Diagnosis (Polish TV series)

Diagnosis (original title: Diagnoza) is a Polish thriller medical drama produced by TVN. The series stars Maja Ostaszewska as the main character and debuted on TVN on 5 September 2017. The second series premiered on 20 February 2018.[2]

Diagnosis
GenreMedical drama, Thriller
Starring
Opening theme"The Bird's Song" by MaJLo
ComposerŁukasz Targosz
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of series4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDagmara Bończyk
ProducerDorota Kośmicka-Gacke
Running time43 minutes[1]
Production companyTVN
Original release
NetworkTVN
Release5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) –
present (present)

Premise edit

The series follows Anna Nowak, who returns to the country after several years spent abroad and is determined to face the person who hurt her in the past. We meet Anna at Katowice Airport. First, she is driving to the Rybnik where lives someone important to her and then she is rushing to meet her lawyer in Warsaw. On her way from Rybnik, she suffers in a bus crash and is admitted to the hospital in the same city. Besides some minor injuries, she is diagnosed with amnesia. Anna is desperate to find out her identity and regain her memory with a help of the medical staff. One of them, though, seem to know her and tries to hide it. In each episode, another piece of her past is uncovered. The series features also stories of patients treated in the hospital as well as private lives of the staff.

Cast and characters edit

  • Maja Ostaszewska as Anna Nowak, the main character, a woman who loses her memory following a bus crash.
  • Maciej Zakościelny as Michał Wolski, a surgeon working in hospital in Rybnik.
  • Adam Woronowicz as Jan Artman, a surgeon in Rybnik hospital.
  • Magdalena Popławska as Marta Artman, Jan's wife and neuropsychologist.
  • Aleksandra Konieczna as Maria Kaleta, a medical director in Rybnik hospital.
  • Michal Czernecki as Piotr Sadzik, an orthopaedist and ER director.
  • Sonia Bohosiewicz as Wanda Jureczko, a nurse manager in the hospital.
  • Anna Smołowik as Kaja Szewczyk, an internist in Rybnik hospital and Wolski's girlfriend.
  • Beata Ścibakówna as Olga Bujak, an anaesthetist.
  • Tomasz Drabek as Tomasz Wolski, a gynaecologist and Michał's brother.
  • Antoni Królikowski as Kacper Kaleta, Maria's son and an intern in her hospital.
  • Aleksandra Adamska as Dagmara Mazurek, an intern in Rybnik hospital.
  • Józef Pawłowski as Rafał Krupniok, an intern in the hospital.

Series overview edit

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1135 September 2017 (2017-09-05)28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)
213[1]20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)
313[1]4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)27 November 2018 (2018-11-27)
415[1]26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)21 May 2019 (2019-05-21)

Production edit

In March 2017, it was first reported that TVN would produce and broadcast a television series set in Rybnik as part of a deal with the city. The series was expected to contain city placement and consist of at least 12 episodes with broadcast on a weekday at no earlier than 8 pm and the premiere date no later than October 2017. Rybnik demanded that the programme contained scenes featuring at least 36 popular locations in the city and that its name was mentioned at least 6 times. In the final agreement, estimated to 369,000 PLN, TVN was obliged to deliver 40 such scenes and 10 mentions of word "Rybnik". As part of the deal, it was also assumed that the cast would include famous and well-renowned actors.[3]

The main cast and the title were revealed in April 2017.[4] Filming began on 20 April 2017 and took place in Rybnik and Warsaw.[5] It was also announced that Dorota Kośmicka-Gacke would be the series' producer and it would be directed by Xawery Żuławski and Łukasz Palkowski. Katarzyna Śliwińska-Kłosowicz would act as the head writer. It was reported that the series would contain 13 episodes, each lasting about 40 minutes.

Few weeks after the premiere, TVN confirmed that Diagnosis would be returning for a second series.[6] [7]

Episodes edit

Series 1 edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air datePoland viewers
(millions) [8]
1"Episode 1"Xawery ŻuławskiWojciech Lepianka5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)1.97
2"Episode 2"Xawery ŻuławskiAgnieszka Krzyt12 September 2017 (2017-09-12)1.85
3"Episode 3"Xawery ŻuławskiTomasz Titkow19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)2.06
4"Episode 4"Xawery ŻuławskiWojciech Lepianka26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)2.09
5"Episode 5"Xawery ŻuławskiAgnieszka Krzyt3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)2.12
6"Episode 6"Xawery ŻuławskiTomasz Titkow10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)2.18
7"Episode 7"Łukasz PalkowskiWojciech Lepianka17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)2.27
8"Episode 8"Łukasz PalkowskiTomasz Titkow24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)2.38
9"Episode 9"Łukasz PalkowskiAgnieszka Krzyt31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)2.13
10"Episode 10"Łukasz PalkowskiWojciech Lepianka7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)2.48
11"Episode 11"Łukasz PalkowskiTomasz Titkow14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)2.39
12"Episode 12"Łukasz PalkowskiAgnieszka Krzyt21 November 2017 (2017-11-21)2.58
13"Episode 13"Xawery Żuławski, Łukasz PalkowskiTomasz Titkow28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)2.69

Series 2 edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air datePoland viewers
(millions) [9]
14"Episode 01/II"Łukasz PalkowskiWojciech Lepianka20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)2.27
15"Episode 02/II"Łukasz PalkowskiDana Łukasińska27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)2.09
16"Episode 03/II"Łukasz PalkowskiWojciech Lepianka6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)2.14
17"Episode 04/II"Łukasz PalkowskiTomasz Titkow13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)N/A
18"Episode 05/II"Łukasz PalkowskiDana Łukasińska20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)N/A
19"Episode 06/II"Łukasz PalkowskiTomasz Titkow27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)N/A
20"Episode 07/II"Łukasz PalkowskiDana Łukasińska3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)N/A
21"Episode 08/II"Łukasz PalkowskiWojciech Lepianka10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)N/A

International broadcast edit

The series premiered in Ukraine on 11 December 2017 on 1+1.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d tvn.pl. "Diagnosis". distribution.tvn.pl. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Drugi sezon "Diagnozy" we wtorki w TVN. Zagrają Jan Englert, Łukasz Simlat i Wojciech Zieliński" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "TVN szykuje na jesień nowy serial w Rybniku. Miasto zapłaci za promocję 370 tys. zł" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Serial medyczny "Diagnoza" z Mają Ostaszewską jesienią w TVN" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ "TVN pokaże drugi sezon "Diagnozy". "Jesteśmy bardzo zadowoleni z wyników oglądalności'" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. ^ tvn.pl. "Powstanie drugi sezon serialu "Diagnoza"!". prasa.tvn.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  8. ^ ""Diagnoza" miała o 720 tys. widzów więcej niż "Top model". TVN liderem rynku w grupie 16-49" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. ^ ""Diagnoza" zyskała 210 tys. widzów. TVN liderem rynku w grupie 16-49. "Powód do zadowolenia"" (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Serial "Diagnoza" obejrzą widzowie ukraińskiej telewizji 1+1" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Діагноз". Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 December 2017.