‘1670’ Season 2 Recap: What Happened in Netflix’s Polish Comedy and Where Season 3 Stands
Netflix’s Polish mockumentary satire ‘1670’ returned for a second run this fall, and viewers who spent months anticipating the follow up now have a full season to unpack. The first season debuted on Netflix on 13 December 2023, and the second season arrived on 17 September 2025. The show follows a minor nobleman’s absurd quest for recognition, and season two pushes that premise into stranger territory.
Season 2 consists of eight episodes, continuing the story of the Adamczewski family and their chaotic hold on a small estate. What follows is a breakdown of the season’s plot turns, its critical reception, and what fans can expect from the already confirmed third season.
Season 2 Plot and Episode Guide
The season opens with Jan Paweł seeking his son’s advice on asserting dominance over his archnemesis, Andrzej, after receiving an invitation to a nobleman’s assembly, while Aniela takes action against climate change and faces pushback from the peasants. Later episodes send the family on a vacation where Jan Paweł offers to translate political negotiations despite not knowing any Turkish, and a planned lavish funeral goes sideways when the wild boar meant for the banquet has other plans.
The season keeps piling on complications from there. A visit from the Royal Marshal Office complicates Aniela’s love life while Jan Paweł turns to gambling to solve his financial troubles, and a traditional ball game becomes Jan Paweł’s way of proving to Bogdan that his peasants are worth investing in. Other episodes find Jan Paweł lured in by a wood nymph while searching for Andrzej’s daughters in the woods, and an arranged marriage plot unfolds during midsummer as Bogdan is forced to choose a bride.
The season picks up after Jan Paweł finally assumes the role of master over his estate, though that victory proves short lived, with the story venturing into demonic possessions, betrayals, and festivals along the way. It opens with Jan Paweł dragging his family to an all inclusive Turkish resort that he treats less as a vacation and more as a networking opportunity.
The finale delivers the season’s biggest gut punch. In the last episode, which aired on September 11, 2025, Jan Paweł tries to tighten his grip on the estate but is betrayed by his own son Jakub, who reveals that his father’s noble status rests on forged documents. Jakub proves that Jan’s great grandfather forged the original act of ennoblement, meaning the entire Adamczewski lineage has no legitimate claim to nobility, and the revelation lands during a leadership vote between Jan and Andrzej that ends in a tie.
Cast Changes in the Netflix Series
Most of the ensemble returns for season two, including Bartłomiej Topa, Katarzyna Herman, Martyna Byczkowska, Dobromir Dymecki, and Kiryl Pietruczuk. The one notable swap is the role of Stanislaw, which is now played by Filip Zaręba, replacing Michal Balicki in the part.
The broader cast list also includes Michał Sikorski, Andrzej Kłak, and Jędrzej Hycnar, with the series written by Jakub Rużyłło and directed by Maciej Buchwald and Kordian Kądziela. Nils Croné serves as director of photography, with editing handled by Albert Bana, Magdalena Chowańska, Anna Luka, and Sebastian Mialik.
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Production also moved locations for the new season. Filming for season two took place on the Croatian island of Vir in September 2024 and wrapped in early December of that year. That shift from the show’s original Polish shooting locations gave the crew a different physical backdrop, even as the story stayed rooted in the fictional village of Adamczycha.
Critical Reception and Fan Reactions
Reviews for the new season have been split, with most critics landing somewhere between admiration for the show’s craft and frustration with its pacing. One review describes the season as beautiful and ambitious but uneven, praising the production design and Martyna Byczkowska’s performance as Aniela while noting the show struggles under a disjointed narrative and inconsistent humor. Another writeup calls it a decent follow up with memorable moments but scattered storytelling, singling out Byczkowska’s scenes as adding much needed heart to the season.
Not every critic was as forgiving. One review labels the season an ambitious misfire, arguing the performances are fine and the sets are inventive, but that the comedy simply does not land the way it should. A Rotten Tomatoes critic writeup goes further, describing the show as continuing to be an unfunny slog that leans too heavily on broad and silly gags that wear thin quickly.
Audience opinion has been more divided than the critical consensus suggests. Some viewers on Rotten Tomatoes call the new season great and worth watching despite a slightly different style from season one, while others say they could not bring themselves to start the second season after being let down by the first. On IMDb, one reviewer calls season one excellent and season two a total disaster by comparison, while another praises the show’s immersive production and witty humor without reservation.
What’s Next for the ‘1670’ Universe
The show’s future is already locked in, which should reassure fans who finish season two wanting more. Netflix renewed ‘1670’ for a third season, greenlighting it after the show applied for local funding through the Polish Film Institute, and the streamer officially confirmed the news on April 2nd, stating the new season would arrive in 2026.
Scriptwriter Jakub Rużyłło has said the enthusiastic reception of the series allowed the team to be bolder and take more creative risks in expanding the universe of ‘1670’ and its main characters for the second season, a sentiment that suggests season three will keep pushing the show’s premise further rather than pulling back. Netflix marked the season two launch with real world tie ins as well. The streamer hosted a temporary exhibition at the Museum of Polish History titled “We Are All from Adamczycha” and organized a harvest festival in the village of Adamczycha that ran from September 19 to 21.
With a third season already confirmed for 2026 and the Adamczewski family’s noble lineage now publicly exposed as fraudulent, there is plenty left for the show to resolve. Given how divided reactions to season two have been, it’s worth asking whether the family’s fall from grace can pull the series back toward the sharper satire of its debut, and readers who just finished the season are invited to weigh in on whether Jakub’s betrayal of his father was justified.
