One of the biggest-budget Czech drama series to date is getting a second run, with the focus on another real-life rescue mission. Extractors follows a Czech team of agents who work in the shadows to bring home people being held captive abroad. Season one was inspired by the real-life case of two Czech women kidnapped in southwest Pakistan and the efforts to secure their release.
The six-part series was an original for Voyo , the streaming service that is part of the leading Czech commercial network TV Nova. Keshet International swooped for distribution rights and is now taking it to market. Related Stories News BBC Studios Central & Eastern Europe Boss Says It Is Starting A New Chapter In The Region With Production And Coproduction Moves - NEM Dubrovnik News Taking A View: Distributors Break Down Regional Trends And Highlights Ahead Of NEM Dubrovnik During a session on the spy drama at the NEM Dubrovnik event in Croatia, co-creator and Voyo exec Lenka Szántó revealed the streamer is now working on a second season of the drama.
Early scripts are in, she said. It isn’t yet clear which real-life incident the season will use for its inspiration, but Szántó told Deadline it will be a case that made the headlines and Season 2 will see the team of extractors take on missions in Colombia, Libya, and Lebanon. Szántó said Extractors was Voyo’s top show in 2023 and explained it was based on events that had been making Czech newspaper headlines for years.
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