“Forest” is one of the biggest Polish Netflix premieres in January. The crime series starring Boris Shik, adapted from the novel by Remigiusz Mrosi, was already available on Thursday. What is “Forst” about and what are the first thoughts?
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TV series “forst” Based on the crime series z Commissioner Victor Forst by Remigius Mroz. To date, he has published eight novels under the names: “Exposure” (2013), “Przewieśnie” (2016), “Trawers” (2016), “Deniwelacja” (2017), “Zerwa” (2018), “Halny” (2020). ), “The Gap” (2021) and “Broken Ghost” (2023). Production Netflix Based on the first two volumes: “Exposure” and “Przewieśnie”, and played the title role Boris Zikwhich we watched last year series “Warshavianka” SkyShowtime based on the screenplay by Jakub Zhulchik. The entire series was released on Netflix on Thursday.
What is Netflix's “Forest” about?
“When the Tatra Mountains become the scene of brutal murders, Commissioner Forst springs into action. Against procedure, with the help of journalist Olga Shrebska, he uncovers a conspiracy with roots in World War II,” reads the official statement. Description series “Forst”.
“The mysterious death of Givont and Victor Forst, who would have no problem with this,” the trailer says. The streak counts six episodesEach lasts more than 40 minutes.
Boris Zik announced the project on Instagram in October 2022. “In 2016 Marta Baranska He came up with the idea of acquiring the film rights to Forst's Dark Adventures. Then there was the meeting with Remigiusz Mróz and several years of testing and fighting how to handle this project. Finally, two years ago I found my dream partner and client. Netflix. We started writing the series together with the writers of our dreams Agata Melesinska and Jacek MarkevichHe was with us from the beginning Markin Czecho“- he wrote.
“A few days ago, we finally moved to Zakopane, where we will spend the next few months shooting our series (…). We are excited and ready for challenges. There are many challenges ahead, for example, photos Giewont,” added the actor. “Forsta” was filmed not only in Zakopane, but also in Novi Targ.
He is the director of the series Daniel Jaroshekwhose credits include, among others: one of the biggest hits of recent years, ie “John” The late priest Jan Kachkowski with Piotr Troyan and David Ogrodnik.
Who was in the cast besides Boris Shik? She played Olga Shrebska Zuzana SafrznikovProsecutor Dominika Hansen – Camila BaarIn Inspector Osika – Andrzej Bienias.
Boris Zik serves as Commissar Forst, that is, the first reviews of “Forst”.
The first one has already appeared on the Internet “Forst” reviews. How is the new polish rated? Crime series? “Forst” with Boris Shik in the lead role will awaken emotions in the audience. Some will be annoyed, some will be happy. This is another crime story with an outsider detective in the main role, fortunately the acting is very good in the foreground, so you can find something more in “Forst” than just the next stages of chasing the monster from Givont. ” she said. Małgorzata Major from Wirtualne Media.
“The series is certainly a pleasant surprise for fans of literary Forst, a Viewers unfamiliar with Remigiusz Mróz's prose can also watch the Netflix production. Personally, I expected more, the wow effect, Interviewing witnesses, sitting in archives, delving into history – in theory I got all this, but a very small, hastily administered dose. I also want to know what is unique about this character apart from the fact that he is silent,” he added.
He also praises Szyc's performance Katarzyna Ulman from “Świat Seriali”.. “While many wondered if the actor could pull off the role, there's no need to worry – Boris Schick works very wellAnd most importantly, you can see that he enjoys being part of the production (of which he is the producer),” he said. The journalist also called the series “Forsta”. “Twisted, Dark and Brutal”which is sometimes uneven.
So we get an exciting introduction to the adventures of Viktor Forst, in which… The absolute icing on the cake is the end of episode six. The scriptwriters have delivered and I am looking forward to the next episodes,” he concluded.
On the other hand, he was critical Andrzej Kulasek from redakcja.pl. “No, despite the pan in which this Mróz film was adapted (…), I don't buy it. It really looks like someone cut the whole story with these scissors from the beginning of the series and then put the cuts together. However, while the paper may have been of good quality, the scissors were unfortunately dull,” he said TV series “Disappointment”.
However, the journalist evaluated the photos Piotr UznanskyMakeup by Liliana Gałązka and costumes Zofia Komasa, as well as music. “In general, the team here is excellent (…). This whole crew complements Boris Schick, who should be the perfect Forstem for Mróz. A little bored, a little playboy, a little troubled cop. (…) Schick takes as much as he can from Forst,” he said.