The Defence | |
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Also known as | The Disappearance |
Polish | Chyłka |
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Based on | Chyłka series by Remigiusz Mróz |
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Composer | Bartosz Chajdecki |
Country of origin | Poland |
Original language | Polish |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
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Executive producer | Violetta Furmaniuk-Zaorska |
Producer | Dorota Chamczyk |
Cinematography | Mateusz Wichłacz |
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Running time | 40–49 minutes |
Production company | TVN |
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Release | 26 December 2018 January 4, 2022 | –
The Defence (also known as The Disappearance; Polish: Chyłka) is a Polish crime drama television series based on the Chyłka book series by Remigiusz Mróz. It aired on TVN and Player from 26 December 2018 to 4 January 2022.
In the village of Sajenek in Augustów, Angelika and Dawid Szlezyngier are horrified to find that their three-year-old daughter has gone missing. Since they are the prime suspects, Angelika contacts her old friend, Attorney Joanna Chyłka, to help defend them.
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 7 | 26 December 2018 | 23 January 2019 | TVN Player | |
2 | 6 | 15 November 2019 | 13 December 2019 | ||
3 | 7 | 6 October 2020 | 10 November 2020 | ||
4 | 6 | 23 February 2021 | 23 March 2021 | ||
5 | 6 | 30 November 2021 | 4 January 2022 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1.1" | 43 min | 26 December 2018 |
2 | 2 | "Episode 1.2" | 45 min | 26 December 2018 |
3 | 3 | "Episode 1.3" | 45 min | 26 December 2018 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 1.4" | 42 min | 2 January 2019 |
5 | 5 | "Episode 1.5" | 42 min | 9 January 2019 |
6 | 6 | "Episode 1.6" | 41 min | 16 January 2019 |
7 | 7 | "Episode 1.7" | 44 min | 23 January 2019 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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8 | 1 | "Episode 2.1" | 49 min | 15 November 2019 |
9 | 2 | "Episode 2.2" | 45 min | 15 November 2019 |
10 | 3 | "Episode 2.3" | 44 min | 22 November 2019 |
11 | 4 | "Episode 2.4" | 44 min | 29 November 2019 |
12 | 5 | "Episode 2.5" | 42 min | 6 December 2019 |
13 | 6 | "Episode 2.6" | 46 min | 13 December 2019 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "Episode 3.1" | 45 min | 6 October 2020 |
15 | 2 | "Episode 3.2" | 44 min | 6 October 2020 |
16 | 3 | "Episode 3.3" | 45 min | 13 October 2020 |
17 | 4 | "Episode 3.4" | 46 min | 20 October 2020 |
18 | 5 | "Episode 3.5" | 42 min | 27 October 2020 |
19 | 6 | "Episode 3.6" | 45 min | 3 November 2020 |
20 | 7 | "Episode 3.7" | 42 min | 10 November 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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21 | 1 | "Episode 4.1" | 43 min | 23 February 2021 |
22 | 2 | "Episode 4.2" | 44 min | 23 February 2021 |
23 | 3 | "Episode 4.3" | 42 min | 2 March 2021 |
24 | 4 | "Episode 4.4" | 44 min | 9 March 2021 |
25 | 5 | "Episode 4.5" | 42 min | 16 March 2021 |
26 | 6 | "Episode 4.6" | 43 min | 23 March 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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27 | 1 | "Episode 5.1" | 43 min | 30 November 2021 |
28 | 2 | "Episode 5.2" | 42 min | 6 December 2021 |
29 | 3 | "Episode 5.3" | 42 min | 14 December 2021 |
30 | 4 | "Episode 5.4" | 40 min | 21 December 2021 |
31 | 5 | "Episode 5.5" | 40 min | 28 December 2021 |
32 | 6 | "Episode 5.6" | 44 min | 4 January 2022 |
The series was filmed in Warsaw as well as Augustów, Białystok, Suwałki, and Kolno in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.[1][2]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Polish Film Awards | Best TV Series | Chyłka. Kasacja | Nominated | [3][4] |
Best TV Series | Chyłka. Zaginięcie | Nominated | |||
2021 | Polish Film Awards | Best TV Series | Chyłka. Rewizja | Nominated | [5][6] |