The Thaw (Polish: Odwilż) is a Polish crime drama television series created by Marta Szymanek. Set in Szczecin, it tells the story of a detective investigating the murder of a young mother. It began airing on HBO Max on 1 April 2022.
| The Thaw | |
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| Polish | Odwilż |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Marta Szymanek |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Xawery Żuławski |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish |
| Composer | Łukasz Targosz |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Bogumił Lipski |
| Cinematography | Tomasz Naumiuk |
| Editors |
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| Running time | 48–55 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Max (season 1) Max (season 2) |
| Release | 1 April 2022 – present |
Premise
editWidowed detective Katarzyna Zawieja investigates the murder of a young woman and her newborn in Szczecin, while also coming to terms with the death of her own husband.
Cast
editMain
edit- Katarzyna Wajda as Katarzyna Zawieja
- Bartłomiej Kotschedoff as Krzysztof Trepa
- Cezary Łukaszewicz as Andrzej Radwan
- Juliusz Chrząstowski as Bogdan Pietrzak
- Sebastian Fabijański as Marcin Kosiński
- Andrzej Grabowski as Jan Zawieja
- Bogusław Linda as Michał Strzelecki
- Agnieszka Dygant
- Mirosław Zbrojewicz
- Nikodem Rozbicki
- Aleksander Kaleta
- Eryk Kulm
- Andrzej Konopka
- Tomasz Schuchardt
Recurring
edit- Marcelina Stępkowska as Hania Zawieja
- Marcin Zarzeczny as Grzegorz Adamski
- Małgorzata Gorol as Anka Janas
- Monika Krzywkowska as Dorota Czerwińska
- Agnieszka Pilaszewska as Mirosława Janas
- Wojciech Zieliński as Wojciech Zawieja
- Julia Rosnowska as Magda Kosińska
- Jaśmina Polak as Zofia Radwan
- Piotr Żurawski as Konrad Janas
- Ewa Skibińska as Małgorzata Adamczyk
- Michal Czernecki
- Agnieszka Suchora
- Barbara Jonak
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 1 April 2022 | 15 April 2022 | |
| 2 | 6 | 23 August 2024 | 20 September 2024 | |
Season 1
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1.1" | 50 min | 1 April 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 1.2" | 46 min | 1 April 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 1.3" | 48 min | 8 April 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 1.4" | 48 min | 8 April 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 1.5" | 55 min | 15 April 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 1.6" | 49 min | 15 April 2022 |
Season 2
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 2.1" | TBA | 23 August 2024 |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2.2" | TBA | 30 August 2024 |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 2.3" | TBA | 6 September 2024 |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 2.4" | TBA | 13 September 2024 |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 2.5" | TBA | 20 September 2024 |
Production
editThe series was announced in December 2019.[1] It was shot in Szczecin beginning in January 2020 and was scheduled to last until May of that year,[2] however, filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kozłowski, Konrad (11 December 2019). "Nowy polski serial HBO "Odwilż". Zapowiedzi premier w 2020 na HBO GO". Antyweb (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Skarul, Bogna (21 January 2020). "Serial "Odwilż" HBO. Zdjęcia będą kręcone w Szczecinie. Start już w piątek - 24.01.2020 r." Głos Szczeciński (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "HBO wstrzymuje zdjęcia do 'Odwilży', Netflix do 'Wiedźmina'". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
