| The Border | |
|---|---|
| Polish | Wataha |
| Created by | |
| Composer | Łukasz Targosz |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Original language | Polish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | Tomasz Augustynek Tomasz Naumiuk |
| Running time | 55 mins. approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) |
The Border (Polish: Wataha) is a Polish crime series airing on HBO Poland from 12 October 2014.
Cast
- Leszek Lichota as Wiktor Rebrow
- Aleksandra Popławska as Iga Dobosz
- Andrzej Zieliński as Konrad Markowski
- Bartłomiej Topa as Adam "Grzywa" Grzywaczewski
- Magdalena Popławska as Natalia Tatarkiewicz
- Dagmara Bąk as Aga Małek
- Jarosław Boberek as Wojciech Świtalski
- Maciej Mikołajczyk as Piotr "Rambo" Wójcik
- Jacek Lenartowicz as Michał Łuczak
- Mariusz Saniternik as Kalita
- Jacek Beler as Cinek
- Julia Pogrebińska as Ewa Wityńska
- Jacek Koman as Robert Korda
- Piotr Dąbrowski as Rebrow
- Grzegorz Damięcki as Krzysztof Halman
- Anita Jancia as Marta Siwa
- Anna Donchenko as Alsu Karimowa
- Żora Liścienko as Halid
- Piotr Żurawski as Sylwester Wiśniak
- Borys Połunin as Cień
- Marek Kalita as Igi Dobosz
- Weronika Humaj as Joanna Zięba
- Piotr Chlewicki as Aziukiewicz
- Michał Kaleta as Igi Dobosz
- Matylda Damięcka as Boczarska's guardian
- Karol Bernacki as the guardian of "Sema"
- Filip Gurłacz as Marcin Gauza
- Robert Wabich as Waldek
- Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik as Krystyna
- Helena Norowicz as Helena
- Artur Janusiak as Tomek
- Dariusz Siastacz as the deputy minister
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) | November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16) | |
| 2 | 6 | October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15) | November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19) | |
| 3 | 6 | December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) | January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) | |
Production
The filming of the first season took place between September and December 2013 in Bieszczady, a mountain range in the Carpathians. The second season was filmed there from October 2016 to February 2017. The show was broadcast in nineteen European countries by HBO Europe alongside other broadcasters.
In June 2016, the British broadcaster Channel 4 aired the first season in English under the title The Border. HBO Europe showed it at the Series Mania Festival in Paris.
On 17 December 2018, it was announced that the series would receive a third season, scheduled to premiere in 2019. On 13 September it was announced that the premiere would take place on 30 October, however on 26 September it was postponed to 6 December.
References
- ""Wataha". Startują zdjęcia do 2. sezonu [WIDEO+ZDJĘCIA]" (in Polish). 28 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- Wawrzyn, Marta (8 October 2017). "Takiej premiery nie miał jeszcze żaden polski serial. Nowa "Wataha" będzie w 19 krajach jednocześnie" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "Drugi sezon serialu "Wataha" będzie jeszcze bardziej mroczny" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "HBO potwierdza produkcję trzeciego sezonu "Watahy", zdjęcia ruszą w lutym" (in Polish). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ""Wataha 3" od 30 października w HBO i HBO GO" (in Polish). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "Wataha - HBO przesuwa datę premiery 3. sezonu serialu" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.