39 and a Half

Polish comedy-drama television series
  • Doman Nowakowski
  • Dorota Mierzejewska
  • Tomasz Cichoń
Directed by
  • Mitja Okorn
  • Łukasz Palkowski
  • Łukasz Jaworski
Starring
  • Tomasz Karolak
  • Daria Widawska
  • Alan Andersz
  • Magdalena Lamparska
  • Sonia Bohosiewicz
  • Krzysztof Stelmaszyk
  • Dorota Deląg
ComposerŁukasz TargoszCountry of originPolandOriginal languagePolishNo. of series3No. of episodes39ProductionProducerJustyna PawlakCinematography
  • Michał Englert
  • Michał Nowakowski
  • Tomasz Naumiuk
Editors
  • Jarosław Barzan
  • Krzysztof Boruń
Running time45 minutesProduction companyTVNOriginal releaseNetworkTVNRelease4 March 2008 (2008-03-04) –
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01)Related
  • I pół (2009)
  • 39 and Half Weeks (2019)

39 and a Half (Polish: 39 i pół) is a Polish-language comedy-drama television series aired on TVN from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009. It was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. It has 3 seasons, with 39 episodes in total, each with a running time of 45 minutes.[1][2]

The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]

Premiese

Darek Jankowski is a 39-year-old unemployed former amateur musician, who grasps with the midlife crisis as he is about to turn 40 years old. He decides to get a stable job, and reconnect with his ex-wife, and his son, whom he had abandoned 7 years prior.[1]

Cast

Production

39 and a Half was directed by Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Palkowski, and Łukasz Jaworski, written by Doman Nowakowski, Dorota Mierzejewska, and Tomasz Cichoń, and produced by Justyna Pawlak. The cinematography was done by Michał Englert, Michał Nowakowski, and Tomasz Naumiuk, editing by Jarosław Barzan, and Krzysztof Boruń, music by Łukasz Targosz, scenography by Joanna Doroszkiewicz, and costumes by Małgorzata Stefaniak, and Magdalena Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. The series was produced and distributed by TVN. It aired from 4 March 2008 to 1 December 2009, and has 39 episodes in total, spanning 3 seasons. Each episode has a running time of 45 minutes.[1]

Continuations

The series was continued by a television film titled I pół, which was aired on 1 December 2009, after the premiere of its last episode.[3] It was further continued by the television series 39 and Half Weeks, which was aired from 18 February 2019 to 8 June 2019.[4]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 13 March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
2 13 March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03) May 26, 2009 (2009-05-26)
3 13 September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08) December 1, 2009 (2009-12-01)

References

  1. ^ a b c "39 i pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "39 and a Half". distribution.tvn.pl.
  3. ^ a b "I pół". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ a b "39 i pół tygodnia". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).

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