The Thaw (Polish TV series)

The Thaw (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 was released on HBO Max on 1 April 2022.

Premise
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

 * Katarzyna Wajda as Katarzyna Zawieja
 * Bartłomiej Kotschedoff as Krzysztof Trepa
 * Cezary Łukaszewicz as Andrzej Radwan
 * Juliusz Chrząstowski as Bogdan Pietrzak
 * Sebastian Fabijański as Marcin Kosiński
 * Andrzej Grabowski as Jan Zawieja
 * Bogusław Linda as Michał Strzelecki
 * Marcelina Stepkowska as Hania Zawieja
 * Marcin Zarzeczny as Grzegorz Adamski
 * Małgorzata Gorol as Anka Janas
 * Monika Krzywkowska as Dorota Czerwińska
 * Agnieszka Pilaszewska as Miroslawa Janas
 * Wojciech Zieliński as Wojciech Zawieja
 * Julia Rosnowska as Magda Kosińska
 * Jasmina Polak as Zofia Radwan
 * Piotr Zurawski as Konrad Janas
 * Ewa Skibińska as Małgorzata Adamczyk

Production
The series was announced in December 2019. It was shot in Szczecin beginning in January 2020 and was scheduled to last until May of that year, however, filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.