| Genre: | Crime drama |
| Director: | Ivan Pokorný |
| Starring: | Ivan Trojan, Richard Krajčo, Hana Vagnerová, Marek Němec |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Language: | Czech |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Runtime: | 74 minutes |
| Network: | ČT1 |
Vraždy v kruhu (English: '''The Zodiac Murders''') is a Czech crime television series directed by Ivan Pokorný and starring Ivan Trojan, Richard Krajčo and Hana Vagnerová. It is based on the script by Ivy Procházková. .[1] The specifics of the series is the connection of criminal stories with astrology. It consists of 12 episodes which form the skeleton of 12 different crimes committed from motives that are attributed to the 12 signs of the zodiac.[2] Czech Television prepared it for its premiere broadcast on 5 January 2015, in the main Monday evening slot which is established for detective stories.[3] [4] The last episode aired on 23 March 2015.
The series was nominated for the Czech Lion in the category Best TV Series but didn't win.
Czech Television announced the filming of the series in the summer of 2013,[1] specifically from June.[2] It confirmed its planned inclusion in the program in March 2014, along with other series and programs.[5] It should have been classified as a detective story of a classic socio-psychological nature, modeled after Scandinavian detective stories, and based mainly on the strong personality of the main character.[1] [2]