BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon returns for a third year: TV series festival in Warsaw, 25–29 November

From 25 to 29 November 2026, the third BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon festival will take place at Kinoteka in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. It is organised by the OFF CAMERA Foundation. The programme covers five days of screenings, meetings with creators and industry events.

Festival opening

The festival opens with a screening of "Wśród nocnej ciszy", a new HBO Original series directed by Jan Holoubek. It is inspired by real events and by Wiesław Łuka's reportage "Nie oświadczam się".

The story is set at Christmas 1976. Three young people die on their way home from Midnight Mass, and the case is ruled an unfortunate accident. The victims' mother and a young investigator, Henryk Maczek, do not believe that version. The cast includes Łukasz Simlat, Jędrzej Hycnar, Justyna Wasilewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Adam Woronowicz and Tomasz Włosok.

Programme sections

The EXCLUSIVE! section features premieres and special meetings. It includes the documentary series "Kaszpirowsk" about the Soviet hypnotist Anatoly Kashpirovsky, and "DJ Mehdi: Made in France", a portrait of the French DJ and producer.

The TRUE CRIME section combines Polish new releases with European documentary and drama series. It includes the HBO documentary "Sztuka oszustwa" about Joanna Segelström, an art dealer caught up in a high-profile scandal on the art market. The programme also features the British police drama "Blue Lights", set in Belfast.

MADE IN EUROPE includes "Rewolucjoniści" (an ARTE production), the second season of "Happiness" and "Dziewczyna z Tallinna". The latter is the world premiere of an Estonian-Ukrainian-Bulgarian co-production. Its producers, creators and actors are due to attend the screening.

COMEDY CLUB features comedies, including the sixth season of "The Office PL", the series "Ekspedycja XD" based on the work of Malcolm XD, and the British classic "Blackadder" with Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder.

The separate SERIO!KIDS and TEENS sections are aimed at children and teenagers. Screenings take place on weekdays, at times suitable for nursery and school groups. Among the offerings for the youngest is the animated "Kicia Kocia".

What this means for you

The festival takes place in Warsaw, so it will mainly interest people planning to be in Poland in November. The programme also includes British titles, such as "Blue Lights" and "Blackadder". The source gives no information on tickets or the screening schedule.