A Girl and an Astronaut

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A Girl and an Astronaut
Polish Dziewczyna i kosmonauta
Genre
Created by
  • Bartek Prokopowicz
  • Jakub Korolczuk
Screenplay byAgata Malesińska
Directed byBartek Prokopowicz
Starring
ComposerMaciek Dobrowolski
Country of originPoland
Original languages
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
  • Olga Cerkaska
  • Bartosz Cerkaski
CinematographyJeremi Prokopowicz
Running time44–51 minutes
Production companyLulu Production
Original release
Network Netflix
Release17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)

A Girl and an Astronaut (Polish : Dziewczyna i kosmonauta) is a Polish sci-fi drama romance television series created by Netflix, based on an idea by Bartek Prokopowicz and Jakub Korolczuk. [1] [2]

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Synopsis

It is 2022, and Niko is a young arrogant fighter pilot who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to go into outer space in a Russian capsule for 24 hours, as part of a private experiment on human cryopreservation. He is madly in love with Marta, who is equally pursued by Niko's best friend, Bogdan. Shortly after being launched into orbit, Niko begins to hallucinate and accidentally sets the capsule timer for thirty years, immediately going into sub-hibernation.

In 2052, Marta is married to Bogdan, and they have a daughter, Oliwia. One day, Niko's capsule reappears in the sky and lands in the ocean. SkyCOMM, the Russian company that launched him into space, retrieves it and brings it back to Russia. There, Nadia, who thirty years before was a seven-year-old girl whose grandfather was the doctor in charge of Niko's health and training, now suffers from ALS and wants to use Niko's stem cells to find a cure.

Marta travels to Russia to bring Niko, who hasn't aged, back home, but is prevented from doing so by the Russians. Niko eventually escapes, with SkyCOMM operatives in pursuit.

Cast and characters


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References

  1. "Stream It or Skip It: 'A Girl and an Astronaut' on Netflix, About a Woman Dealing with the Return of Her Great Love After 30 Years". decider.com/. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. "REVIEW: 'A Girl and an Astronaut' Would Have Been Great as a Movie". butwhytho.net. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.