In 1997, scientists and local government officials face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city. The local authorities, led by the aspiring clerk Jakub Marczak, bring in Jaśmina Tremer, a female hydrologist with a troubled past, to help save the city at any cost. At the same time, Andrzej Rębacz returns to his hometown Kęty near Wrocław, unexpectedly leading the rebellious residents. High Water is a suspenseful, six-episode disaster drama series inspired by the real-life events of the Millennium Flood which hit Poland, as well as parts of Czech Republic and Germany in 1997. Directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, starring Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Mirosław Kropielnicki, Anna Dymna and Tomasz Kot.

90年代初的波兰，正待迎接共产政权垮台后的崭新未来，年龄光谱横跨数十载的四名女子，也即将遭逢人生的剧变。受困于乏味婚姻生活的主妇，意外爱上教会的神父；严谨干练的小学校长，于一段不伦恋情中饱受煎熬；年轻美丽的舞蹈教练，不愿继续在远距离恋爱中寂寞枯萎；年过半百的文学老师，为教育奉献一生却突然失去了工作。她们的难题各异，命运却紧紧相连。