The Eastern Gate

*The Eastern Gate*
The Eastern Gate
	Max poster
Polish	Przesmyk
Genre	Suspense thriller
Directed by	Jan P. Matuszyński
Starring	Lena Góra; Bartłomiej Topa; Andrzej Konopka [pl]; Karol Pocheć [pl];
Music by	Stefan Wesołowski
Country of origin	Poland
Original languages	Polish; Russian;
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Cinematography	Kacper Fertacz [pl]
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

Ewa Oginiec, a veteran Polish intelligence officer suffering from occupational burnout, is set to retire before learning that her lover, a fellow agent, has gone missing on an undercover assignment investigating Russian military activity in the region. She agrees to replace him in exchange for her superiors agreeing to help find him. The title refers to the Suwałki Gap, a strategic NATO area around the Polish-Lithuanian border.

Cast

Lena Góra as Ewa Oginiec
Bartłomiej Topa as Krzysztof Hałaj
Andrzej Konopka [pl] as Zbigniew Lange
Karol Pocheć [pl] as Skiner
Ewelina Starejki as Helena Jankulowska
Leszek Lichota as Tadeusz Lemański
Kamila Urzędowska as Inka Nawrot
Piotr Żurawski [pl] as Błażej
Tomasz Ziętek as Jan Drawicz
Eliza Rycembel as Maria Drawicz
Alona Szostak [pl] as Tamara Sorokina
Dariusz Chojnacki [pl] as Lieutenant Adamus
Antoni Sztaba as Kaj
Artur Paczesny as Olaf Klemensiewicz
Dmytro Malkov [ru] as Skopincew
Lidia Sadowa [pl] as Paulina Oginiec
Michał Sikorski [pl] 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

No.	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	"Episode One"	48 min	31 January 2025 (2025-01-31)
2	"Episode Two"	54 min	7 February 2025 (2025-02-07)
3	"Episode Three"	43 min	14 February 2025 (2025-02-14)
4	"Episode Four"	41 min	21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)
5	"Episode Five"	50 min	28 February 2025 (2025-02-28)
6	"Episode Six"	50 min	7 March 2025 (2025-03-07)

Production

The series was shot in and around Gliwice, Sosnowiec, Katowice, Kraków, Zakopane, and Warsaw.^[1]^[2]

Release

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

^ 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

The Eastern Gate at IMDb

[1] 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.

[2] Piotrowicz, Paweł (8 February 2025). "Reżyser "Przesmyku": uczucie dyskomfortu towarzyszyło mi od samego początku". Kultura Onet (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.

[3] Sudario, Erielle (2 May 2024). "Lena Góra Journeys to 'The Easterngate' in First Image from New Series". Collider. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] Cordero, Rosy (6 December 2024). "Lena Góra-Led Max Series 'The Eastern Gate' Drops Premiere Date & First-Look Images". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

[6] 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.

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