High Water (TV series)

High Water (Polish: Wielka woda) is a Polish historical drama TV series created by Jan Holoubek and based on Kasper Bajon's work. It was released on Netflix on 5 October 2022.^[2] The series is about the 1997 Central European flood and how it was managed by the authorities of Wrocław.

High Water
Polish poster
Polish	Wielka woda
Genre	Historical drama[1]
Created by	Jan Holoubek Bartłomiej Ignaciuk
Story by	Kasper Bajon
Directed by	Jan Holoubek
Starring	Agnieszka Żulewska
Country of origin	Poland
Original languages	Polish English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Cinematography	Marek Warszewski
Production companies	Netflix Telemark
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)

Synopsis

The series takes place in 1997 in Wrocław, when the 1997 Central European flood is nearing the city. The main character is the hydrologist Jaśmina Tremer, who returns to Wrocław after many years to help handle the crisis. During the series, the characters have to face not only the incompetence of the local authorities, but also their own past.^[3]

Cast

• Agnieszka Żulewska as Jaśmina Tremer
• Tomasz Schuchardt as Jakub Marczak
• Ireneusz Czop as Andrzej Rębacz
• Blanka Kot as Klara Marczak
• Anna Dymna as Lena Tremer
• Jerzy Trela as Szymon Rębacz
• Jacek Beler as Kalosz
• Klara Bielawka as Beata Kozarowicz
• Lech Dyblik as Korzun
• Roman Gancarczyk as Prof. Jan Nowak
• Łukasz Garlicki as Kulesza
• Tomasz Kot as the mayor of Wrocław
• Mirosław Kropielnicki as Col. Czacki
• Łukasz Lewandowski as Dr. Sławomir Góra
• Leszek Lichota as the deputy minister
• Maria Maj as Barbara
• Adam Nawojczyk as the voivode of Wrocław
• Marta Nieradkiewicz as Ewa Rucik
• Katarzyna Pośpiech as Maja Kruk
• Piotr Rogucki as Lt. Marek Rozwałka
• Tomasz Sapryk as Andrzej Talarek
• Dariusz Toczek as Piepka
• Piotr Trojan as Maciej Waligóra
• Grzegorz Warchoł as Kazimierz