The Eastern Gate
2025 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 6.7
A Polish intelligence officer tries to leave the secret service and rebuild life after a personal tragedy, but is pulled back in when a fellow agent is exposed by Russian intelligence and vanishes. As tensions rise near the eastern border, she’s forced into a dangerous web of covert operations, disinformation, and shifting loyalties.
Also known as The EasternGate
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Streaming on HBO Max.
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Details
- Original title
- Przesmyk
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-01-31
- Network
- Max, HBO Max
- Language
- PL
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (36 votes)
About
If you enjoy serious, realistic spy stories with modern political tension and a dense, twisty plot, this could click, especially if you liked The Mire or The Thaw; Not for you if you want light escapism or simple mysteries.
Pros: tense geopolitical stakes; realistic spy tactics; strong, grounded performances | Cons: plot-heavy and complex; many moving parts; can feel bleak
Themes
- espionage
- secret service
- russia
- belarus
- belarusian border
- risky situations
- minsk, belarus
- suspense thriller
Cast & crew
Lena Góra
as Ewa Oginiec
Andrzej Konopka
as Zbigniew Lange
Bartłomiej Topa
as Krzysztof Hałaj
Ewelina Starejki
as Helena Jankulowska
Karol Pocheć
as 'Skiner'
- AS
Alona Szostak
as Tamara Sorokina
Sasza Reznikow
as Belarusan Agent
- MB
Maja Burzyńska
as Kalina Niedźwiedzka
- AK
Agnieszka Kijewska
as Embassy Worker
Paweł Parczewski
as Embassy Worker
Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński
Episodes2 seasons · 7 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Episode One47mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E2Episode Two54mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E3Episode Three43mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E4Episode Four42mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E5Episode Five50mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
- S1E6Episode Six49mAmazon Prime VideoHBO MaxHulu
Season 21 episode
- S2E1Episode 1