Oktopus (TV series)

Oktopus is a Czech crime television series. The series is inspired by the Tempus Department that specializes in investigating cold cases. It started broadcast on 28 August 2023, competing with season 5 of Kriminálka Anděl. The series went on to debut with 1,340,000 viewers for the first episode (including retroactive TV views).

On 31 January 2024 Director of the ČT1 program Milan Fridrich confirmed that series was renewed for second season.

Plot
The series focuses on special department of Prague police called OKTOPUS (abbreviation for Oddělení kontroly termínově ohrožených případů útvaru S which means Department for the control of termination-endangered cases of unit S). Captain Dítě is the sole investigator of the department until he is assigned a backup - young policewoman Fáberová. Both Dítě and Fáberová are loners and each has a different view on how cases should be investigated.

Main

 * Miroslav Krobot as Captain Miroslav Dítě, investigator
 * Tomáš Bambušek as Miroslav Dítě (younger)
 * Marika Šoposká as Captain Markéta Fáberová, investigator
 * Kryštof Hádek as Colonel Alexej Schwarz, commander of Department
 * Zuzana Stivínová as First Lieutenant Marie Dítětová, medical examiner and Dítě's estranged wife

Supporting

 * Jaromír Hanzlík as Major Jindřich Plachta, former investigator
 * Sara Venclovská as Lieutenant Dita Šťovíková, assistant
 * Pavlína Mourková as JUDr. Jana Vránová, prosecutor
 * Pavel Novotný as Fábera, Fáberová's father
 * Lukáš Bech as Jiří Valnoha, archivist
 * Lenka Andelová as Alena Pošová, buffet vendor
 * Ivo Gogál as Jiří Bulhar, bookmaker
 * Jiří Dvořák as Tomáš Hýka

Guest

 * Zdeněk Hruška as Karel Beránek (episode 1)
 * Monika Timková as dcera Jana Beránková (episode 1)
 * Amelie Pokorná and Lucie Zedníčková as Dominika Kršáková (episode 1)
 * Ondřej Malý and Radim Kalvoda as Petr Poul (episode 1)
 * Miloslav Potiška as Leoš Mohyla (episode 1)
 * Natálie Řehořová as Jitka Mohylová (episode 1)
 * Terezie Kovalová as Lena Žalec (episode 2)
 * Jiří Panzner as Jan Kaiser (episode 2)
 * Jiří Wohanka as Jan Heller (episode 2)
 * Martin Myšička as gallerist Martin Branald (episode 2)
 * Miloslav König as František Jiskra (episode 2)

Production
Shooting started in September 2022. Emmaus area near Charles Square, where the Institute for Planning the Development of the Capital City of Prague is located, was used as background of the headquarters of the Prague police and of the Oktopus unit. During the several months of filming, the crew also uses a number of locations across the Czech Republic. Shooting was scheduled to conclude in February 2023. On 26 July 2023 it was announced that the series will start to air on 28 August 2023.