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The Defence
Chyłka
2018–2022 · 5 seasons, 32 episodes · 45m episodes · Crime, Drama · Player · Poland · Rated TV-MA (US)
Three-year-old Nikola Szlezyngier disappears in unexplained circumstances and her parents Angelika and Dawid are the main suspects. Angelika contacts an old friend Joanna Chylka, a brilliant, cynical and successful lawyer to help. With her new apprentice Kordian, Joanna will try to bring the case to a happy close.
Based on the novel by
Remigiusz Mróz7.1Smart score
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