The Eastern Gate
Fast-paced Polish spy drama “The Eastern Gate” is intense, tricky and surprising. “Don’t trust anyone,” the characters constantly warn one another. And, well — don’t. Ewa (Lena Góra) is a Polish spy, and at the outset she is undercover at a glamorous party. Only she isn’t there to hobnob with her boyfriend’s icy mom, she is there to gather information about said mom’s involvement in nuclear bomb making. Interest start to an engaging show that has a decent amount of action as well. Office politics , global politics, international conflict and interpersonal conflict all mixed judiciously for a 6 episode interesting and engaging watch.
