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The perpetual Netflix cull continues, though rather than unceremonious cancellation, the streamer will instead be removing several of its own “original” television shows. The dream of streaming first began with the idea that there would be no ads, and that these new studios could create and license their own projects free of the Hollywood system. Sadly, the dream seems to be slowly dying, with the addition of platforms removing their own TV shows being just the next step in the inevitable demise of streaming.

The first Netflix original on the chopping block is the Hungarian romantic drama On Body and Soul, which boasts a hugely impressive 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. The series will be leaving Netflix on February 2, 2025, (via What's on Netflix) meaning you don’t have long to catch up on this tale of a man and a woman who meet at work and slowly begin to realize that they...

“Charlatan”

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Producers: Marlene Film Production, Film & Music Entertainment, Madants

Logline: Inspired by the real-life figure of Jan Mikolášek, Holland’s latest follows an herbalist who devotes his life to care for the sick, despite the challenges.

Sales: Films Boutique

“The Coldest Game”

Director: Lukasz Kosmicki

Producer: Watchout Studio, K5 Intl.

Logline: Bill Pullman stars in this spy thriller, set against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, as an American chess master whisked off to Warsaw to square off against a Russian champion.

Sales: Hyde Park Entertainment

“Corpus Christi”

Director: Jan Komasa

Producers: Aurum Film, Les Contes Modernes

Logline: Inspired by real events, the third feature from Komasa (Berlin player “Suicide Room”) follows a teenage delinquent who dreams of becoming a priest, only to find himself mistakenly taking over a village parish and transforming the local community.

Sales: New Europe Film Sales

“Fools”

Director: Tomasz Wasilewski

Producers: Extreme Emotions,...

Poland’s new generation of producers has been gearing up as the country’s films gain burnished profiles on the world stage — and they’re deeply invested in driving further advances, especially as the country’s parliament is poised to pass rich production incentives.

Building on the success at Cannes of Pawel Pawlikowski’s retro romance “Cold War,” the film’s producer, Ewa Puszczynska, recently joined forces with two other established talents in Poland, Klaudia Śmieja (producer of “High Life” and “Gareth Jones”) and sales agent Jan Naszewski of New Europe Film Sales to form production company Nem Corp.

Puszczynska (who also produced Pawlikowski’s “Ida”) has committed to embracing Poland’s new production incentives in addition to securing both public and private project financing, reflecting a strategy used by many colleagues.

Projects have been rolling into Poland or launching locally with international partners at a brisk pace even without incentives,...