The Eastern Gate
| The Eastern Gate | |
|---|---|
 Max poster | |
| Polish | Przesmyk |
| Genre | Suspense thriller |
| Directed by | Jan P. Matuszyński |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Stefan Wesołowski |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original languages |
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| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Kacper Fertacz |
| Running time | 41–54 minutes |
| Production company | TVN Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Original release | |
| Network | Max |
| Release | 31 January 2025 – present |
The Eastern Gate (Polish: Przesmyk, lit. 'Corridor') is a Polish suspense thriller television series. The first season was released on Max on 31 January 2025.
Premise
[edit]Ewa Oginiec, an undercover Polish spy, gathers intelligence about Russia while searching for her missing partner. The title refers to the Suwałki Gap, a strategic NATO area around the Polish-Lithuanian border.
Cast
[edit]- Lena Góra as Ewa Oginiec
- Bartłomiej Topa as Krzysztof Hałaj
- Andrzej Konopka as Zbigniew Lange
- Karol Pocheć as Skiner
- Ewelina Starejki as Helena Jankulowska
- Leszek Lichota as Tadeusz Lemański
- Kamila Urzędowska as Inka Nawrot
- Piotr Żurawski as Błażej
- Tomasz Ziętek as Jan Drawicz
- Eliza Rycembel as Maria Drawicz
- Alona Szostak as Tamara Sorokina
- Dariusz Chojnacki as Lieutenant Adamus
- Antoni Sztaba as Kaj
- Artur Paczesny as Olaf Klemensiewicz
- Dmytro Malkov as Skopincew
- Lidia Sadowa as Paulina Oginiec
- Michał Sikorski as Jasiek
- Zbigniew Stryj as Dedra-Łęcki
- Jan Englert as Minister
- Piotr Pacek as Michał
- Magdalena Walach as Maria Niedźwiecka
- Sergei Abolomov as Generał Kozłow
- Mirosław Zbrojewicz as Paweł Niedźwiecki
- Andrew Zhuravsky as Aleksiej Sorokin
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Duration | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | 48 min | 31 January 2025 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 54 min | 7 February 2025 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 43 min | 14 February 2025 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 41 min | 21 February 2025 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 50 min | 28 February 2025 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 50 min | 7 March 2025 |
Production
[edit]The series was shot in and around Gliwice, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Kraków, Zakopane, and Warsaw.[1][2]
Release
[edit]The series' first promotional image was released in on 2 May 2024.[3] A teaser trailer was released on 24 October 2024.[4] The first season was released on 31 January 2025.[5] On 24 March 2025, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jaraczewska, Katarzyna (31 January 2025). "Tajemnice "Przesmyku". Filmowcy musieli udawać, że są na Białorusi i przejść specjalny trening..." Fakt (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Piotrowicz, Paweł (8 February 2025). "Reżyser "Przesmyku": uczucie dyskomfortu towarzyszyło mi od samego początku". Kultura Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Sudario, Erielle (2 May 2024). "Lena Góra Journeys to 'The Easterngate' in First Image from New Series". Collider. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Kozłowski, Piotr (25 October 2024). "Jan Englert szefem MSW. Nowy polski serial opowie o sytuacji na granicy z Białorusią". Dziennik (in Polish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (6 December 2024). "Lena Góra-Led Max Series 'The Eastern Gate' Drops Premiere Date & First-Look Images". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (24 March 2025). "Max Orders Season 2 Of Polish Breakout 'The Eastern Gate' & Outlines Slate Ambitions: "We Always Look For The Zeitgeist"". Deadline. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
External links
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Categories:
- 2025 Polish television series debuts
- HBO Max original programming
- Multilingual television series
- Polish drama television series
- Polish-language HBO original programming
- Polish spy television series
- Russian-language television shows
- Spy thriller television series
- Television series set in 2021
- Television shows filmed in Poland
- Television shows set in Belarus
- Television shows set in Poland
- Television shows set in Russia