1983 (TV series)

1983 is a Polish crime drama web television series created and written by Joshua Long, based on an original idea by Long and Maciej Musiał, set in an alternate timeline in which the fall of the communist Polish People's Republic never happened, and the Iron Curtain is still in place.[1][2] It is Netflix's first Polish original series; eight episodes were produced by Netflix, and was released on 30 November 2018.[3]

1983
GenreCrime drama
Created byJoshua Long
Written byJoshua Long
Story by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originPoland
Original languagesPolish
English
Russian
Vietnamese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
External links
Website

Premise

The series is set in 2003; a coordinated terrorist attack on multiple sites took place in Poland in 1983 which altered the course of history. The Iron Curtain is still in place and the Cold War did not end. Law student Kajetan (Maciej Musiał) and Milicja Obywatelska investigator Anatol (Robert Więckiewicz) uncover a conspiracy that could potentially start a revolution.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
1"Entanglement"
"Uwikłanie"		Agnieszka Holland and Katarzyna AdamikJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
It is 2003. The cold war never ended after Poland suffered a series of massive bomb strikes in 1983. A young law student and a jaded old detective are starting to discover a new resistance movement.
2"Rollback"Agnieszka Holland and Katarzyna AdamikJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
3"Alignment"
"Układ"		Katarzyna AdamikJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
4"Blowback"
"Reperkusje"		Katarzyna AdamikJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
5"Sanctuary"
"Sanktuarium"		Olga ChajdasJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
6"Subversion"
"Zdrada"		Olga ChajdasJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
7"Mayday"Agnieszka SmoczyńskaJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
8"Requiem"Katarzyna AdamikJoshua LongNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)

Production

On 6 March 2018, Netflix announced that the series was in production, consisting of 8 episodes.[5] On 2 October 2018, the first teaser trailer was released, with the series set to premiere globally on 30 November.[3]

A second season is being considered.[6]

References
  1. "'Dark, dystopian' spy thriller from Agnieszka Holland becomes first Polish series on Netflix". The First News. 4 October 2018.
  2. "1983 on Netflix: UK release date, cast, trailer and plot". Daily Mirror. 29 November 2018.
  3. "1983: Netflix first Polish original series launches November 30th, 2018". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. "1983 - Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "1983: The first Polish Netflix original series is currently in production". Netflix Media Center. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. "Powstaje 2. sezon 1983. Czy polski serial Netflix powinien wrócić?" (in Polish). 2019-10-11.
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