1983 (TV series)

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1983
File:Netflix 1983.png
Genre Thriller drama
Created by Joshua Long
Written by Joshua Long
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Country of origin Poland
Original language(s) Polish
English
Russian
Vietnamese
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
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Release
Original network Netflix
Original release November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
External links
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1983 is a Polish thriller drama streaming television series produced for and released by Netflix on 30 November 2018. The series, created and written by Joshua Long and based on an original idea by Long and Maciej Musiał, is set in an alternate timeline in which the fall of the communist Polish People's Republic never happened, and the Iron Curtain is still in place.[1][2] It is Netflix's first Polish original series.[3]

Premise

The series is set in 2003; a coordinated terrorist attack on multiple sites took place in Poland in 1983 which altered the course of history. The Iron Curtain is still in place and the Cold War did not end. Law student Kajetan (Maciej Musiał) and Citizens' Militia investigator Anatol (Robert Więckiewicz) uncover a conspiracy that could potentially start a revolution.

Setting

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The story is set in a gloomy and cold Warsaw, where dilapidated, grimy Soviet-style apartment blocks stand side by side with futuristic and imposing government and police buildings. The secret police of the Security Bureau now use computer surveillance mechanisms, tracking cell phones and digitizing citizens' data (classified according to their "level of danger").[4] People need to scan their digital ID cards before entering government buildings, leaving a record of their activities.

Society is run by the "Party", a privileged elite who enjoy a good education, high economic and social status, and live in gated compounds. The rest of the population is uninterested in politics and are distracted by escapism and consumerism, at least for goods that are not censored or prohibited. Many Western books are censored. The "Light Brigade", a group of young resistance fighters, oppose this dictatorship.

Poland is imagined to have seen massive immigration from Indochina, and in particular from the socialist republic of Vietnam. Some night scenes set in overcrowded Asian neighborhoods hint at Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

There are few explicit references to communism in the series (no statues of Lenin in the streets, no red stars on uniforms or revolutionary chants). The regime created an Orwellian state, whose sole ideological goal is the suppression of dissent and the control of individuals.

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Agnieszka Holland, one of the series directors.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date [5]
1 "Entanglement"
"Uwikłanie"		 Agnieszka Holland and Katarzyna Adamik Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
It is set in 2003 in a totalitarian Poland. After Poland suffered a series of massive terrorist bombings in 1983. the cold war never ended, so the Iron Curtain remains in place. A young law student and a jaded old detective are starting to discover evidence of a conspiracy and they learn about the Light Brigade, a resistance movement.
2 "Rollback" Agnieszka Holland and Katarzyna Adamik Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
3 "Alignment"
"Układ"		 Katarzyna Adamik Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
4 "Blowback"
"Reperkusje"		 Katarzyna Adamik Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
5 "Sanctuary"
"Sanktuarium"		 Olga Chajdas Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
6 "Subversion"
"Zdrada"		 Olga Chajdas Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
7 "Mayday" Agnieszka Smoczyńska Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
8 "Requiem" Katarzyna Adamik Joshua Long November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)

Production

On 6 March 2018, Netflix announced that the series was in production, consisting of 8 episodes.[6] On 2 October 2018, the first teaser trailer was released, with the series set to premiere globally on 30 November.[3]

A second season is being considered.[7]

References

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External links

  • 1983 at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • 1983 on Netflix
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