The Thaw

TV Series

2022–

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6.4/10

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Set in Szczecin, Poland, the series begins after the body of a young woman is discovered under the melting ice. It asks ‘Who was she? Why did she die? Who did she leave behind?

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Stars

Katarzyna Wajda

Bartłomiej Kotschedoff

Juliusz Chrząstowski

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Episodes12

Top-rated

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

S1.E1Episode 1

Still reeling from her husband’s death, Detective Katarzyna Zawieja launches an investigation into a murder of a young woman and her missing newborn.

8.5/10

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Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

S1.E2Episode 2

Zawieja investigates the links between the murder and the suspicious debts and business dealings of the victim’s husband Kosiński.

8.5/10

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Katarzyna Wajda

Katarzyna Zawieja

Bartłomiej Kotschedoff

Krzysztof Trepa

Bogdan Pietrzak

Maria Lańska

Andrzej Lański

Marek Lański

Oliwier Galewski

Paweł Lański

Stanisław Galewski

Wiktor Molski

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Whilst not without its imperfections, The Thaw has enough on offer to keep you coming back. Lets start with the positives.The characters in this series, mostly feel, "real". In this respect, the writers are on target. Casting is solid too, with capable Polish actors who feel like they own the roles they are in. Where this series falls down somewhat is in the storytelling department. At times, the first series felt incoherent and the final episode, more than a little ridiculous. Who, for example, gives a bereaved man a service pistol and sends him out to accompany a criminal, who engineered his daughters murder? In summary, a decent crime thriller series, undermined, at times, by inconsistent and implausible storytelling.

MovieGuys26 Aug, 2024