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| Polish | Królowa |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson |
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| Directed by | Łukasz Kośmicki |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Mikolai Stroinski |
| Country of origin | Poland |
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| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Cinematography | Wojciech Szepel |
| Editor | Leszek Starzyński |
| Running time | 45–53 minutes |
| Production company | Opus TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 23 June 2022 (2022-06-23) |
Queen (Polish:Królowa) is a 2022 Polishdrama televisionminiseries created byÁrni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, loosely based on the life of Polish hairdresserAntoni Cierplikowski. It was released onNetflix on 23 June 2022.
A Polish tailor anddrag queen living inParis returns to his hometown inLower Silesia to make amends with his daughter.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | 53 min | 23 June 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 46 min | 23 June 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 45 min | 23 June 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 50 min | 23 June 2022 (2022-06-23) |
Polish-Icelandic filmmakerÁrni Ólafur Ásgeirsson loosely based the series on the life of Antoni Cierplikowski, owner ofAntoine de Paris. Although Cierplikowski himself was not a drag queen, he was a gay man who had moved from Poland to Paris, became an extremely successful hairdresser, and returned to Poland at the end of his life. Ásgeirsson died in April 2021 before the series had finished production; the series is dedicated to his memory.[3]
The series was filmed inWrocław[4] andNowa Ruda in 2021.[5][6] Exterior shots of a clothing factory inGryfów Śląski are also featured in the series.[7]
Reviewing the series' pilot episode, Joel Keller ofDecider wrote that "Queen is a gentle but powerful drama about a man who thought he was sure of who he is discovering things about himself at a late age, and being the better for it."[8]
