| Genre: | Comedy Mystery |
| Director: | Michal Samir |
| Starring: | Jiří Macháček Jan Cina Leoš Noha |
| Country: | Czech Republic Germany |
| Language: | Czech |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Producer: | Matěj Chlupáček Maja Hamplová Bettina Wente Jan Lekeš |
| Cinematography: | Martin Douba |
| Runtime: | 57 minutes |
| Company: | Barletta Network Movie[1] |
| Network: | Czech Television ZDF |
| First Aired: | [2] |
To se vysvětlí, soudruzi! (We’re On It, Comrades! ) is a mystery comedy television series coproduced by Czech Television and ZDF.[3] The series aims to follow on from popular 1980s co-production projects of Czechoslovakia and West Germany Návštěvníci, Létající Čestmír or Arabela.[4] Episode titles refer to comedy films by Václav Vorlíček and Jindřich Polák.[5] The series draws inspiration from real events.[6] Plot itself is inspired by real life Czechoslovak institute that focused on paranormal activity which existed in 1980s.[7] Some media called the series "Czech The X-Files."[8] [9]
Director Matěj Chlupáček mentioned during interview in August 2023 that he would like to make a second season if the series is successful.[10]
The series follows members of the Institute of Paranormal Phenomena who solve various mysteries in 1980s communist Czechoslovakia. Skeptic investigator David and a naive scientist Vojta are solving cases that include an alien abduction, self-immolation of a saint in a church, or an attack by the creepy monster Kozlopír. They are followed by duo of StB agents - tough agent Snížková and her sensitive right-hand man Hora.
| Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers(millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostře sledované UFO | Miro Šifra, Lucie Vaňková | 3 March 2024 | 0.935[11] | ||
| 2 | Jak uškrtit mistra Šálka | Miro Šifra, Lucie Vaňková, Marie Stará | 10 March 2024 | 0.554[12] | ||
| 3 | Copak je to za veksláka | Matěj Chlupáček | Miro Šifra | 17 March 2024 | 0.487[13] | |
| 4 | Hoří, má babičko | Michal Samir | Lucie Vaňková | 24 March 2024 | 0.467[14] | |
| 5 | Paní, vy jste vdova! | Matěj Chlupáček | Miro Šifra, Marie Stará | 31 March 2024 | 0.368[15] | |
| 6 | Balada pro Kozlopíra | Michal Samir | Miro Šifra, Marie Stará | 7 April 2024 | 0.439[16] | |
| 7 | Srdečné pozdravy z lázní | Matěj Chlupáček | Lucie Vaňková | 14 April 2024 | 0.443[17] | |
| 8 | Lada Lazarová | Matěj Chlupáček, Michal Samir | Miro Šifra | 21 April 2024 | 0.484[18] | |
To se vysvětlí, soudruzi! received negative reactions from audiences after broadcast of first two episodes which resulted in a large drop in viewers between episode 1 and 2. First episode was watched by 935,000 viewers but second was watched only by 554,000 people losing almost half of its audience.[19]