Nový život
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| Directed by | Ján Novák |
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| Opening theme | "To si nedám len tak vziať" by Marian Čekovsky |
| Composer | Vlado Krausz |
| Country of origin | Slovakia |
| Original language | Slovak |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 129 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Pavol Polner |
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| Running time | 42–52 minutes |
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| Network | TV JOJ |
| Release | January 6, 2020 – June 22, 2021 |
Nový život (English: New Life) is a Slovak prime time teen drama television series produced by Petr Kolečko, Danica Hričová, Sláva Adamíková, Roland Kubina, the former two credited as creative producers while also Kubina assisted Kolečko on composing theme music and directed by Ján Novák. The story tells about three forty-year-olds and best friends, hockey player Dušan and football players Pavol and Lucia, decide to abandon their sporting career. The trio then start their new life. Most scenes centers around the lives of high school pupils, Lea, Tomáš, Miro and teachers in Trenčín secondary school. The principal casts are Alexander Bárta, Helena Krajčiová, Milo Král, Maximilián Bolf, Henrieta Mičkovicová, Alžbeta Stanková, Jozef Vajda, Ivan Krúpa, Simona Kollárová and Barbora Švidraňová.
Nový život gained average performance of 7–8 ratings in a commercial target with a total of 420–460 thousand viewers. In CŠFD, the series gained mixed reviews.
Started airing from January 6, 2020, Nový život achieved favorable rates with 552,000 viewers over the age of 12 and voted 11.8 percent among the age range. The Christmas special program was aired on Thursday December 17, 2020 at 21:30. It broadcast on TV JOJ on 20:35 UTC (3:35 a.m, CET).
The third season downplayed viewers attraction to 5%, concerning the fate of characters. As a result, the series urged to conclude on June 22, 2021.