Heweliusz is a Polish historical drama television miniseries about the sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz. Featuring an ensemble cast, it stars Magdalena Różczka, Michał Żurawski, Konrad Eleryk, Justyna Wasilewska, and Borys Szyc. It was released on Netflix on 5 November 2025.
Contents
Premise
In 1993, the Polish ferry MS Jan Heweliusz capsizes off the coast of Rügen in the Baltic Sea.
Cast
Magdalena Różczka as Jolanta Ułasiewicz
Michał Żurawski as Piotr Binter
Konrad Eleryk as Witold "Witek" Skirmuntt
Justyna Wasilewska as Aneta Kaczkowska
Borys Szyc as Captain Ułasiewicz
Jan Englert as Binter's father
Magdalena Zawadzka as Binter's mother
Jacek Koman as Ignacy Budzisz
Mirosław Zbrojewicz as Mirosław Kurzak
Andrzej Konopka as Henryk Kubara
Tomasz Schuchardt as Marek Kaczkowski
Łukasz Lewandowski as Waldemar "Waldek" Skrzypczyński
Dariusz Chojnacki as Krzysztof Reniek
Jacek Beler as Michalczuk
Michał Pawlik as Zawadzki
Mia Goti as Agnieszka Ułasiewicz
Marcin Januszkiewicz as Artur Ferenc
Mateusz Górski as Zajdel
Piotr Łukaszczyk as Korzyński
Anna Dereszowska as Zylbern
Michalina Łabacz as Jadwiga Skirmuntt
Mirosław Kropielnicki as Wiesław Kosiorek
Magdalena Osińska as Stewardess Ola
Dominika Kluźniak as Zaborek
Julian Świeżewski as the military courier
Joachim Lamża as Janusz Kowalik
Piotr Rogucki as Marek Celej
Sylwia Gola as Irena
Katharina Nesytowa as Veronika Neumann
Bartłomiej Kotschedoff as the military courier
Production
Heweliusz was announced as "the largest and most complex Polish television series production in recent years," featuring over 120 named characters and 3,000 extras, and requiring a crew of over 140 members. Principal photography took place from January to August 2024. The series was shot in Świnoujście, Szczecin, Zgorzelec, Gdynia, Sopot, Nowy Port, Wrocław, Warsaw, Chałupki, and Stargard. Additionally, water stunt scenes were filmed in a studio in Brussels.
Release
In March 2024, Netflix presented clips from the series at Series Mania. Later that year, it was also previewed at the New Horizons Film Festival. A teaser trailer was released on 16 June 2025, while the official trailer was released on 10 September 2025. Ahead of the series' release, the first two episodes were screened at the Szczecin Philharmonic and the Gdynia Film Center. The series was released on Netflix on 5 November 2025.