Oktopus is a Czech crime television series. The series is inspired by the Tempus Department that specializes in investigating cold cases. It started broadcast on 28 August 2023, competing with season 5 of Kriminálka AndÃÂl. The series went on to debut with 1,340,000 viewers for the first episode (including retroactive TV views).
On 31 January 2024 Director of the ÃÂT1 program Milan Fridrich confirmed that series was renewed for second season.
The second season (consisting of 12 episodes) of the Oktopus tv-show was broadcast from September 2025.
The series focuses on special department of Prague police called OKTOPUS (abbreviation for OddÃÂlenàkontroly termÃÂnovàohroà ¾ených pà ÂÃÂpadà ¯ útvaru S which means Department for the control of termination-endangered cases of unit S). Captain DÃÂtàis the sole investigator of the department until he is assigned a backup - young policewoman Fáberová. Both DÃÂtàand Fáberová are loners and each has a different view on how cases should be investigated.
Shooting started in September 2022. Emmaus area near Charles Square, where the Institute for Planning the Development of the Capital City of Prague is located, was used as background of the headquarters of the Prague police and of the Oktopus unit. During the several months of filming, the crew also uses a number of locations across the Czech Republic. Shooting was scheduled to conclude in February 2023. On 26 July 2023 it was announced that the series will start to air on 28 August 2023.