Heweliusz

Heweliusz is an upcoming Polish drama television miniseries about the sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz. Featuring an ensemble cast, it will be released on Netflix in late 2025.

Heweliusz
Genre	Drama
Written by	Kasper Bajon [pl]
Directed by	Jan Holoubek
Starring	Magdalena Różczka Michał Żurawski Konrad Eleryk [pl] Michalina Łabacz Borys Szyc Tomasz Schuchardt Justyna Wasilewska [pl] Andrzej Konopka [pl] Jacek Koman Magdalena Zawadzka Jan Englert
Composer	Jan Komar
Country of origin	Poland
Production
Executive producer	Anna Kępińska
Producer	Anna Kępińska
Cinematography	Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
Editor	Rafał Listopad
Production company	Telemark
Original release
Network	Netflix

Premise

In 1993, the Polish ferry MS Jan Heweliusz capsizes off the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea.^[1]

Cast

• Magdalena Różczka
• Michał Żurawski
• Konrad Eleryk [pl]
• Michalina Łabacz
• Borys Szyc
• Tomasz Schuchardt
• Justyna Wasilewska [pl]
• Andrzej Konopka [pl]
• Jacek Koman
• Magdalena Zawadzka
• Jan Englert
• Jacek Beler [pl]
• Dariusz Chojnacki [pl]
• Anna Dereszowska
• Sylwia Gola
• Mia Goti
• Mateusz Górski
• Marcin Januszkiewicz [pl]
• Dominika Kluźniak
• Bartłomiej Kotschedoff [pl]
• Mirosław Kropielnicki [pl]
• Joachim Lamża [pl]
• Łukasz Lewandowski [pl]
• Piotr Łukaszczyk
• Katharina Nesytowa
• Magda Osińska
• Michał Pawlik
• Piotr Rogucki
• Mirosław Zbrojewicz

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	TBA	TBA	TBA
2	TBA	TBA	TBA
3	TBA	TBA	TBA
4	TBA	TBA	TBA
5	TBA	TBA	TBA

Production

MS Jan Śniadecki, which replaced MS Jan Heweliusz after its sinking, was used in the production of the series.

The series was announced as "the largest and most complex Polish television series production in recent years," featuring over 120 named characters and 3,000 extras, and requiring a crew of over 140 members.^[2]

Filming took place from January to August 2024.^[3] The series was shot in Świnoujście, Szczecin, Zgorzelec, Gdynia, Sopot, Nowy Port, Wrocław, Warsaw, Chałupki, and Stargard. Additionally, water stunt scenes were filmed in a studio in Brussels.^[4][5]

Release

In March 2024, Netflix presented clips from the series at the Series Mania festival.^[6][7] The series will be released on Netflix in late 2025.^[8][9]