Seven Hours Difference
| Seven Hours Difference | |
|---|---|
| Седем часа разлика | |
| Genre | Drama Crime |
| Written by | Luben Dilov - Son Milena Fuchedjieva |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Bulgaria |
| Original languages | Bulgarian English Russian |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 76 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes 90 minutes |
| Production company | Global Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | bTV |
| Release | 18 September 2011 – 24 March 2013 |
Seven Hours Difference is a Bulgarian television drama, which premiered on 18 September 2011 on bTV. It followed the life of a respectable judge with a connection to the mafia, her family and friends. The action was set in Bulgaria and in the USA. The characters in the TV series are inspired by real people.
Premise[edit]
Tanya Stoeva is a judge with a strong but controversial connection to her childhood friend Mihail Mihaylov - Miloto, a mafia boss. Tanya's daughter - Maya, is in love with Teo, the son of a famous reporter but Rocky - Mihail's son, wants her for himself. After a night spent together, Maya and Teo are attacked and Maya is brutally raped. After this Tanya sends Maya to her brother in the USA - Boyan. When Tanya begins to suspect Rocky for the rape, a new prosecutor is hired to solve the case.
Development[edit]
After the big success of the first Bulgarian TV series made after a pause of almost two decades, bTV ordered the pilot for Seven Hours Difference.[1] The series was sold to the Macedonian television network Kanal 5 before it premiered in Bulgaria.[2] The premiere was on 18 September 2011. The first few episodes had very high ratings but after a while viewership dropped to a steady level. Despite that, Seven Hours Difference remains one of the most popular Bulgarian productions ever to be broadcast.[3]
A second season was ordered during the production of the 15th episode.[4] The first season ended on 18 December 2011, spanning 26 episodes.
The pilot ran as a whole 2 hours episode(with commercials), but ever since bTV airs two consequential 1 hour episodes, which although having each an intro and outro, don't seem to be separate. The first season finale was also a two-hour episode.
| Season | Timeslot | TV Season | Channel | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 8:00 PM | 2011 (Autumn) | bTV | 26 | 18 September 2011 | 18 December 2011 | ||
| 2 | 2012 (Autumn) | 23 September 2012 | ||||||
| 18 December 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 (Winter-Spring) | 24 March 2013 | |||||||
| 2012 (Spring) | 10 June 2012 | |||||||
| 3 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Много актьори, много сюжет в "Седем часа разлика"" [Many actors, many storyline in "Seven Hours Difference"]. dnes.bg (in Bulgarian). Dnes Newspaper. 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ^ "Продадоха БГ сериалите в Македония" [BG soaps sold in Macedonia]. 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian). 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Рейтингите през ноември: bTV триумфират със сериалите си, Nova и TV7 във възход" [Ratings in November: bTV triumph with his series, Nova and TV7 on the rise]. tv-bulgaria.com (in Bulgarian). 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Вторият сезон на "Седем часа разлика" вече се снима, ще се излъчи през пролетта" [The second season of "Seven Hours Difference" has already filmed, will air in spring]. tv-bulgaria.com (in Bulgarian). 2011-10-29. Archived from the original on 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
