Max has released a trailer for the Polish suspense thriller The Eastern Gate ahead of its premiere later this month.
Set in 2021, through Belarus, Poland, and Russia, the limited series follows Ewa Oginiec (Lena Góra), a woman looking to leave the Secret Service and start her life over falling a personal tragedy, but after her partner is exposed by Russian intelligence and mysteriously disappears she is forced to change her plans.
THE EASTERNGATE is a suspense thriller series that delves into the world of modern espionage during an emerging conflict and international unrest. It paints a vivid picture of the clandestine world while also exploring the personal struggles of an individual caught in the web of the secret service.
NATO’s eastern flank, Russian war maneuvers at a hotspot of strategic importance for the entire continent. THE EASTERNGATE follows the journey of Ewa Oginiec, who, after a personal drama, aims to exit the secret service and start over. Things take a twist when her partner, also an agent, gets outed by Russian intelligence and vanishes mysteriously.
The series explores the mechanism of provocation on the global stage, as well as the high stakes-battle between intelligence agencies in a world gripped by the complexities of hybrid warfare.
The Eastern Gates premieres on Max on January 31st.