The grave in the forest

Television series
German title	The grave in the forest
Original title	W głębi lasu
Country of production	Poland
original language	Polish
year	2020
Production company	ATM Group
length	46-55 minutes
Episodes	6 ( list )
genre	Crime series, mystery
Director	Leszek Dawid , Bartosz Konopka
script	Agata Malesińska , Wojciech Miłoszewski
production	Andrzej Muszyński , Harlan Coben
music	Łukasz Targosz
Initial release	June 12, 2020 on Netflix
First publication in German	June 12, 2020 on Netflix
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The Grave in the Forest (originally W głębi lasu ) is a Polish miniseries by Andrzej Muszyński , published in 2020 , based on the detective novel The Grave in the Woods (originally The Woods ) by Harlan Coben .

action

The series takes place in both 1994 and 2019.

1994

In the summer of 1994, four young people who were spending the summer in a holiday camp in the forest suddenly disappeared without a trace. Two of them are later found dead in the forest. There is no trace of the other two, Kamila, the sister of Pawel Kopiński and Artur, a friend of Kopiński. The police will stop the investigation at some point.

2019

25 years later, Kopiński is a prosecutor in Warsaw and is still mourning his sister Kamila. When he is led to the body of a murdered man, he thinks he recognizes him as Arthur. However, his parents deny that the deceased is their child Artur. Kopiński now hopes to find evidence of his sister's disappearance.

occupation

main characters

role	actor	description	Appear episode
Pawel Kopiński	Grzegorz Damięcki (2019)	Kopiński is a carer at the holiday camp in 1994, and in 2019 he is a public prosecutor in Warsaw.	1-6
	Hubert Miłkowski (1994)		1-6
Laura Goldsztajn	Agnieszka Grochowska (2019)	Goldsztajn is also in the summer camp in 1994, and in 2019 she is a professor. She is a close friend of Kopiński's.	1-6
	Wiktoria Filus (1994)		1-6
Dawid Goldsztajn	Jacek Koman	Father of Laura Goldsztajn.	1-4
Natalia Kopińska	Ewa Skibińska	Mother of Pawel Kopiński.	1-6
Małgorzata Tatarczuk	Magdalena Czerwińska	Sister-in-law of Pawel Kopiński.	1, 3-5
Leon Ruczaj	Adam Ferency	Police investigating officer in 1994.	1-6
Bogdan Perkowski	Przemysław Bluszcz	Father of Artur Perkowski.	2, 3, 5
Herman	Dorota Kolak	Chief Public Prosecutor and Head of Kopiński.	1, 2, 4-6
Bożena Perkowska	Izabela Dąbrowska	Mother of Artur Perkowski.	1-3, 6

Minor characters

role	actor	description	Appear episode
Commissioner Kosiński	Piotr Głowacki	Investigative Commissioner in 1994.	2-4
Krzysztof Dunaj-Szafrański	Cezary Pazura		1, 2, 4, 6
Commissioner Maciej Jork	Arkadiusz Jakubik		1-6
Artur Perkowski	Adam Wietrzyński	Best friend of Pawel Kopiński. Disappeared in the forest in 1994 without a trace.	1-3, 6
Daniel Kotler	Jakub Gola	Participants of the holiday camp.	1-3, 6
Kamila Kopińska	Martyna Byczkowska	Sister of Pawel Kopiński. Disappeared in the forest in 1994 without a trace.	1-3, 6
Monika Sowik	Kinga Jasik	Participants of the holiday camp.	1-3, 6
Wojciech Malczak	Krzysztof Zarzecki		1-3, 5-6

Episode list

No.	German title	Original title	Director	script
1	The end of innocence	Koniec niewinności	Leszek Dawid	Agata Malesińska
2	lying	Kłamstwa	Leszek Dawid	Agata Malesińska
3	They know nothing	Nic never pointed	Leszek Dawid	Agata Malesińska
4th	Under the surface	Czego oczy never widzą	Bartosz Konopka	Wojciech Miłoszewski
5	Your sister is dead	Twoja siostra never żyje	Bartosz Konopka	Agata Malesińska
6th	The long way home	Długa droga do domu	Bartosz Konopka	Wojciech Miłoszewski
On June 12, 2020, all episodes of the series were released simultaneously on Netflix worldwide.

production

The basis for the production is an exclusive contract between the author Harlan Coben and Netflix for 14 works by Coben. After the already published British miniseries Safe and I'm Silent for You , Das Grab im Wald is the third production from this deal .

The filming location of the series was Warsaw , the scene of the holiday camp was shot in the Kabaty Forest , in the south of Warsaw.

reception

Forbes Magazine's Sheena Scott describes The Grave in the Woods as an excellent series that is captivating from the start. She particularly praises the different colors and tones that show the viewer at what time the story is currently playing.

Oliver Armknecht from film-rezensions.de, on the other hand, does not necessarily recommend watching the series as a crime fanatic, even if he has seen atmospheric moments in the series.

On the other hand, Martin Schwickert from RP Online expressed himself positively , he was particularly enthusiastic about the location, in contrast to the original book. [T] he relocation of the scene opens. The kinship with the Scandinavian crime tradition is unmistakable. Above all, however, the Polish production convinces with its striking actor faces, which were shaped by life in a way that you will never find on California beauty farms or in Hollywood.

Web links

• The grave in the woods in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The grave in the forest on the ATM Grupa homepage
• The Grave in the Forest on Netflix

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tyler Suess: Netflix plans the next Harlan Coben adaptation | CINEMA & CO. Kino & Co Media GmbH, May 19, 2020, accessed on June 26, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Kimberly Bond: Revealed: The filming locations for Netflix crime drama The Woods. Evening Standard, June 12, 2020, accessed June 26, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Sheena Scott: 'The Woods' Review: A Captivating Adaptation Of A Harlan Coben Novel From Poland On Netflix. Forbes Magazine, June 13, 2020, accessed June 26, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Oliver Armknecht: The grave in the forest. In: Film-Rezensions.de. June 12, 2020, accessed June 26, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Martin Schwickert: New to Netflix: Crimes in the holiday camp. RP Online, June 24, 2020, accessed June 26, 2020 .