The Defence (TV series) explained

Native Name:
Alt Name:	The Disappearance
Composer:	Bartosz Chajdecki
Country:	Poland
Language:	Polish
Num Seasons:	5
Num Episodes:	32
Executive Producer:	Violetta Furmaniuk-Zaorska
Producer:	Dorota Chamczyk
Cinematography:	Mateusz Wichłacz
Runtime:	40–49 minutes
Company:	TVN

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.

Season One (Zaginięcie) Premise

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.

Cast

Main

• Magdalena Cielecka as Joanna Chyłka
• Filip Pławiak as Kordian "Zordon" Oryński
• Piotr Żurawski as "Kormak"
• Jakub Gierszał as Piotr Langer Jr.
• Szymon Bobrowski as Artur Żelazny
• Ireneusz Czop as Commissioner Szczerbiński

Recurring

• Jacek Koman as Harry McVay
• Olga Bołądź as Magda, Joanna's sister
• Helena Zawistowska as Daria, Magda's daughter and Joanna's niece
• Szymon Piotr Warszawski as Prosecutor Olgierd "Paderborn" Paderewski
• Cezary Pazura as Feliks
• Piotr Stramowski as Adam Kosmowski
• Katarzyna Warnke as Angelika Szlezyngier
• Michał Żurawski as Dawid Szlezyngier
• Piotr Głowacki as Prosecutor Zbigniew Aronowicz
• Andrij Zhuravsky as Sakrat Tatrnikow
• Mirosław Baka as Antoni Ekiel
• Mirosław Haniszewski as "Wito"
• Artur Żmijewski as Piotr Langer Sr.
• Jerzy Schejbal as Filip Obertał, Joanna and Magda's father
• Maciej Mikołajczyk as Sergeant Jacek Satanowski
• Milana Glinka as Nikola Szlezyngier
• Katarzyna Hołtra as Monia
• Agnieszka Czekańska as the judge
• Olgierd Łukaszewicz as "Siwowłosy"
• Marcin Bosak as Prosecutor Karol Rejchert
• Tomasz Schuchardt as "Gorzym"
• Cezary Łukaszewicz as Dr. Maciej Roske
• Milena Suszyńska as Agnieszka Powirska
• Wojciech Zieliński as Robert "Bukano" Horwat
• Antoni Pawlicki as Krzysztof Piotrowski
• Mariusz Bonaszewski as Lew Buchelt
• Małgorzata Klara as Prosecutor Maria Zakierska
• Marek Pyś as Miecio
• Monika Pikuła as Maria Terpińska
• Jacek Poniedziałek as Paweł Messer
• Cezary Kosiński as Judge Tatarek
• Zbigniew Suszyński as Lipczyński, Przemka's father
• Adam Ferency as Tadeusz Tesarewicz
• Jan Englert as Prosecutor Bauman

Episodes

Season 5: Oskarżenie

Production

The series was filmed in Warsaw as well as Augustów, Białystok, Suwałki, and Kolno in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.^{[1] [2]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2020	Polish Film Awards	Best TV Series	Chyłka. Kasacja		^[3] ^[4]
		Best TV Series	Chyłka. Zaginięcie
2021	Polish Film Awards	Best TV Series	Chyłka. Rewizja		^[5] ^[6]

External links

• The Disappearance on IMDb
• The Disappearance on Player.pl

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chyłka-Zaginięcie. Telewizyjna premiera serialu kręconego na Podlasiu. Zobacz zdjęcia z planu w Kolnie . Podlaskie Nasze Miasto . 24 November 2023 . pl . 29 March 2019.
2. Web site: Chyłka - Zaginięcie. Znamy datę premiery serialu kręconego na Podlasiu (zdjęcia) . Gazeta Współczesna . 24 November 2023 . pl . 20 November 2018.
3. Web site: Nominowani do Polskich Nagród Filmowych ORŁY 2020 . Orły Polskie Nagrody Filmowe . 25 November 2023 . pl.
4. Web site: Laureaci Polskich Nagród Filmowych ORŁY 2020 . Orły Polskie Nagrody Filmowe . 25 November 2023 . pl.
5. Web site: Nominacje 2021 . Orły Polskie Nagrody Filmowe . 25 November 2023 . pl.
6. Web site: Polskie Nagrody Filmowe Orły 2021 rozdane! . Orły Polskie Nagrody Filmowe . 25 November 2023 . pl.