The first season had its world premiere at NEM Dubrovnik in the summer of 2021, after which it was screened at the Berlinale Series Market. It was sold by Beta Film to HBO MAX and HBO Europe, Lumière for Flemish-speaking Benelux, and ZDF/ARTE, who also came on board as coproducers.
Based on the trilogy of novels by investigative journalist Drago Hedl, the first season of The Silence followed the interlinked stories of human trafficking in Kiyv and the Croatian town of Osijek, triggered by the discovery of three female corpses. It was filmed in Croatia and Ukraine with mixed crews, just before the war started.
"A significant part of the plot of the second novel also includes Serbia, and that helps to some extent having in mind the current situation in Ukraine, but we are not giving up on filming there, probably somewhere in the western part, in the vicinity of Lviv," said the main producer Nebojša Taraba from Drugi Plan. He is producing together with Miodrag Sila from Drugi Plan, and they are also the creators of the series.
The story of the second season is set a year after the initial events and the screenplay by Marjan Alčevski is adapted to reflect the grim reality of war. Even the main character played by Ukrainian star Kseniya Myshina is now involved in the collection of humanitarian aid for her compatriots. Serbian actresses Branka Katić andi Anđelka Prpić also join the crew in the second season of the series.
The premiere of the second season of The Silence on the Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) is expected in 2023.
Production Information:
Producers:
Drugi Plan (Croatia)
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Croatian Radiotelevision (Croatia)
Coproducers:
Beta Film (Germany)
Star Media (Ukraine)
OLL.TV (Ukraine)
ZDF/ARTE (Germany, France)
Credits:
Creators: Nebojša Taraba, Miodrag Sila
Director: Dalibor Matanić
Based on the story of: Drago Hed
Screenwriter: Marjan Alčevski
DoP: Danko Vučinović
Set designer: Ivo Knezović
Cast: Kseniya Myshina, Sandra Lončarić, Darko Milas, Leon Lučev, Godan Bogdan, Tihana Lazović, Mijo Jurišić, Branka Katić, Anđelka Prpić, Iva Jerković, Iryne Verenich-Ostrovska
