Raven (Polish TV series)

*Raven*
Raven
	Polish poster
Polish	Kruk
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Jakub Korolczuk
Written by	Jakub Korolczuk
Directed by	Maciej Pieprzyca
Starring	Michał Żurawski; Tomasz Włosok; Katarzyna Wajda; Danuta Kierklo; Magdalena Koleśnik; Zbigniew Stryj; Sebastian Cybulski;
Composer	Bartosz Chajdecki
Country of origin	Poland
Original language	Polish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producers	Łukasz Dzięcioł; Piotr Dzięcioł;
Cinematography	Jan Holoubek; Witold Płóciennik;
Editors	Piotr Kmiecik; Wojciech Mrówczynski;
Running time	40–63 minutes
Production companies	ITI Neovision; Opus TV;
Original release
Network	Canal+ Premium
Release	18 March 2018 –; 23 December 2022

Raven (Polish: Kruk) is a Polish crime drama television series created by Jakub Korolczuk. It aired on Canal+ Premium from 18 March 2018 to 23 December 2022.

Premise[edit]

After several years of working in Łódź, Commissioner Adam Kruk returns to his hometown of Białystok to investigate the kidnapping of an 11-year-old boy.

Cast[edit]

Michał Żurawski as Commissioner Adam Kruk
- Nicolas Przygoda as young Adam
Tomasz Włosok as Tomek "Rudy" Wójcik
Katarzyna Wajda as Anka Kruk, Adam's wife
Danuta Kierklo as "Szeptucha"
Magdalena Koleśnik Justyna Ataman
Zbigniew Stryj as Commander Bogdanowicz
Sebastian Cybulski as Stanislaw Morawski
Adam Cywka as Marek Ataman, Justyna's father
Igor Kujawski as Igor Dunaj
Szymon Majchrzak as "Grek"
Cezary Łukaszewicz as Sławek
- Hubert Wiatrowski as young Sławek
Barbara Kurzaj as Marzena Wasilewska
Mariusz Jakus as Officer Marek Kaponow
Andrzej Zaborski as Commander Stanisław Tylenda
Jan Szydłowski as Rafałek Morawski
Michał Filipiak as Officer Borowiecki
Jerzy Schejbal as Zygmunt Morawski
Grzegorz Prasalski as Czarny
Barbara Wypych as Officer Kasia Wójcik
Anna Nehrebecka as Anna Morawska
Piotr Dąbrowski as Bogdan Wasiluk
Marcin Bosak as Szymon Wasiluk

Episodes[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	6	18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)	22 April 2018 (2018-04-22)	Canal+
2	6	9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)	13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
3	6	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)	23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)

Season 1[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
1	1	"Episode 1.1"	52 min	18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)
2	2	"Episode 1.2"	50 min	25 March 2018 (2018-03-25)
3	3	"Episode 1.3"	51 min	1 April 2018 (2018-04-01)
4	4	"Episode 1.4"	52 min	8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)
5	5	"Episode 1.5"	50 min	15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)
6	6	"Episode 1.6"	63 min	22 April 2018 (2018-04-22)

Season 2[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
7	1	"Episode 2.1"	52 min	9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
8	2	"Episode 2.2"	51 min	16 July 2021 (2021-07-16)
9	3	"Episode 2.3"	55 min	23 July 2021 (2021-07-23)
10	4	"Episode 2.4"	53 min	30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
11	5	"Episode 2.5"	51 min	6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
12	6	"Episode 2.6"	55 min	13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)

Season 3[edit]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
13	1	"Episode 3.1"	50 min	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
14	2	"Episode 3.2"	47 min	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
15	3	"Episode 3.3"	48 min	16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
16	4	"Episode 3.4"	42 min	16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
17	5	"Episode 3.5"	42 min	16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
18	6	"Episode 3.6"	40 min	23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)

Production[edit]

Filming for the first season of the series began in October 2017.^[1]^[2] Filming locations in the Podlaskie Voivodeship included Białystok, Czarna Białostocka, Kruszyniany, and Podbiele.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Serial "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku" wiosną w Canal+. Michał Żurawski w roli głównej". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku. Kryminalny serial w stolicy Podlasia". Gazeta Współczesna Plus (in Polish). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Kalicka, Monika (30 November 2017). "Żurawski, Wajda, Łukaszewicz - na Podlasiu powstaje serial "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku"". Polskie Radio Białystok (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ "Magia Podlasia to rzeczywistość. Byliśmy na planie III sezonu Kruka [ZDJĘCIA]". BiałystokOnline (in Polish). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Raven on IMDb

[1] "Serial "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku" wiosną w Canal+. Michał Żurawski w roli głównej". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[2] "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku. Kryminalny serial w stolicy Podlasia". Gazeta Współczesna Plus (in Polish). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[3] Kalicka, Monika (30 November 2017). "Żurawski, Wajda, Łukaszewicz - na Podlasiu powstaje serial "Kruk. Szepty słychać po zmroku"". Polskie Radio Białystok (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[4] "Magia Podlasia to rzeczywistość. Byliśmy na planie III sezonu Kruka [ZDJĘCIA]". BiałystokOnline (in Polish). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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