Panelák (TV series)

Panelák
Panelák
Genre	Soap opera
Created by
Starring	Diana Mórová; Marián Miezga; ; Božidara Turzonovová; ; ; ; Ján Koleník; ; Zuzana Mauréry; Roman Luknár; ; Zuzana Vačková; ; ; ;
Theme music composer	Desmod
Opening theme	Lavíny
Country of origin	Slovakia
Original language	Slovak
No. of seasons	16
No. of episodes	1,351
Production
Producers	Andrej Kraus; Pavel Bob
Running time	30–50 minutes
Production companies	Továreň; Wider; Slovenská produkčná;
Release
Original network	TV JOJ
Original release	18 February 2008 –; 30 August 2017
External links
	Website

Panelák is a Slovak daily television series that aired from 2008 until 2017 on TV JOJ.^[1] In Slovak, panelák means "block of flats". The soap opera follows the lives of a group of people living in an apartment building.

Background[]

Panelák originally aired for fifteen seasons from 18 February 2008 until 17 June 2015 as a daily series, becoming the longest-running television show in Slovak history.^[2] In 2017, it was brought back for one more season upon its fifteenth anniversary,^[3] from 29 March until 30 August. ^[4] The soap opera is loosely connected to the earlier Slovak series Susedia (Neighbours), broadcast by Markíza from 2006 until 2007, and later rebooted in 2018. The creator of Panelák, Andrej Kraus, had worked on the older show as well. The two series also shared some cast members, including Kraus himself, and . The two actors also worked together on the sitcom Kutyil s.r.o.

The show featured appearances by both domestic and international celebrities, including singers Anastacia, Celeste Buckingham, Sisa Sklovská, Zuzana Smatanová, Richard Müller, and Ján Lehotský; tennis player Daniela Hantuchová; and hockey players Marek Uram and Sasu Hovi. Slovak pop rock band Desmod, who wrote the show's title song, also made an appearance.

Selected cast and characters[]

Diana Mórová as Ivana Schwarzová
Marián Miezga as Michal Bajza
as Prof. Emil Blichár
Božidara Turzonovová as Jana Nitschneiderová
as Jakub Švehla
as Mária "Angie" Kordiaková
as Imrich "Imro" Bystrický
Ján Koleník as Marcel "Maslák" Maslovič
as Karol Mázik
Zuzana Mauréry as Júlia "Julka" Chutná
Roman Luknár as Dušan "Dudko" Jančo
as Patrik Jančo
Zuzana Vačková as Alica Rybáriková
as Denisa Bačová
as Alexander "Alex" Božský
as Agáta Fodrászová

References[]

^ "TV JOJ pripravuje virtuálne mestečko Panelak.sk" [TV JOJ Is Preparing a Virtual Town for Panelák]. strategie.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Prečo vydržal Panelák rekordných 1309 dielov? Krausa zahanbila len Šeherezáda" [Why Did Panelák Last a Record of 1,309 Episodes? Only Scheherazade Put Kraus to Shame]. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Najkrajší darček pre divákov k nášmu 15. výročiu: Obľúbený Panelák sa vracia späť!" [The Most Beautiful Gift to Viewers on Our 15th Anniversary: Panelák Is Coming Back!]. joj.sk (in Slovak). 29 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Niekdajšie seriálové hity čaká spoločný koniec: Po Búrlivom víne skončí toto leto aj Panelák!" [Some Hit Series End Together: After Búrlivé víno, Panelák Will Also End This Summer!]. mediaboom.sk (in Slovak). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

External links[]

[1] "TV JOJ pripravuje virtuálne mestečko Panelak.sk" [TV JOJ Is Preparing a Virtual Town for Panelák]. strategie.hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[2] "Prečo vydržal Panelák rekordných 1309 dielov? Krausa zahanbila len Šeherezáda" [Why Did Panelák Last a Record of 1,309 Episodes? Only Scheherazade Put Kraus to Shame]. dennikn.sk (in Slovak). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[3] "Najkrajší darček pre divákov k nášmu 15. výročiu: Obľúbený Panelák sa vracia späť!" [The Most Beautiful Gift to Viewers on Our 15th Anniversary: Panelák Is Coming Back!]. joj.sk (in Slovak). 29 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[4] "Niekdajšie seriálové hity čaká spoločný koniec: Po Búrlivom víne skončí toto leto aj Panelák!" [Some Hit Series End Together: After Búrlivé víno, Panelák Will Also End This Summer!]. mediaboom.sk (in Slovak). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

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