Pod Prikritie
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The logo of the series used for posters and multimedia covers, featuring yellow police tape.
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| Also known as | 'Undercover (translated in English), or Под прикритие (original title in Bulgarian) |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Dimitar Mitovski |
| Written by |
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| Starring | Vladimir Penev Ivaylo Zahariev Mihail Bilalov Zahari Baharov Marian Valev Kiril Efremov Alexander Sano |
| Country of origin | Bulgaria |
| Original language(s) | Bulgarian |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Elitsa Dimitrova |
| Running time | 50 min |
| Production company(s) |
Bulgarian National Television Camera Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | BNT 1 |
| Original release | April 17, 2011 – June 4, 2016 |
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| Website | |
Undercover (Bulgarian: Под Прикритие, transcribed: Pod Prikritie, and pronounced:/pɔt pri'kritiɛ/) is a Bulgarian crime drama television series produced by Bulgarian National Television that premiered on BNT 1 on April 17, 2011.
The series tells the story of the undercover police officer Martin Hristov (Ivaylo Zahariev), who infiltrates the gang of Bulgarian mafia boss Petar 'Dzharo' Tudzharov (Mihail Bilalov).
Martin Hristov, a specially trained agent, is appointed to go undercover in the gang of Bulgaria's top mafia boss, Dzharo. On his way he faces numerous challenges in order to completely become part of the criminal world. His task becomes more complicated when he meets the big boss' girl, Sunny. While undercover he gets a promotion in the mafia hierarchy and becomes part of the world full of crime, violence and corruption.
The show is inspired by Martin Scorsese's 2006 film The Departed.
Undercover has received critical acclaim as well as becoming a hit with viewers, managing to attract a strong audience from its debut. Critic Emil Antonov said the show "offers viewers a dynamic and tense atmosphere, and interesting characters in a crime drama attractive to much of the native audience. Although many of the stories in the new Bulgarian cinema navigate around the time of transition and development of crime in Bulgaria, Dimitar Mitovski manages to break this pattern. He creates a story that strikes a chord with Bulgarians and is dynamic enough to keep us distracted from our daily lives."
The series received five nominations for the Golden Nymph Award at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival: Sevda Shishmanova, Dimitar Mitovski and Ivan Doiko as Outstanding European Producer (Drama Series) and Outstanding International Producer (Drama Series); Mihail Bilalov and Zahary Baharov as Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series; and Irena Miliankova as Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.Undercover also won "The Golden Umbrella" award for Best Series, as well as awards for best cinematography, best musical score and most popular series at the 2012 MediaMixx International Festival, devoted to all forms of media in Central and Eastern Europe.
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