

Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestA chronicle of the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the rise of the Balkan states.
Acting
Vetchý and Donutil's tense political rivalry simmers magnificently.
Production
Authentic Prague locations that reek of dying imperial grandeur.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jiří Svoboda is a former Czech Communist Party politician, making his handling of this nationalist subject fascinatingly complicated.
The series aired on ČT2 to minimal fanfare, embodying exactly the obscure historical footnote it portrays—Czech prestige television that almost nobody watched.