Miniseries · Netflix
High Water
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How High Water actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
High Water reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 1997, scientists and local government officials in Wrocław face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
A hydrologist, politician and town mayor come together to explore possible solutions to the rising water levels that threaten thousands in the area.
- Directed by Jan Holoubek
- Written by Kasper Bajon
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Bartłomiej Ignaciuk
- Written by Kinga Krzemińska
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Bartłomiej Ignaciuk
- Written by Kinga Krzemińska
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Bartłomiej Ignaciuk
- Written by Kinga Krzemińska
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Anna KępińskaProducer
Writing
- Kasper BajonWriter
- Kinga KrzemińskaWriter
Direction
- Bartłomiej IgnaciukDirector
- Jan HoloubekDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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