Serbian Medieval Heroes- Season 3
Feature-documentary series (10 episodes)
Release date: March 2024 (Superstar TV, Telekom Srbija)
Director and Writer: Gordan Matić
Director of Photography: Predrag Jočić S.A.S, Marko Bulajić
Executive producers: Nedeljko Bajić, Jelena Bajić Jočić, Predrag Jočić, Radoš Bajić
Costume designer: Boris Čakširan
Production designer: Dragan Mićanović
Makeup artist: Mirjana Stevović
Editors: Stevan Marić, Marija Kovačina
Sound recordist: Vladica Budić
Sound designers: Nikola Cvijanović, Vladimir Kovač
Cast:
Narrator: Vladimir Aleksić
Poetry narrator: Tihomir Stanić
King Milutin : Radoš Bajić
Jelena Balšić: Branka Pujić
St Sava : Dragan Mićanović
King Uroš : Nikola Rakočević
Young King Uroš : Nedim Nezirović
King Dragutin : Vučić Perović
Young King Dragutin : Čubrilo Čupić
Stefan Vukčić Kosača: Nikola Šurbanović
Katalina: Tamara Šustić
Mara Branković: Petra Dimitrijević
Synopsis
After a great success of the first two seasons, feature-documentary series "Serbian Medieval Heroes" got its third sequel, written and directed by Gordan Matić, produced by Telekom Srbija, with executive production by Contrast Studios.
Following the pattern of the first two seasons, through stories of the great Serbian medieval men and women, "Serbian Medieval Heroes" reveal a new dimension of the Middle Ages in Serbian lands, providing at the same time an abundance of unexplored details about political, social and cultural life of the time. Ten new episodes, in the form of a docudrama, bring us the stories about the life and destiny of some of the greatest persons in Serbian history: King Uroš, kings Dragutin and Milutin, Stefan Dečanski, Mara Branković and Stefan Vukčić Kosača. Following their stories, we are about to learn a lot about political, economic and social situation in the Middle Ages, about chivalry, Serbian folk traditions and historical and scientific facts as well.
With the idea of creating high quality, attractive and educational content at the same time, similar to world TV formats of a kind, TV series "Serbian Medieval Heroes" bring an abundance of details and illustrations, both graphic, digital, and feature, obtaining new truths and facts, everything within attractive television content.
Listening to an exciting narration of Vladimir Aleksić and the verses of Serbian epic poetry read by Tihomir Stanić, the atmosphere and spirit of the Middle Ages come into life and raise in front of the audiences, while some of the roles of the great historical figures are played by famous Serbian actors such as Radoš Bajić, Dragan Mićanović, Nikola Rakočević, Vučić Perović and others.
Following the importance of scientific element and historical legitimacy of every story, numerous Serbian and foreign experts in the fields of history, archaeology, literature, ethnology took part of the project. Each of them, from their own point of view and expertise, contributed and presented their knowledge about every character, giving the final touch to every single tale.
During the shooting of season 3, "Serbian Medieval Heroes" crew visited and documented many attractive historical sites and localities in Serbia and the region, numerous medieval monuments and cultural remains important for understanding Serbian past. The shooting took place at the Smederevo Fortress, the Fortresses of Jeleč, Stari Ras, Maglič, Golubac, in the monasteries of Žiča, Sopoćani, Đurđevi stupovi, Visoki Dečani, Mileševa, and some important locations in Kosovo and Metohija, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and Italy as well.
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