Mavra Mesanychta
television series
Mavra Mesanychta (Greek: Μαύρα Μεσάνυχτα; "Black Midnight") is a Greek black comedy series, originally broadcast on Mega Channel under the executive production of Frenzy Films. It was written by actor and writer Vasilis Risvas (Βασίλης Ρίσβας), who also had one of main roles in the comedy, and writer Dimitra Sakalis (Δήμητρα Σακαλή).
The director of the series was Panos Kokkinopoulos (Πάνος Κοκκινόπουλος), the music producer was Marios Strofalis (Μάριος Στρόφαλης) and the producer Bessie Voudouris (Μπέσυ Βουδούρη). Kokkinopoulos, after several years of cooperation with Alpha TV, chose to include in the series actors who had worked with him in the past, like Stelios Mainas (Στέλιος Μάινας), Panagiota Vlanti (Παναγιώτα Βλαντή), Bessy Malfa (Μπέσυ Μάλφα), Gerasimos Skiadaresis (Γεράσιμος Σκιαδαρέσης).
The theme music was composed by Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Κυριάκος Παπαδόπουλος), with lyrics by pop star Thirio (Θηρίο), who also performs the song alongside singer Maria Iakovou (Μαρία Ιακώβου), having a small part in the series. The theme song became a big success in Greece, one of the reasons for the series having a high number of viewers.
The production manager was Dimitrios Katsaros (Δημήτρης Κατσαρός),
the head of stage design Giannis Doumas (Γιάννης Δούμας), the head of costume design Iliostalachti Vavouli (Ηλιοστάλαχτη Βαβούλη), the director of photography Kostas Palmas (Κώστας Πάλμας), the montage responsible Giannis Maris (Γιάννης Μαρής).
Themes
The series shows how a man can turn "from a sheep into a wolf", how money and power can change people or make them change if they do not have any other choice, and how far people are able to go and what they are willing to do and to lose in order to achieve what they want, no matter the cost they have to pay. It shows the reality of the underworld, what really happens backstage and what most people do not know (or do not want to know) about.
Plot
The story is about mafia and family, kitsch and glamour.
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