"The Bay of Spies"
Telewizja Polska (TVP) has completed the production of its new Second World War historical thriller series, "The Bay of Spies" (9x45’). The Polish-language series is due to TX on TVP in on January 7th 2024.
Set in 1940s Gdynia, "The Bay of Spies" is directed by Michał Rogalski ("Summer Solstice") and it is based on true events, the story follows Franz Neumann, a young Nazi Abwehr officer, who discovers that his real father was Polish. Using this information to his advantage, Franz becomes a spy for the Allies with the code name ‘Got’. His task is to obtain information about the activities of the German Navy, the ‘Kriegsmarine’, and report back to the allies. Using his charm and charisma, Franz manipulates the men he gets close to, makes women fall in love with him, and snakes his way into the German elite.
TVP commissioned the series from production company Akson Studio. It boasts an award-winning creative team, with the screenplay co-written by Michał Godzic ("Chasing Dreams") and Wojciech Lepianka ("My Father’s Bike").
Aleksandra Kaźmieruk, Head of Global Distribution at TVP, says, “As well as acting as a tribute to the architects and engineers who built the city of Gdynia before the war, commissioning the series is a key part of TVP’s mission-oriented programming strategy to push original content that is created by Polish talent for Polish audiences, as well as having an international appeal. This show has everything you need in a series – beautiful cinematography, music, costumes and unexpected plot twists against the background of a little-known but incredibly important part of Second World War History.”