The Thaw (Polish TV series)

Polish crime drama television series

The Thaw

Polish| Odwilż
Genre|

* Crime drama
* Mystery

Created by| Marta Szymanek
Written by|

* Marta Szymanek
* Piotr Gerard Szymanek

Directed by| Xawery Żuławski
Starring|

* Katarzyna Wajda
* Bartłomiej Kotschedoff
* Cezary Łukaszewicz
* Juliusz Chrząstowski
* Sebastian Fabijański
* Andrzej Grabowski
* Bogusław Linda

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|

* Andrzej Besztak
* Izabela Lopuch
* Antony Root
* Johnathan Young

Producer| Bogumił Lipski
Cinematography| Tomasz Naumiuk
Editors|

* Piotr Kmiecik
* Wojciech Mrówczynski

Running time| 48–55 minutes
Production companies|

* HBO Europe
* Magnolia Films

Original release
Network| HBO Max (season 1)
Max (season 2)
Release| 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) –
present

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.

## Premise

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Widowed 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

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### Main

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* Katarzyna Wajda [pl] as Katarzyna Zawieja
* Bartłomiej Kotschedoff [pl] as Krzysztof Trepa
* Cezary Łukaszewicz [pl] as Andrzej Radwan
* Juliusz Chrząstowski [pl] as Bogdan Pietrzak
* Sebastian Fabijański as Marcin Kosiński
* Andrzej Grabowski as Jan Zawieja
* Bogusław Linda as Michał Strzelecki
* Agnieszka Dygant
* Mirosław Zbrojewicz
* Nikodem Rozbicki [pl]
* Aleksander Kaleta
* Eryk Kulm
* Andrzej Konopka [pl]
* Tomasz Schuchardt

### Recurring

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* Marcelina Stępkowska as Hania Zawieja
* Marcin Zarzeczny as Grzegorz Adamski
* Małgorzata Gorol [pl] as Anka Janas
* Monika Krzywkowska [pl] as Dorota Czerwińska
* Agnieszka Pilaszewska [pl] as Mirosława Janas
* Wojciech Zieliński [pl] as Wojciech Zawieja
* Julia Rosnowska [pl] as Magda Kosińska
* Jaśmina Polak [pl] as Zofia Radwan
* Piotr Żurawski [pl] as Konrad Janas
* Ewa Skibińska [pl] as Małgorzata Adamczyk
* Michal Czernecki
* Agnieszka Suchora
* Barbara Jonak

## Episodes

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### Series overview

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Series| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 6| 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)| 15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
2| 5| 23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)| 20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)

### Season 1

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

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1| 1| "Episode 1.1"| 50 min| 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
2| 2| "Episode 1.2"| 46 min| 1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
3| 3| "Episode 1.3"| 48 min| 8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)
4| 4| "Episode 1.4"| 48 min| 8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)
5| 5| "Episode 1.5"| 55 min| 15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
6| 6| "Episode 1.6"| 49 min| 15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)

### Season 2

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

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7| 1| "Episode 2.1"| TBA| 23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)
8| 2| "Episode 2.2"| TBA| 30 August 2024 (2024-08-30)
9| 3| "Episode 2.3"| TBA| 6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
10| 4| "Episode 2.4"| TBA| 13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
11| 5| "Episode 2.5"| TBA| 20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)

## Production

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The 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

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1. ^ Kozłowski, Konrad (11 December 2019). "Nowy polski serial HBO "Odwilż". Zapowiedzi premier w 2020 na HBO GO". Antyweb (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "HBO wstrzymuje zdjęcia do 'Odwilży', Netflix do 'Wiedźmina'". Wirtualne Media (in Polish). 16 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

## External links

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* The Thaw on IMDb

* Television portal

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