The Woods (Polish: W głębi lasu) is a Polish mystery thriller television miniseries, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Harlan Coben.[1] The series premiered on Netflix on 12 June 2020. It is the second Polish-language series produced for Netflix, after 1983.[2]
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| Polish | W głębi lasu |
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| Created by | Harlan Coben |
| Based on | The Woods by Harlan Coben |
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| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 46–55 minutes |
| Production company | ATM Grupa |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 12 June 2020 |
Synopsis
editThe story unfolds in two different time periods: August 1994 and September 2019. In 2019, Warsaw prosecutor Paweł Kopiński is called upon to identify the body of a murder victim who was found with newspaper clippings about him. The murder seems to be linked to the August 1994 summer camp where Paweł was a chaperone, during which two people were murdered and two others—including his sister Kamila—went missing without a trace.
Cast
editMain
edit- Grzegorz Damięcki as Paweł Kopiński (2019)
- Agnieszka Grochowska as Laura Goldsztajn (2019)
- Hubert Miłkowski as Paweł Kopiński (1994)
- Wiktoria Filus as Laura Goldsztajn (1994)
- Jacek Koman as Dawid Goldsztajn
- Ewa Skibińska as Natalia Kopińska
- Magdalena Czerwińska as Małgorzata Tatarczuk
- Adam Ferency as Policeman in charge of the case in 1994
- Przemysław Bluszcz as Bogdan Perkowski
- Dorota Kolak as Chief Prosecutor Herman
- Izabela Dąbrowska as Bożena Perkowska
Recurring
edit- Piotr Głowacki as Inspector Kosiński
- Cezary Pazura as Krzysztof Dunaj-Szafrański
- Arkadiusz Jakubik as Inspector Maciej Jork
- Adam Wietrzyński as Artur Perkowski
- Jakub Gola as Daniel Kotler
- Martyna Byczkowska as Kamila Kopińska
- Kinga Jasik as Monika Sowik
- Krzysztof Zarzecki as Wojciech Malczak
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] |
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| 1 | "End of Innocence" "Koniec niewinności" | Leszek Dawid | Agata Malesińska | 12 June 2020 |
| 2 | "Lies" "Kłamstwa" | Leszek Dawid | Agata Malesińska | 12 June 2020 |
| 3 | "You Know Nothing" "Nic nie wiesz" | Leszek Dawid | Agata Malesińska | 12 June 2020 |
| 4 | "What Lies Beneath" "Czego oczy nie widzą" | Bartosz Konopka | Wojciech Miłoszewski | 12 June 2020 |
| 5 | "Your Sister Is Dead" "Twoja siostra nie żyje" | Bartosz Konopka | Agata Malesińska | 12 June 2020 |
| 6 | "Long Way Home" "Długa droga do domu" | Bartosz Konopka | Wojciech Miłoszewski | 12 June 2020 |
Production
editIn August 2018, Netflix signed a five-year contract to adapt fourteen crime novels by Harlan Coben.[4] In December 2019, ATM Grupa announced that it had wrapped up filming of the series and that it would be released on Netflix in 2020.[5] The Woods is the second Polish-language series made for the streaming platform and the fourth Netflix production created by Coben, following The Five, Safe, and The Stranger.
References
edit- ^ Scott, Sheena (5 March 2021). "'The Innocent' Trailer: New Harlan Coben Adaptation from Spain on Netflix". Forbes. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "1983: Netflix first Polish original series launches November 30th, 2018". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "The Woods – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Netflix Lines Up 'Stay Close' As Its Next Harlan Coben Adaptation from 'The Stranger' Producer Red". deadline.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Koniec zdjęć do "W głębi lasu" Netflixa. W rolach głównych Agnieszka Grochowska i Grzegorz Damięcki". Wirtualne Media. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
