The Last Season (2026): Cast, Story and Release Details

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The Last Season follows Alan, a promising boxer traveling with his family’s carnival, and Viki, a lifeguard facing disappointment after failing her college entrance exams. Their meeting at Zemplínska Šírava gives both young people the confidence to question expectations and consider a different future.

The Last Season is a 2026 drama romance from Czech and Slovak production, written and directed by Pavol Hirjak. Set during a summer of uncertainty, the film centers on two young people searching for a direction beyond the lives others have imagined for them.

Alan works among the lights and movement of his family’s traveling carnival while holding on to ambitions of his own. At the lake, he meets Viki, a lifeguard confronting the aftermath of failed college entrance exams. Their connection becomes an important part of a summer shaped by change, disappointment and new possibility.

The Last Season movie details

Story without spoilers

Alan is a promising boxer spending a lonely summer on the road with his family’s carnival. Although the carnival offers a vivid setting, Alan feels confined by it and dreams of a future that could give him greater freedom and recognition.

His outlook changes when he meets Viki during her final summer shift as a lifeguard at Zemplínska Šírava. Viki is trying to process the disappointment of failing her college entrance exams while also questioning the expectations surrounding her. As their bond develops, the two begin to find the courage to leave parts of the past behind and look for their own paths.

What to expect

The film combines drama and romance in a coming-of-age story set over a significant summer. Its central concerns include ambition, disappointment, independence and the pressure to meet other people’s expectations. The carnival and lakeside setting place Alan and Viki at a transitional point in their lives, where a new relationship may help them imagine different futures.

Cast and creative team

Tadeáš Moravec plays Alan, with Mária Miklošková as Viki. The cast also includes Tomáš Havlínek as Marton, Broňa Kováčiková as Sandra, Marko Igonda as Johny, Michal Soltész as Roman, František Beleš as Imrich, Katka Krajčovičová as Maja, Miroslav Kumhala as Rudy and Juraj Stebila as Šaňo.

Pavol Hirjak wrote and directed The Last Season.

• Tadeáš Moravec as Alan
• Mária Miklošková as Viki
• Tomáš Havlínek as Marton
• Broňa Kováčiková as Sandra
• Marko Igonda as Johny
• Michal Soltész as Roman
• František Beleš as Imrich
• Katka Krajčovičová as Maja
• Miroslav Kumhala as Rudy
• Juraj Stebila as Šaňo

Release and production context

The Last Season, originally titled Posledná sezóna, is listed as a 2026 release with a release date of September 17, 2026. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 23 minutes. The film is associated with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and its spoken languages are Czech and Slovak. Production companies are inframe pictures and FAMU.

Production companies: inframe pictures, FAMU

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With its focus on two young people at a crossroads, The Last Season presents a compact drama romance about finding confidence after disappointment. Its summer setting brings together Alan’s athletic ambitions, Viki’s uncertain next step and a relationship that encourages both of them to reconsider what comes next.

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