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The Defence

The Defence

20187.05 Seasons32 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

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.

Created by Remigiusz Mróz
Written by Remigiusz Mróz
Produced by Dorota Chamczyk
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Top Cast

Magdalena Cielecka

Magdalena Cielecka

Joanna Chyłka

Filip Pławiak

Filip Pławiak

Kordian 'Zordon' Oryński

Piotr Żurawski

Piotr Żurawski

'Kormak'

Jakub Gierszał

Jakub Gierszał

Piotr Langer jr

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Themes & Keywords

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About The Defence

The Defence is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of drug abuse, based on novel or book, kidnapping, pedophilia, career woman, prosecution. Created by Remigiusz Mróz, it stars Magdalena Cielecka, Filip Pławiak, Piotr Żurawski. 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.

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