Trailer Drop · Official Trailer · 13 November 2026
Netflix has released the official trailer for The Riot, a six-part Polish prison drama inspired by real events, starring Borys Szyc and Filip Pławiak. All six episodes arrive on Netflix in the UK and worldwide on Wednesday 9 December 2026.
Freedom Stops at the Prison Gate
December 1989, and Poland is celebrating freedom and change, except behind bars. When the promise of an amnesty is taken away from the inmates of Mroki prison, a revolt breaks out. It puts two former cellmates on opposite sides: Reagan, played by Borys Szyc, who leads the desperate prisoners, and Janek Chmielewski, played by Filip Pławiak, a politician on the rise who must try to stop a massacre.
The story is also seen through the eyes of prison psychologist Agnieszka Czajka, played by Anita Szepelska, who tries to reform the system from within. Mateusz Rakowicz and Marek Lechki direct from scripts by Łukasz Bluszcz and Marcin Kubawski. The series is inspired by the largest prison protests in Polish history; its Polish title is Bunt.
TV Show at a Glance
- Series: The Riot (Bunt)
- Video: Official Trailer (Netflix)
- Starring: Borys Szyc, Filip Pławiak, Anita Szepelska, Jacek Poniedziałek
- Directors: Mateusz Rakowicz, Marek Lechki
- Episodes: 6
- Genre: Prison drama, inspired by real events
- UK release: Netflix, Wednesday 9 December 2026
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