Heweliusz

Heweliusz
Polish Netflix poster
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Kasper Bajon  [ pl ]
Directed by	Jan Holoubek
Starring	Magdalena Różczka Borys Szyc Michał Żurawski Konrad Eleryk  [ pl ] Justyna Wasilewska
Composer	Jan Komar
Country of origin	Poland
Original language	Polish
Production
Executive producer	Anna Kępińska
Producer	Anna Kępińska
Cinematography	Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
Editor	Rafał Listopad
Production company	Telemark
Original release
Network	Netflix

Heweliusz is an upcoming Polish historical drama television miniseries about the sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz. It will be released on Netflix on 5 November 2025.

Premise

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

Cast

• Magdalena Różczka as Jolanta Ułasiewicz
• Borys Szyc as Captain Ułasiewicz  [ pl ]
• Michał Żurawski as Binter
• Konrad Eleryk  [ pl ] as Skirmuntt
• Justyna Wasilewska as Kaczkowska
• Jan Englert as Binter's father
• Magdalena Zawadzka as Binter's mother
• Jacek Koman as Ignacy Budzisz
• Mirosław Zbrojewicz as Captain Portu
• Andrzej Konopka  [ pl ] as Kubara
• Tomasz Schuchardt as Kaczkowski
• Łukasz Lewandowski  [ pl ] as Skrzypczyński
• Dariusz Chojnacki  [ pl ] as Karpiel
• Jacek Beler  [ pl ] as Lemański
• Michał Pawlik as Zawadzki
• Mia Goti as Aga
• Marcin Januszkiewicz  [ pl ] as Ferenc
• Mateusz Górski as Zajdel
• Piotr Łukaszczyk as Korzyński
• Anna Dereszowska as Zylbern
• Michalina Łabacz as Jadwiga Skirmuntt
• Mirosław Kropielnicki  [ pl ] as Kosiorek
• Magdalena Osińska as Stewardess Ola
• Dominika Kluźniak as Zaborek
• Julian Świeżewski  [ pl ] as the military courier
• Joachim Lamża  [ pl ] as Sulik
• Piotr Rogucki as Szwedes
• Bartłomiej Kotschedoff  [ pl ]
• Sylwia Gola
• Katharina Nesytowa

Episodes

No.	Title	Duration	Original release date
1	TBA	TBA	5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)
2	TBA	TBA	5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)
3	TBA	TBA	5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)
4	TBA	TBA	5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)
5	TBA	TBA	5 November 2025 (2025-11-05)

Production

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]

Principal photography took place from January to August 2024. ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^{[5] [6]}

Release

In March 2024, Netflix presented clips from the series at Series Mania. ^{[7] [8]} A teaser trailer was released on 16 June 2025, while the official trailer was released on 10 September 2025. ^{[9] [10]} The series will be released on Netflix on 5 November 2025. ^[11]

References

1. Nagler, Anna; Kłuskiewicz, Łukasz (6 December 2022). "Celebrating a Momentous Year in Poland". About Netflix . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
2. Leszczyńska, Ewelina (12 January 2024). "Gwiazdorska obsada "Heweliusza". Kto zagra w serialowej superprodukcji Netfliksa?". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
3. Gzyl, Paweł (18 January 2024). "Ruszyły zdjęcia do serialu "Heweliusz" w reżyserii Jana Holoubka dla platformy Netflix". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
4. Burdzy, Agata (12 August 2024). "Już ponad 100 dni zdjęciowych na planie serialu katastroficznego Heweliusz – poznajcie kulisy spektakularnej produkcji Netflix". About Netflix (in Polish). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
5. Świetlik, Iwona (6 March 2024). "Jan Holoubek kręci w Chałupkach serial "Heweliusz". Będzie dostępny na platformie Netflix". Radio Eska (in Polish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
6. Otfinowska, Patrycja (23 January 2024). "Powstanie serial o katastrofie promu "Jan Heweliusz". Plan zdjęciowy w Szczecinie!". Świat Seriali (in Polish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
7. Dams, Tim (19 March 2024). "Netflix EMEA head talks European investment, "restrictive" local quotas". Screen Daily . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
8. Goldbart, Max (19 March 2024). "Isabelle Adjani & Famke Janssen Thrillers Lead Latest Netflix TV Slate – Series Mania". Deadline . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
9. Właszczuk, Julia (16 June 2025). "Mamy pierwszy zwiastun "Heweliusza". Nowy serial opowie o tragedii "polskiego Titanica"". Vogue Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
10. Właszczuk, Julia (10 September 2025). "Takiego serialu jeszcze w Polsce nie było. Mamy zwiastun "Heweliusza" o katastrofie z lat 90". Vogue Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
11. Orzeł, Patrycja (12 September 2025). "Netflix pokaże serial o polskiej katastrofie. Jest zwiastun i data premiery". Radio ZET (in Polish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.

External links

• Heweliusz at IMDb