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Season 1 – The Thaw

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Katarzyna Zawieja investigates the murder of a young woman whose body was found on the bank of the Odra River and who gave birth to a missing child shortly before her death.

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Shane Ryan Paste Magazine 04/06/2022
5/10
The problem is, the clichés cannot be everything. And if the clichés are everything, it cannot be just one cliché dominating all the others into submission. With The Thaw, the overwhelming cliché is simple bleakness. Go to Full Review
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Alain E @AlainE Feb 14 Spectacular cinematography from the beginning to the very end. I would not be surprised if the DP has received offers from Hollywood. The story develops well, then in episode 3 there are some a little over the top elements. The end also is not as strong. A car chase is interrupted by a raising bridge, but then surprisingly the two cars are again back to back in time for the heroine to prevent the other driver to jump from another bridge. But the visual element with original framing angles and use of reflections on glass panes and so forth is worth the price of admission. See more Bill G @RT25087361 Nov 16 This series was full of contridictions, seems like the charactor, a detective was allowed to do whatever she wanted and not be held accountable for anything. Must be great having a boss and partners that will acquiesce to your every whim... See more Arlen B @Arlen170 10/16/2024 Well written series. Great characters and the acting is incredible. See more Lisa L @RT25887367 09/06/2024 Great characters, interesting plot twists. The plots and the people are complex, like real people are. Moments of humor. Interesting personalities of her colleagues fun to watch the work dynamics. Love the lead character, strong intelligent woman. Not perfect just like the rest of us. I like to see her try to balance work and home life, not easy and of course she works too much. She does however, solve cases. She is good at what she does. See more Ryan S @RT92834529 03/03/2024 Loved it. Well done Polish series. Complicated characters, superb leading lady... a thoroughly good romp. See more Gunn W @RT41655697 10/10/2023 THAW left me feeling ICE COLD! This was a series of 6 episodes (although, it doesn't say there won't be more - I just won't be watching them). I'm not sure what they'd do in additional episodes, it seems the case was summed up - I suppose they could do an anthology style show? The acting and voiceover (in English) was excellent, it was the STORYLINE - 3 thumbs down! It's just a hot mess of characters who are drunks, then not drunks... suspicious, then trustworthy... and EVERYBODY has lost somebody in their family rather recently, with 1 man having lost both a wife and daughter. But of course, we're trying to find a way to connect ALL of this?? When you are introducing NEW CHARACTERS in the 5th and 6th episode, something has really gone WRONG!!! I couldn't believe how much time they spent dragging you along this sssllllooowwww tale, only to shove everything in the last 2 episodes. I was bored out of my mind!!! Even the ending wasn't some big payoff, making it worth my time to watch episodes 1-4. I just felt cheated out of my time. SUGGESTION: Skip it!! Unless you like watching paint dry (and the paint is 15 different colors, swirled into nothing recognizable). Then, after it dries, they rush back and throw another 10 colors on top of that. It's just stupid! Save your time!!! See more Read all reviews
The Thaw — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 1, 2022 Episode 1 Still reeling from her husband's death, Detective Katarzyna Zawieja launches an investigation into the murder of a young woman and the whereabouts of her missing newborn. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 1, 2022 Episode 2 Zawieja investigates the links between the murder and the suspicious debts and business dealings of the victim's husband, Kosiński. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 8, 2022 Episode 3 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. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 8, 2022 Episode 4 As the police search for Wróbel, one of the victim's patients, Zawieja visits a prison in Goleniów, where he once served time. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 15, 2022 Episode 5 On the day of Magda's funeral, Zawieja makes a desperate attempt to track down her elusive killer; at Goleniów prison, the interrogation of a notoriously dangerous inmate breeds new clues and even more suspicions about Magda's murder. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 15, 2022 Episode 6 When Strzelecki takes over the case, Zawieja defies orders as she follows the killer's trail to a remote, war-torn island; while the threat of an accomplice looms large, Zawieja acts on a hunch that could finally bring the newborn to safety. Details
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Season Info

Director
Xavery Żuławski
Screenwriter
Marta Szymanek
Network
HBO Max
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
Polish
Release Date
Apr 1, 2022