Sjene prošlosti

Sjene prošlosti
Genre	drama
Created by	Kerem Çatay
Written by	Ozren Marod Nikolina Čuljak Aleksandar Kristek Marjan Alčevski
Directed by	Goran Rukavina Kristijan Milić Ivan Pavličić Stanislav Tomić Rahela Jagrić Pirc
Starring	Marina Fernandez Jelena Perčin [hr] Dajana Čuljak [hr] Ana Maras [hr]
Composer	Cem Ali Öget
Country of origin	Croatia
Original language	Croatian
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	87
Production
Executive producers	Iva Graghor Danijel Ivoš
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	RTL
Release	2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) – present

Sjene prošlosti (English: Shadows of the Past) is a Croatian drama television series that premiered on 2 September 2024 on RTL.[1]

The series is a Croatian remake of the 2017 Turkish series Ufak Tefek Cinayetler [tr], which previously aired in Croatia under the title Osveta u štiklama (English: Revenge in Heels) on Pickbox TV.[2]

Premise

The series centers on four women: Marta, Paula, Ana and Olga, who were best friends in high school. However, when Marta decided to dethrone Olga from the throne of popularity, she prepared a cruel prank for her which leads to their friendship falling apart, changing Olga's life forever.

Twenty years later, Olga returns to their lives and the paths of four former friends are intertwined again. Although Olga wants to continue a normal life, faced with her old friends and enemies, a desire for revenge awakens in her, which will trigger an avalanche of various, very unexpected events, and even murder.

Cast

• Marina Fernandez as Olga Vidović, a gynecologist
• Jelena Perčin [hr] as Marta Novak
• Dajana Čuljak [hr] as Paula Lončar
• Ana Maras [hr] as Ana Kolarić
• Jasmin Mekić [hr] as Šimun Novak, Marta's husband
• Matija Kačan as Tomo Lončar, Paula's husband
• Janko Rakoš [hr] as Mate Kolarić, Ana's husband
• Đorđe Kukuljica [hr] as professor Eduard
• Tena Nemet Brankov as detective Darija Vukoja
• Andrej Dojkić [hr]] as detective Kruno Rimac
• Nada Gačešić-Livaković as a professor
• Arija Rizvić [hr] as Blanka Kos
• Lily Antić as Nika Kolarić, Ana's daughter
• Andrija Balović as Borna Kolarić, Ana's son
• Ezra Mošet as Noa Lončar, Paula's son
• Marla Ibrahimpašić as Mila Novak, Marta's daughter

Production

RTL announced the series and its main cast on 23 July 2024.[1] The filming took place at the Jadran film studios in Zagreb.[3]

Reception

According to Google, Sjene prošlosti was the most googled television series in Croatia in 2024.[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2025	Golden Studio	TV Series of the Year	Sjene prošlosti	Nominated	[5]
	Večernjak's Rose	Actress of the Year	Jelena Perčin	Pending	[6]

References

1. "RTL priprema 'Sjene prošlosti' - uzbudljivu dramsku seriju! Osveta nikada nije bila ovako slatka" [RTL is preparing 'Sjene prošlosti' - an exciting drama series! Revenge has never been so sweet]. rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. 23 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
2. Bartolović, Hana (12 October 2018). "Premijerno je prikazana prva epizoda nove hit serije Osveta u štiklama". journal.hr (in Croatian). Journal. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
3. Kocijan, Ivana (24 July 2024). "Ove jeseni u programu RTL-a počinje prikazivanje nove uzbudljive dramske serije »Sjene prošlosti«" [This fall, the new exciting drama series "Sjene prošlosti" will be airing on RTL.]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Novi list. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. "Google objavio listu najtraženijih pojmova u Hrvatskoj u 2024" [Google has published a list of the most searched terms in Croatia in 2024]. Index.hr. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. Premec, Tina (6 December 2024). "Objavljene su nominacije za Zlatni Studio, konkurencija je i ovog puta žestoka: Vaši glasovi odlučuju pobjednike!". Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "Večernjakova ruža 2024.: Otkrivamo sve nominirane za najprestižniju medijsku nagradu" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 26 January 2025. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.