluk, Mark Richter andMagdalena 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 afterThe Convict on the streaming service in 2023.[14]
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telekamery Award | 2023 | Best Series | Won | [15] | |
| Best Actress | Aleksandra Adamska | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Michal Czernecki | Nominated |
