The Bay of Spies

Polish historical drama miniseries

Not to be confused with Bridge of Spies (film).

The Bay of Spies

Polish poster

Polish| Zatoka szpiegów
Genre| Historical drama
Written by|

* Michał Godzic
* Wojciech Lepianka

Directed by| Michał Rogalski
Starring|

* Bartosz Gelner
* Karolina Kominek
* Mariusz Bonaszewski
* Wiktoria Supryn
* Michał Balicki
* Maria Świłpa

Country of origin| Poland
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 19
Production
Producer| Michał Kwieciński
Cinematography| Maciej Lisiecki
Editors|

* Marcin Kot Bastkowski
* Tomasz Ciesielski

Running time| 45 minutes
Production company| Akson Studio
Original release
Network| TVP
Release| 7 January 2024 (2024-01-07) –
present

The Bay of Spies (Polish: Zatoka szpiegów) is a 2024 Polish historical drama television series. It began airing on TVP on 7 January 2024.[1][2]

## Premise

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In 1940s Gdynia, a Nazi Abwehr officer discovers his Polish origins and decides to become an Allied spy.[3][4] He is tasked with obtaining intelligence about the Kriegsmarine during the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic.[5][6]

## Cast

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* Bartosz Gelner as Franz Neumann
* Karolina Kominek [pl] as Greta
* Mariusz Bonaszewski [pl] as Commander Kessler
* Wiktoria Supryn as Ilse
* Michał Balicki [pl] as Engel
* Maria Świłpa as Anna
* Anna Radwan [pl] as Rosa Neumann, Franz's mother
* Karol Biskup as Staszek
* Karol Pocheć [pl] as Johann
* Anna Karczmarczyk

## Episodes

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### Series overview

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Series| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 9| 7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)| 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03)
2| 10| 2 March 2025 (2025-03-02)| 4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

### Season 1 (2024)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Original release date

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1| 1| "Episode 1"| 7 January 2024 (2024-01-07)
2| 2| "Episode 2"| 14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)
3| 3| "Episode 3"| 21 January 2024 (2024-01-21)
4| 4| "Episode 4"| 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)
5| 5| "Episode 5"| 4 February 2024 (2024-02-04)
6| 6| "Episode 6"| 11 February 2024 (2024-02-11)
7| 7| "Episode 7"| 18 February 2024 (2024-02-18)
8| 8| "Episode 8"| 25 February 2024 (2024-02-25)
9| 9| "Episode 9"| 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03)

### Season 2 (2025)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Original release date

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10| 1| "Episode 10"| 2 March 2025 (2025-03-02)
11| 2| "Episode 11"| 9 March 2025 (2025-03-09)
12| 3| "Episode 12"| 16 March 2025 (2025-03-16)
13| 4| "Episode 13"| 23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
14| 5| "Episode 14"| 30 March 2025 (2025-03-30)
15| 6| "Episode 15"| 6 April 2025 (2025-04-06)
16| 7| "Episode 16"| 13 April 2025 (2025-04-13)
17| 8| "Episode 17"| 20 April 2025 (2025-04-20)
18| 9| "Episode 18"| 27 April 2025 (2025-04-27)
19| 10| "Episode 19"| 4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

## Production

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Filming for the series began on 5 May 2023 in Gdańsk and later moved to Gdynia and Sopot.[7][8][9] Filming was completed by June 2023.[10] A press screening of the series took place on 9 November 2023.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Słodkiewicz, Karolina (22 November 2023). "Bartosz Gelner w roli szpiega? Zobaczymy go razem z Wiktorią Supryn". Świat Seriali (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
2. ^ Gzyl, Paweł (30 November 2023). ""Zatoka szpiegów", "Matylda", "Profilerka" i "Chirurdzy". Telewizja Polska szykuje serialową ofensywę na początku 2024 roku". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
3. ^ Goldbart, Max (13 December 2023). "Poland's TVP Sets World War II Series 'The Bay Of Spies'". Deadline. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
4. ^ Grabarczuk, Andrzej (11 November 2023). "Serial "Zatoka szpiegów". Historia o młodym oficerze niemieckiego wywiadu, który zostaje alianckim szpiegiem [NASZE WIDEO]". PAP (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
5. ^ Fryc, Katarzyna (26 December 2023). "Od 7 stycznia TVP pokaże kręcony w Trójmieście serial "Zatoka szpiegów"". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. ^ Kurdupski, Michał (7 January 2024). "Nowy serial „Zatoka szpiegów" od niedzieli w TVP1 (wideo)". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
7. ^ Balicki, Stanisław (6 May 2023). "Zdjęciami w Gdańsku rozpoczyna się produkcja nowego serialu TVP „Zatoka Szpiegów". Uwaga na utrudnienia w ruchu ulicznym!". Gdańsk Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
8. ^ Kamasz, Łukasz (24 May 2023). "Swastyki na ulicach Gdyni. W mieście powstaje szpiegowski serial! ZDJĘCIA". Dziennik Bałtycki (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
9. ^ Gzyl, Paweł (17 July 2023). "Telewizja Polska realizuje nowy serial opowiadający o wydarzeniach z II wojny światowej - "Zatoka szpiegów"". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
10. ^ Kurdupski, Michał (23 June 2023). "TVP kończy zdjęcia do serialu „Zatoka szpiegów". Gelner i Bonaszewski w obsadzie". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
11. ^ "Serial historyczny „Zatoka szpiegów" w styczniu w TVP1". Centrum Informacji TVP (in Polish). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

## External links

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* The Bay of Spies on IMDb

* Television portal

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