Today, we conclude the CEE Screenings 2022 with the invitation to watch four brand-new Ukrainian TV series. Starlight Media is showcasing its latest productions Tabun and Marchal, while 1+1 Media presents Big Hope and Romeo and Juliet from Cherkasy.


Marchal (https://pitchplay.tv/ceescreenings/83)

Genre: Comedy, 16x24'

This is the story of an experienced and brutal policeman Pavel Safronov whose soul, after an accident – being struck by a lightning - transfers into a dog, and the only person who can hear him is his rookie partner - a police newbie Slava Kurochka (meaning Chickie). Together with the dog, he will investigate crimes, repeatedly getting into comical situations, and will also try to build his first real relationship with his work colleague, investigator Victoria (Yulia Buinovska).


Tabun (https://pitchplay.tv/ceescreenings/84)

Genre: Drama, 4x48'

British intelligence officer of Ukrainian descent Hryhoriy Didenko returns to his hometown as the head of a sabotage group on a mission to save millions of lives from the latest Nazi development - the chemical weapon - the lethal gas “Tabun”. He returns to his hometown of Novohrad-Volynskyi 15 years later with a top-secret mission - to get a sample of the latest chemical weapon to develop an antidote. The obstacles for Hryhoriy will be the Nazi regime and the distrust of the locals, whom he is trying to save.


Big Hope (https://pitchplay.tv/ceescreenings/97)

Genre: Comedy, 24x24'

A kindergarten teacher Nadia Galushko on the day of her 40th birthday receives an unexpected gift from her new gynecologist — the tests results showed that her long-term infertility was just a medical error. Nadia is totally shocked but happy to know that she has got a chance to become a mother. But there is one serious “but” in this story — Nadia can get pregnant only if she loses weight quickly. Having taken up the challenge Nadia will go through all the circles of hell of this difficult process. But is her beloved one ready to become a father?


Romeo and Juliet from Cherkasy (https://pitchplay.tv/ceescreenings/98)

Genre: Sitcom, 20x25'

The main heroes, young Roma and Yulia, fell in love with each other and were going to get married, but when their parents met, it turned out that their fathers were long-standing bitter enemies. For the sake of the children's happiness, their fathers are ready to bury the hatchet and celebrate a wedding soon. But how can they do it in time when a “circular firing squad” is involved in organizing the wedding? The first season, 20 episodes, shows 20 days before the wedding. Each episode shows the events of one day before the wedding