The Roubal Case () is a three-part television miniseries by TV Nova, which premiered on the Voyo platform during November and December 2021. It was filmed by director Tereza Kopáčová in the production of Evolution Films. It is inspired by the real events surrounding serial killer Ivan Roubal. Hynek Čermák, Kamila Trnková, Vojtěch Vodochodský, Dagmar Havlová, Jan Čenský and David Švehlík starred in the series.
Plot Two men die during a robbery of a car repair shop. Ivan Roubal is accused of the murder. State attorney Markéta Neumannová and criminal investigator Jakub Miller suspect him of committing six more murders. Junior defense attorney Daniela gets her first opportunity from her boss who is representing Roubal ex offo to demonstrate what she can do. She is successful, challenging the testimony of a key witness in court. Ivan Roubal is about to be released from custody and threatens to kill again. The investigators have 40 hours left to stop it. They are looking for a woman who may have been an accomplice to the murder of Václav Dlouhý who was engaged in filming and distributing porn. Daniela digs deeper into the case and comes across disturbing facts. The trial has entered its final phase, but the police still have no evidence that would stand up in court. Daniela leaves her position as a paralegal and manages to get a key piece of information.
Cast Hynek Čermák as Ivan Roubal David Švehlík as mjr. Bc. Jakub Miller Dagmar Havlová as prosecutor Mgr. Markéta Neumannová Kamila Trnková as junior attorney Bc. Daniela Stolařová Jan Čenský as JUDr. Hynek Pokorný, defense attorney Vojtěch Vodochodský as Bc. Roman Kraus, prosecutor's assistant Jiří Roskot as npor. Martin Pražák, policeman Aleš Petráš as por. Petr Anděl, policeman Zdeněk Julina as kpt. Ivo Kramář, policeman Helena Dvořáková as Hana Marková, Roubal's girlfriend Jan Komínek as Tomáš Kovář Štěpán Tuček as Petr Mráz Cyril Dobrý as Michal Olah Jan Šaněk as Václav Dlouhý Petr Franěk as František Heppner Verica Nedeska as Nataša, Heppner's girlfriend Regina Rázlová as Holešová Jitka Sedláčková as Manuela Vojtěch Hrabák as Viktor Roubal, Roubal's son Jan Slovák as judge JUDr. Zapletal Jan Antonín Duchoslav as judge JUDr. Dvorský Jan Holík as judge JUDr. Antonín Janata Martin Siničak as judge JUDr. Dušan Jílek Matěj Šumbera as Marek Hybš Daniel Krečmar as Oleg Azarov Michal Dalecký as junior attorney Jacob Erftemeijer as policeman in prison Vlasta Žehrová as secretary
Production It is the first miniseries filmed under the brand Voyo Original. Jan Štoček, a former policeman from the Prague murder party was behind the capture of many of criminals including Ivan Roubal served as an expert advisor. Stoček became the prototype for the character played by David Švehlík in the miniseries.
Episodes Episode Written by Original air date Czech viewers (millions) 1 Tomáš Bombík, Zdeněk Jecelín, Václav Hašek 26 November 2021 2 Tomáš Bombík, Zdeněk Jecelín, Václav Hašek 3 December 2021 3 Tomáš Bombík, Zdeněk Jecelín, Václav Hašek 10 December 2021
References
External links Official site IMDB site