Director: Ernestas Jankauskas, Showrunner: Gabija Siurbytė, Producer: Gabija Siurbyte, Creators: Domantė Urmonaitė, Martynas Mendelis, Gabija Siurbytė, Ernestas Jankauskas Production Company: Dansu Films, Country: Lithuania, Language: Lithuanian- 2022, 5 x 50′, Rights: Format only USA, Canada, UK and Ireland
Wrongly accused and fired from international beauty brand Melta Cosmetic, Ana was wrongly blamed for their deadly lipstick line, Ana is determined to clear her name, win back her husband and daughter, and prove to the world that she was a scapegoat by destroying Melta and her pretentious boss Adomas Gylys.
Determined to reclaim her good name, under the guise of raising chickens, Anna creates an underground business “Troll Farm”, designed to destroy corporations of dubious reputation with a fake persona – Judita. The farm absorbs all Anna’s savings and time, and the beloved daughter increasingly sees an empty chair in the audience at dance competitions. During the series, Ana will have to make difficult decisions before she, blinded by the desire for revenge, begins to turn into the monster she is fighting.”We also wanted to have her as this modern-day Monte Cristo, where she is on this revenge-driven path, where family actually comes second, and we thought she would get a lot of hate from viewers because she doesn’t prioritise her daughter.” – Gabija Siurbytė
Cast
Gabija Siurbytė as Ana
Valentinas Krulikovskis as Tomas
Andrius Paulavičius as (Adomas)
Roberta Sirgedaite (Kristina)
Premiered at Berlinale Series Market 2023