The protagonist of The Woods (W głebi lasu) is Warsaw-based prosecutor Paweł Kopiński (Paul Copeland in Harlan Coben’s novel), whose sister mysteriously disappeared in 1994 while at summer camp. It’s 2019 now and when the body of a young boy – who allegedly vanished 25 years ago as well, along with Kopińska – is found, it seems like the old case can be reopened and finally solved. However, the deeper Paweł digs, the more complicated things get. No surprise here: after all, the story was adapted from Coben’s book, and one of his favourite themes is the way in which unearthing past events can shatter the present. The American writer, who holds an executive producer credit, said in a press release: “I’m very proud to be collaborating with such an amazing Polish cast and crew and to be helping to bring their amazing work to Netflix viewers around the globe”.

The series is directed by Leszek Dawid (You are God [+lire aussi :
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The Woods is the third of Coben’s novels to be transformed into a Netflix series, following British shows The Stranger and Spanish series El Inocente. The first Polish original show produced by a streaming juggernaut was dystopian thriller 1983, directed by Agnieszka Holland (Mr. Jones [+lire aussi :
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interview : Agnieszka Holland
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interview : Agnieszka Holland
interview : Zofia Wichlacz
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interview : Agnieszka Smoczyńska
fiche film], Fugue [+lire aussi :
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interview : Agnieszka Smoczyńska
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interview : Agnieszka Holland
interview : Zofia Wichlacz
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fiche film]). The Woods is benefiting from a 30% cash rebate and is the second TV series to receive support from the Polish cash rebate system, the first one being Ultraviolet 2.