To Catch the Kaidash

To Catch the Kaidash(Ukrainian: «Спіймати Кайдаша») is a 2020 Ukrainian 12-episode television series, created by ProKino LLC for STB TV channel. The screenwriter and executive producer of the project is Nataliia Vorozhbyt. The plot of the TV series is based on the social novella Kaidash's Family by Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi. The TV series premiered on March 2, 2020, on STB (TV Channel). Despite the significant success of the TV series, Nataliia Vorozhbyt has repeatedly stated that she does not plan to create a second season and stressed that the season 2 is unlikely to appear. Synopsis The plot is loosely based on the novel Kaidash’s Family of the Ukrainian writer Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi. In the original, the events take place in the 1860s, several years after the cancellation of serfdom. The creator of the series Nataliia Vorozhbyt introduced many modifications in comparison with the original – the events were shifted to the period of 2000s-2010s and new storylines were added. The events of the TV series unravel chronologically from 2005 to 2014, during a decade of independent Ukraine. The main storylines display an immutable dispute between two generations of the same family – parents and children. The plot of the TV series is full of dramatic confrontations between all family members. The climax of the conflict took place in 2014, when the family is polarized by the attitude to the Maidan. One of Kaidash's sons, Lavrin, expresses his patriotic opinions during hard times for Ukraine and joins the struggle for independence. He decided to become a volunteer fighter  and defend Ukraine from the Russian aggression.At the same time, another Kaidash's son, Karpo, became a supporter of Russia. He accused the "maidanuti" (the disparaging name for the participants of the protest against Yanukovych in 2013–14) of the Revolution of Dignity and the annexation of Crimea and Donbass by Russia. The 12th episode ends  in a cliffhanger. Original title The first title of the series, as proposed by the creator Nataliia Vorozhbyt, was "Kaidash’s Family of the XXI century". This is the project title used in the contract between the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and PROKINO LLC on the production of the film, signed in November 2018.