# Medics (Polish TV series)

Medics (Polish: Lekarze) is a Polish medical drama which aired from September 3, 2012 to November 30, 2014 on TVN.

## Plot

The series follows Alicja Szymańska (Magdalena Różczka), a young and ambitious surgeon, who works at the fictional hospital, Copernicus, in Toruń. She meets a group of charismatic doctors, who fight for the life and health of their patients, forgetting their own weaknesses and everyday problems.

## Production

On October 10, 2011, it was announced that TVN was working on a medical drama set in Toruń. The first season, which consisted of 13 episodes, began filming in October 2011 under the working title Szpital Alicji (Alicja's Hospital) and concluded on April 3, 2012, in Toruń. The title was changed on March 12, 2012 to Medics.
On June 19, 2012, it was announced that Medics had been renewed for a second season after receiving positive reviews.
Filming for the second season began on July 17, 2012, in Toruń and concluded on November 20, 2012, in Warsaw.
On November 9, 2012, Medics was renewed for a third season.
On March 6, 2013, the medical series was renewed for a fourth season. It consisted of 13 episodes and premiered in spring 2014.

## Cast

* Magdalena Różczka as Alicja Szymańska, surgeon
* Paweł Małaszyński as Maks Keller, surgeon
* Danuta Stenka as Elżbieta Bosak, chief of surgery
* Jacek Koman as Leon Jasiński, surgeon
* Katarzyna Bujakiewicz as Sylwia Matysik, ward nurse
* Agnieszka Więdłocha as Beata Jasińska, anesthesiologist
* Szymon Bobrowski as Piotr Wanat, gynaecologist
* Piotr Polk as Krzysztof Florczyk, surgeon
* Marcin Perchuć as Adam Gajewski Jivan, general practitioner
* Wojciech Zieliński as Daniel Orda, surgeon
* Julia Krynke as Mira Ziemska

## Series synopsis
### Season One

Young and ambitious surgeon Alicja Szymańska (Magdalena Różczka) leaves Warsaw and moves to Toruń, where she begins a job in the fictional hospital Copernicus, managed by Elżbieta Bosak (Danuta Stenka). The position gives her the opportunity to develop her career.

### Season Two

Season two premiered on February 25, 2013, following positive reviews. The filming began on July 17, 2012 in Toruń and ended on November 20, 2012 in Warsaw. Season two premiered on February 25, 2012.

### Season Three

Season three began airing in September 2013. The season finale marked the first appearance of Wojciech Mecwaldowski, playing Michał Karkoszka.

### Season Four

Season four began airing in March 2014. Paweł Małaszyński left the show in the first episode. Wojciech Mecwaldowski became a series regular, with Anna Polony promoted to recurring cast.

### Season Five

Borys Szyc joined the cast as Przemysław Karski. Episode seven saw Olga Bołądź joining as a series regular as new neurosurgeon, Anna Bogna Zaniewska. The final episode saw the appearance of Bartosz Porczyk, playing Anna's mysterious ex-boyfriend.

### Cancellation

On November 8, 2014, it was announced that the series would not return for a sixth season due to low ratings.

## Ratings

Medics premiered on TVN on Monday, September 3, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. and attracted an audience of 2.94 million. It received an audience share of 24.2% among 16-49 year-olds, and 23.6% among all viewers, making it the most-watched program in its time slot.
List of ratings by series :
| Series | Episodes | Timeslot | Series premiere | Series finale | TV season | Viewers (millions) | Average share (4+) | Average share (16-49) |
| 1 | 13 | Monday 9:30 p.m. | 3 September 2012 | 26 November 2012 | Autumn 2012 | 3.05 | 23.1% | 23.9% |
| 2 | 13 | Monday 9:30 p.m. | 25 February 2013 | 27 May 2013 | Spring 2013 | 2.77 | 20.3% | 21.2% |
| 3 | 13 | Monday 9:30 p.m. | 2 September 2013 | 25 November 2013 | Autumn 2013 | 2.72 | 20.1% | 21.3% |
| 4 | 13 | Sunday 8 p.m. | 2 March 2014 | 25 May 2014 | Spring 2014 | 2.34 | 13.8% | 15.4% |
| 5 | 13 | Sunday 9 p.m. | 7 September 2014 | 30 November 2014 | Autumn 2014 | TBA | TBA | TBA |