'The Hooligans' Series Cast And Characters Guide

The Hooligans, or Kibic, is a brand-new Netflix Poland show about men and their love for toxic fandoms and masculinity. There are people who take the extreme route, especially young men and women, just to make some quick cash. Bring these subjects together, and you have this show. The Hooligans has many people who are morally dubious while many others featured could perfectly fit in the gray areas. They directly and indirectly influence the lead and thus form the central plot of the show.

Grzegorz Palkowski portrays the role of Kuba, a young seventeen-year-old boy who is fascinated by his father’s ex-friend, Zyga, who runs a gang named the Wolves. Just like his father, Michal, Kuba is a big fan of the Gladius football club, but he chooses to go down the path of extreme fandom, ganging up with the Wolves and becoming violent over a period of one game. Kuba, being a youngster, is in the grip of his hormones and is attracted to acts of rage even though his father and mother repeatedly ask him to not get carried away.

Kuba, who feels the need to contribute to the family, becomes a carrier of drugs, working for the Wolves just out of sheer excitement to earn good money. He is also joined by his new girlfriend, Blanka, who wants to get into drug supply as a side business as well. Afraid of betraying his boss, Zyga, Kuba agrees to Blanka’s plan, but things go south very quickly, and his life will never be the same again.

Karol Pocheć is Michal, Justyna’s husband and Kuba’s father, who is out of prison after serving a seventeen year sentence. It was because of Zyga that he went to prison after he refused to give him up and hence lost all these years of his life. Now that he is out, he wants to lead a normal life with Justyna and their two children. He is a Gladius fan and has groomed both his sons to follow his favorite team. 

Michal and Justyna could see Kuba getting excited to work with Zyga, and he openly asked him to avoid working with that man. Michal takes up a normal job but is upset to see his son not willing to hear him out about the repercussions of working with Zyga. The father and son bond when a tragedy strikes the family, but nothing is the same after that.

Wojciech Zielinski portrays the role of Zyga, the lead antagonist in The Hooligans. Zyga is the leader of the gang named Wolves and they are a powerful group. He is excited to have Michal back in town after his jail term, and this time he is keen on pulling his son Kuba into Wolves. Zyga was also the leader of the fan club for the local football club, Gladius, and they regularly indulged in several violent acts before, during, and after the game. 

Zyga is under the belief that Kuba is his son from Justyna since they had a brief affair after Michal went to prison, and hence he is keen on grooming him to take over his business. Zyga does not back off from giving Kuba work on delivering drugs despite Justyna and Michal’s requesting him not to. However, he learns Kuba is up to something suspicious and has to find out if the newbie is cheating him. 

Marta Żmuda Trzebiatowska is Justyna, Kuba’s mother, who has been worried about him since the day he showcased his admiration for Zyga and the work he does. She and Zyga have a history; as a result, she is keen on her older son steering clear of the path of a criminal. Her then-boyfriend, now-husband Michal, was sent to prison because of Zyga, and she does not want Zyga to be involved in her son’s life as a result.

However, he keeps hinting at their brief affair, and as a result, he presumes he is Kuba’s real father. She is happy to know Kuba has Blanka as his girlfriend, but she is unaware of the criminal activities both indulge in to make some extra cash. Justyna begs Kuba from the start to not get swayed by Zyga’s cockiness, as it only caused her family trouble in the past. As a mother, she is constantly on the edge and has no clue how to stop Kuba from making wrong choices.

Mila Jankowska is Blanka, who is Kuba’s girlfriend. She is also intelligent and smart, as she helps many college students with preparing for their thesis. She and Kuba came together to form a plan that will help them make extra money by selling one half of the drug he collects from Zyga. Blanka is in desperate need of saving the rented apartment she lives in, and this is possibly the only way to make extra cash and buy the place from the owners. They slowly fall in love, but one night they face tragedy, and nothing is the same after that for the couple.