Wasteland

55min

Mystery

Drama

When Hana Sikorova, mayor of a northern Bohemian village, stands up to a large coal mining concern that offers villagers large compensation in exchange for abandoning their houses built on land containing brown coal deposits, her fourteen year old daughter Misha disappears. The search for her daughter makes Hana suspicious of the whole community, after years of peaceful coexistence. Under the pressure of unfolding events, the community starts to fall apart and show its true face. Solving the mystery divides the story into several interweaving narratives that ultimately connect in unexpected ways.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

55min

30th Oct 2016

Hana Sikorova, mayor of the dying village of Pustina, battles the powerful coal company that wants to expand and obliterate her town. Then her 14-year-old daughter, Misha, goes missing.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

55min

6th Nov 2016

The Criminal Investigations Unit looks into Misha's disappearance. Hana suspects the coal company may be behind it, but Inspector Rajner thinks a 16-year-old juvenile delinquent who has been secretly seeing Misha may know more than he lets on.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

55min

13th Nov 2016

Lukas, who dates Hana's older daughter, misleads Rajner with a false tip as to Misha's whereabouts. The lie is meant to divert attention from Lukas' real job as a meth cook.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

55min

20th Nov 2016

A sex worker leads Rajner to discover new information about Karel. Everything seems to suggest that he is lying about the events of the day Misha disappeared. Meanwhile, Klara discovers in inconsistencies in Lukas' story, too.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

55min

27th Nov 2016

Karel is interrogated and released, against police wishes, following an intervention by the district attorney. Meanwhile, Hana gets an inkling that Misha may have had a secret life.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

55min

4th Dec 2016

Hana tries to find out the truth about Karel--what he knows about their daughter but also about his own past, which he had kept hidden from her. In the meantime, despite ongoing events, the village prepares for the upcoming referendum.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

55min

11th Dec 2016

Karel discovers a link between one of the boys from the juvenile facility and a man who works at the mine company. Hana uses the information to force the company's owner to pressure the police to expand their investigation.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

55min

18th Dec 2016

The police seem to hold all the necessary evidence to close the case, but Karel is convinced they are on the wrong track. He realizes that if he wants justice to be served, he will have to take it into his own hands.

First air date

30th Oct 2016

Last air date

18th Dec 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

cs

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