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Genre DramaCrime No. of seasons 3 Final episode date 24 March 2013 | 6.9/10 IMDb Country of origin Bulgaria First episode date 18 September 2011 Program creator Magarditch Halvadjian Number of seasons 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by Luben Dilov - SonMilena Fuchedjieva Starring Vanya TsvetkovaMalin KrastevAleksandra RaevaBoryana BratoevaTodor DarlyanovSimeon LyutakovKalin SarmenovTony MinasyanMaria StatulovaYuriy AngelovPenko Gospodinov Original language(s) BulgarianEnglishRussian Cast Vanya Tsvetkova, Kalin Sarmenov, Alexandra Raeva, Malin Krastev, Yuri Angelov Similar Glass Home, Sofia Residents in Excess, Familiata, House Arrest, Revolution Z: Sex - Lies and Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seven Hours Difference was a Bulgarian television drama, which premiered on September 18, 2011 on bTV. It followed the life of a respectable judge with a connection to the mafia, her family and friends. The action was set in Bulgaria and in the USA.
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Premise
Tanya Stoeva is a judge with a strong but controversial connection to her childhood friend Mihail Mihaylov - Miloto, a mafia boss. Tanya's daughter - Maya, is in love with Teo, the son of a famous reporter but Rocky - Mihail's son, wants her for himself. After a night spent together, Maya and Teo are attacked and Maya is brutally raped. After this Tanya sends Maya to her brother in the USA - Boyan. When Tanya begins to suspect Rocky for the rape, a new prosecutor is hired to solve the case.
Development
After the big success of the first Bulgarian TV series made after a pause of almost two decades, bTV ordered the pilot for Seven Hours Difference. The series was sold to the Macedonian television network Kanal 5 before it premiered in Bulgaria. The premiere was on September 18, 2011. The first few episodes had very high ratings but after a while viewership dropped to a steady level. Despite that, Seven Hours Difference remains one of the most popular Bulgarian productions ever to be broadcast.
A second season was ordered during the production of the 15th episode. The first season ended on December 18, 2011, spanning 26 episodes.
The pilot ran as a whole 2 hours episode(with commercials), but ever since bTV airs two consequential 1 hour episodes, which although having each an intro and outro, don't seem to be separate. The first season finale was also a two-hour episode.