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And here’s another one! Netflix announce new Polish series based on Harlan Coben’s bestselling book The Woods

The six-part adaptation will launch in 2020 and is directed by Leszek Dawid (L) and Bartosz Konopka (R). NetflixPolska/Twitter

Directed by Leszek Dawid and Bartosz Konopka with a screenplay by Agata Malesińska and author Wojtek Miłoszewski, the dual timeline mystery tells the story of a Warsaw prosecutor who for 25 years has not been able to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of his sister, who vanished from a summer camp after going for a walk in the woods.

Netflix to turn ‘apocalyptic’ sci-fi novel in to new six-part series

The new series based on the 2015 book The Old Axolotl by Jacek Dukaj was written and created by Jason George, who is known for “Narcos” and “Scandal”, with Tomasz Baginski from The Witcher as executive producer.

Queen of the Polish Drift Karolina Pilarczyk to star in Charlize Theron’s new ‘badass’ car show on Netflix

With 28 of the world’s best drivers battling it out on a 100-acre race track littered with obstacles, the show promises to be a cross between American Ninja Warrior and Fast and Furious.

Netflix reveals stunning new cast posters for its adaptation of The Witcher with Superman Henry Cavill taking lead role

Set for release sometime in 2019, in addition to the character posters Netflix has also revealed the official title treatment and tagline will be The worst monsters are the ones we create.

Witcher crew rolls in to start filming as Netflix brings the series home

Production company will shoot a new series based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski at locations in Poland.

Joanna Kulig takes female lead alongside Andre Holland in major new Netflix series

Shot in France, with dialogue in French, English and Arabic, the series called The Eddy directed by La La Land director Damien Chazelle sees Kulig star as a nightclub singer.  

Tomasz Bagiński: From lowly student to executive producer of Netflix series ‘The Witcher’

The director, who celebrates his 43rd birthday today, takes time out of his hectic filming schedule to talk to TFN’s Jacek Borowski about his career, film and the importance of luck.

Up close and personal with Maciej Musiał, star of Netflix drama 1983

In his first interview with English media, 1983 star Maciej Musiał talks to TFN’s Kirsty Hardial about how a chance meeting in a bar led to one of the most gripping new dramas on Netflix.

New documentary lifts the lid on the mind of Stanisław Szukalski, a long-lost artistic genius

Leonardo DiCaprio ads his weight to the Netflix documentary that hits screen across the globe on December 21.

‘Dark, dystopian’ spy thriller from Agnieszka Holland becomes first Polish series on Netflix

Shot in Warsaw, Wrocław, Lublin and Silesia, the story focuses on the harrowing question of what Poland would be like if it hadn’t broken free of its communist oppressors in 1983. The result is a dark, dystopian depiction of Poland in 2003.

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Cell where Witold Pilecki was held before being executed opens to the public

The opening of the 2x3.5-metre cell where Pilecki awaited execution at the hands of the Soviet-installed communists coincides with the 75th anniversary of his execution at the prison in 1948.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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