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Legal chaosMorally grayAddictively messy

Latest Episode

Episode 6

45 min

Season 5 • Episode 6

Latest

Episode 6

Jan 4, 2022

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.

Content warning

based on novel or book father son relationship murder career death father daughter relationship lawyer sister sister relationship drug abuse police+5 more

Class privilegeMotherhood vs. ambitionJustice system's rotFound family

Standout Aspects

Acting

Cielecka's Chyłka is gloriously unhinged

Writing

Cases twist like a Warsaw pretzel

Direction

Gritty polish that reeks of authenticity

Best for:Binge·Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Disturbing·Triggers

First AiredDec 26, 2018

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons5·Episodes32

Top Cast

Magdalena Cielecka

Joanna Chyłka

Filip Pławiak

Kordian 'Zordon' Oryński

Piotr Żurawski

'Kormak'

Jakub Gierszał

Piotr Langer jr

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Remigiusz Mróz's bestselling novels; 'Chyłka' became so iconic she spawned spinoff books.

Cultural

The series sparked national debate about Poland's justice system—Chyłka's tactics mirror real post-communist legal scandals.

"Chyłka - Kasacja" - zobacz zwiastun!

"Chyłka - Kasacja" - zobacz zwiastun!

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