The Best TV Shows on HRT 1

Operation Barbarossa is a kids TV show, based on the novel The Mysterious Boy by Ivan Kušan. It is a story about a boy who for some time lives in the belief that he is to blame for the death of a friend, a peer, who drowned in the Sava river. In order to cover up his death, the boy takes his name (because he had just come to Zagreb when he disappeared) also goes to another school. Thus, in two shifts (before noon - afternoon), he tries to be a student in two schools and gets into many dramatic situations. The riddle is, of course, solved by Kušan's main character Koko.

Two bumbling police detectives operate (often very miserably) in a wacky village called Svetkovina.

The series focuses on the Croatian struggle for independence, dating as far back as 1895.

A widower from Split arrives in Zagreb for a medical checkup and disrupts his son’s family everyday.

A sequel to One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970) set in 1964.

This show is about a time in former Yugoslavia, mostly City of Zagreb at the end of 70' and beginning of 80'. In a dramatic and humorous way it tries to describe a life of this great Yugoslavian era through 3 Generations of people. It's a story of love, family problems with a lot of influence of the Urban Culture and Music scene in Yugoslavia. A time of great music in Yugoslavia such as Rock and New Wave but also somewhat turbulent time right after Tito died.

SRAM is an adaptation of the original Norwegian teen drama series SKAM from 2015, which explores themes of adolescents' emotional development through the lens of social realism.

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

"You're lying, Melita" is a Croatian television miniseries from 1983. about a little girl who thinks there's nothing wrong with choosing not to tell the truth. Based on a short novel by Ivan Kušan.

Dramatic events unfold in Croatia and Ukraine. The first girl drowned, the second one died from a drug overdose. The main suspect in these deaths, however, soon turns out to be innocent - and dead too. While detective Vladimir and reporter Stribor struggle to solve these murders in Croatia, the niece of Olga, an Ukrainian philanthropist, goes missing in Kyiv.

The adventures of a numerous family Vragec, who live in a suburban settlement "Naselak" in Croatia's capital Zagreb.

The last independent newsroom in the country is taken over by a construction magnate for the reasons that have nothing to do with love or respect for journalism.

Procedural drama television series that follows a mountain rescue team. Episodes feature rescue missions ranging from illegal activities, natural disasters, and reckless conduct - to lighter fares such as eternally unprepared tourists.

Bitange i princeze is a situation comedy type television show currently airing on Croatian Radio Television. The story is positioned in Zagreb, and it relies basically on group of people living in an apartment going through disasters in their life, falling in love, making it comical, similar to the plot in Friends. However, it contains elements of parody. For instance, as opposed to good relations between Friends, the characters are often fighting and making fun of each other, especially Irena Grobnik and Robert "Robi" Kumerle.

Dora is the national selection used by Croatia to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Pride of the Ratkajs is the historical telenovela produced by AVA. The show is taking place in the most turbulent period of the Croatian and Yugoslav history, in the period from 1938 to 1948, follows the life of a noble Croatian family of its pre-war ascent, until after World War II. World War II, which caused a change in governmental structure, decline of the nobility and radical change of all hitherto established social values.

After a military operation of limited operation, six Croatian soldiers (Prka, Sikira, Nervoza, Gradski, Delon and Pape) remained behind the enemy lines for 10 days before being cut off from the enemy lines. Soldiers have not known each other all their lives and have been brought together by war. People of different profiles meet.

The plot of the series takes place in the early Middle Ages. Prince Mrkomir rules in Klis, along with the conspirator Slavomir, the head of the KOA, which is an abbreviation for the Rector's Intelligence Agency.

A year and a half after a strong earthquake and the pandemic starting, tenants from the damaged old city center move to the outskirts of the city. Tensions rise between people irritated by their own differences and by change.