The Thaw

6.4
202250m

Production

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Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It asks ‘Who was she? Why did she die? Who did she leave behind?

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2022

The body of a young woman is discovered in the icy water of the Oder River. The investigation into the case is led by Katarzyna Zawieja, a young police officer who never gives up easily. It becomes evident that the investigation goes beyond the murder, as the woman gave birth shortly before her death. But where is the baby? For Katarzyna, the search for the newborn baby means she must confront her own circumstances: a woman in crisis after her husband's death. The fight to find the baby will become a fight to find herself.

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1. Episode 1

8.5

Still reeling from her husband’s death, Detective Katarzyna Zawieja launches an investigation into a murder of a young woman and her missing newborn.

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2. Episode 2

8.5

Zawieja investigates the links between the murder and the suspicious debts and business dealings of the victim’s husband Kosiński.

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3. Episode 3

8.5

As Zawieja and Trepa search for links between the victim and former patients at a psychiatric hospital where she worked, Strzelecki receives a suspicious package.

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4. Episode 4

8.5

As the police launch a search for Wróbel, one of the victim’s patients, Zawieja visits the prison where he once served time.

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5. Episode 5

8.5

The day of Magda’s funeral leads Zawieja on a dangerous chase for her killer, but an interrogation with an inmate at Goleniów prison breeds new clues – and increased suspicions.

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6. Episode 6

8.5

While Strzelecki takes charge of the case, a dangerous trip to a remote island brings Zawieja closer than ever to the truth.

Cast

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Katarzyna Wajda

Katarzyna Zawieja

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Juliusz Chrząstowski

Bogdan Pietrzak

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Karol Dziuba

Piotr Madejski

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Marta Malikowska

Ada Kamińska

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Piotr Trojan

Tomasz Woźniak

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Nikodem Rozbicki

Marek Lański

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Tomasz Schuchardt

Wiktor Molski

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Reviews

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MovieGuys

6/10

Whilst not without its imperfections, The Thaw has enough on offer to keep you coming back.

Lets start with the positives.The characters in this series, mostly feel, "real". In this respect, the writers are on target. Casting is solid too, with capable Polish actors who feel like they own the roles they are in.

Where this series falls down somewhat is in the storytelling department. At times, the first series felt incoherent and the final episode, more than a little ridiculous. Who, for example, gives a bereaved man a service pistol and sends him out to accompany a criminal, who engineered his daughters murder?

In summary, a decent crime thriller series, undermined, at times, by inconsistent and implausible storytelling.

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