WHAT ARE THE MOST ANTICIPATED TV SERIES? SERIAL KILLER OFFERS A SNEAK PEEK

21. 9. 2026 | 4 min read The international festival Serial Killer will showcase the most anticipated series from Czech broadcasters and streaming platforms, alongside previews of international productions. This year, the festival will place special emphasis on productions from Iceland and the Netherlands. In addition to international titles, it will introduce a new competition section, Czech Killer, and explore the topic of ethics in audiovisual production. For the first time, audiences will also have a say in deciding the award winners. The festival will take place in Brno from 23 to 28 September.

DUBBING STILL LEADS THE WAY. ONLY 29 PER CENT OF CZECHS REGULARLY WATCH FILMS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LANGUAGE

16. 9. 2026 | 3 min read Dubbing remains significantly more popular amongst Czech viewers than watching foreign films and series in their original language. Although streaming services offer a choice between dubbing, the original version and subtitles, 71 per cent of Czech viewers prefer dubbing. Twenty-nine per cent of those surveyed regularly watch programmes in their original language. This is according to a survey by the media company AXOCOM.

CZECH SERIES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD, EUROPE SENDS ITS FAVOURITES. SERIAL KILLER UNVEILS MORE OF ITS PROGRAMME

11. 9. 2026 | 9 min read Prison, a mystery crime drama, sporting records, family dramas and even a smallpox epidemic. Serial Killer unveils another part of this year’s programme, including five Czech series competing in the new Czech Killer competition and titles from Central and Eastern Europe in the Primetime Killer section. The programme is now complete. Only one final question remains: Who will lead the festival into its next chapter?

NOVA VIEWERS WANTED MORE ORDINACE. BOŽÍ PLÁN RESPONDS TO A NEW TREND

31. 8. 2026 | 8 min read The return of Ordinace v růžové zahradě (The Rose Garden Clinic) to TV Nova, albeit with older episodes, is a direct response to viewer demand, says Programming Director Silvia Majeská. Nova’s revised approach to Tuesday and Thursday evenings, which will feature the new series Boží plán (God’s Plan), likewise reflects changing audience preferences.

ONEPLAY HAS LAUNCHED A ‘COMING SOON’ SECTION, SHOWCASEING UPCOMING FILMS AND TV SERIES

30. 8. 2026 | 2 min read The Oneplay streaming service has added a new ‘ComingSoon’ section to its catalogue, in which it showcases titles scheduled for release in the coming weeks.

‘I DON’T WANT TO WAIT THREE EPISODES BEFORE SOMETHING GRIPPS ME,’ SAYS ONEPLAY’S HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

12. 8. 2026 | 1 min read These days, it only takes viewers a few minutes to decide whether to give a series a go. Michal Reitler, Head of Development at TV Nova and Oneplay, talks in an interview about how the TV audience has changed, why people say they mainly want comedies but actually watch a lot of crime dramas, and the new programmes Nova has in the pipeline. He also revealed why some series need to hook the viewer right from the start and what determines whether they are renewed.

NOVA THIS AUTUMN: GOD’S PLAN, MEN IN FLIGHT, SUPERSTAR, THE WELL, CRIME UNIT ANDĚL AND THE SURGERY

10. 8. 2026 | 5 min read At its programming press conference, the Nova Group unveiled its line-up for this autumn’s season. Its television line-up will feature new series for Tuesday and Thursday evenings, tried-and-tested reality shows and entertainment programmes, as well as original productions from Oneplay Originals.

ONEPLAY TO LAUNCH ODDÍL B AND LOVE ISLAND, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS TO DRIVE ONEPLAY SPORTS OFFERING

10. 8. 2026 | 4 min read Oneplay will launch the new comedy series Oddíl B from the creators of Most! this autumn, along with another season of the reality show Love Island Česko & Slovensko. The main highlights of its sports offering will include UEFA European competitions, domestic football and ice hockey leagues, the NHL, NBA and Formula 1.

PRIMA THIS AUTUMN: NEW EPISODES OF POD HLADINOU, ZÁKONY VLKA, POLABÍ AND THE REALITY SHOW ZRÁDCI

6. 8. 2026 | 9 min read TV Prima unveiled its autumn programming schedule at Tyršův dům in Prague. This autumn, the broadcaster aims to attract viewers with new episodes of series including Zákony vlka, Kriminálka Slapy: Pod hladinou and Polabí, as well as reality formats Ano, šéfe! and Zrádci.

FILMS AND TV SERIES WILL HELP ATTRACT TOURISTS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC. CZECHTOURISM HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE CZECH FILM COMMISSION

20. 7. 2026 | 8 min read Stronger promotion of the Czech Republic both at home and abroad, and better use of successful films and TV series to develop domestic and international tourism. These are the main objectives of the memorandum of cooperation signed by the Czech Tourism Authority – CzechTourism and the State Audiovisual Fund, Czech Film Commission department. Both institutions aim to link the audiovisual industry with tourism even more systematically, to present the Czech Republic as an attractive destination for both filming and travel through selected joint activities, and to use cinema screens and television to attract visitors not only to well-known tourist spots but also to as yet undiscovered locations. Combining film and tourism will boost the promotion of the Czech Republic The joint memorandum combines CzechTourism’s expertise in promoting the Czech Republic as a destination with the specialist resources of the Czech Film Commission. The main mission of this department of the State Audiovisual Fund is to promote the Czech Republic as an attractive country for foreign film shoots, digital production and animation. The Czech Film Commission also connects filmmakers with regional partners and provides information on filming opportunities. Both institutions aim to make better use of the power of film in building the Czech Republic’s brand, developing tourism and supporting the domestic audiovisual industry.

TURNOVER OF THE AUDIOVISION ROSE LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THE SUSPENSION OF INCENTIVES AND THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING ČT POSE A THREAT

5. 7. 2026 | 4 min read According to the Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA), increased incentives have helped bring foreign productions back to the Czech Republic; however, concerns have been raised both by the suspension of new applications and by the government’s proposal to abolish licence fees for Czech Television (ČT).

PRIMA’S MINISERIES WE ARE NOT A CULT IS MEANT TO BE FICTIONAL. THE CHANNEL IS ALSO CONSIDERING NEW EPISODES OF THE SERIES POLDA

29. 6. 2026 | 3 min read Prima is preparing a mini-series entitled My nejsme sekta, which will focus on how cults operate. The result is intended to be a fictional story about cultism, rather than a description of a specific real-life case. In addition, Prima is also considering bringing back the series Polda.

STREAMERS SHIFT TOWARDS SCRIPTED ROMANCE AS REALITY DATING SHOWS DECLINE

29. 6. 2026 | 2 min read Global streaming services are increasingly commissioning scripted romance dramas instead of reality dating shows, with more than four out of five new romance titles now scripted, according to new research from Ampere Analysis.

THE STRANGER THINGS EFFECT: IS IT WORTH LENGTHENING THE PAUSES BETWEEN SEASONS?

28. 6. 2026 | 2 min read The breaks between seasons of TV series have more than doubled over the last decade. According to an analysis by Ampere, whilst longer waits increase interest in the return of popular shows, they also increase the risk that some viewers will cancel their streaming subscriptions during the break.

THEMATIC FILM CHANNELS ARE ADJUSTING THEIR STRATEGY AND TAILORING THEIR CONTENT MORE TARGETEDLY

20. 6. 2026 | 3 min read Films and TV series remain the most-watched type of television content in the Czech Republic. Television companies are therefore expanding their range of themed channels and increasingly targeting specific viewer groups.

CZECH CONTENT ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME LINE-UP, BUT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJORITY OF VIEWING FIGURES

26. 5. 2026 | 3 min read In 2025, Czech and Czechoslovak content accounted for a significantly higher share of television viewing figures than its representation in the programming schedule would suggest. According to data from the Association of Television Organisations, as highlighted by Atmedia, local programmes accounted for 31 per cent of the broadcasts on the stations surveyed, but accounted for 57 per cent of the time spent watching television.

PRIMA TV TO TAKE ‘POLDA’ AND ‘POLABÍ’ OFF THE AIR DURING THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

15. 5. 2026 | 3 min read Prima TV is adjusting its evening schedule to accommodate the ice hockey world championship. Films will be replaced by the series Polda and Polabí.

NOVA IS SENDING THE POLICIE MODRAVA SERIES AGAINST POLABÍ AND WILL ALSO BE DEPLOYING THE JITŘNÍ ZÁŘE SERIES

14. 4. 2026 | 2 min read The Nova television group will be revamping its prime-time linear programming in May, both on weekdays and at weekends.