# The Defence (TV series)

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
### Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Network |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) | 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23) | TVN Player |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) | 13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) | TVN Player |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) | 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) | TVN Player |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) | TVN Player |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) | 4 January 2022 (2022-01-04) | TVN Player |

### Season 1: Zaginięcie

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1.1" | 43 min | 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 1.2" | 45 min | 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 1.3" | 45 min | 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 1.4" | 42 min | 2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 1.5" | 42 min | 9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 1.6" | 41 min | 16 January 2019 (2019-01-16) |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 1.7" | 44 min | 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23) |

### Season 2: Kasacja

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
| 8 | 1 | "Episode 2.1" | 49 min | 15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) |
| 9 | 2 | "Episode 2.2" | 45 min | 15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) |
| 10 | 3 | "Episode 2.3" | 44 min | 22 November 2019 (2019-11-22) |
| 11 | 4 | "Episode 2.4" | 44 min | 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) |
| 12 | 5 | "Episode 2.5" | 42 min | 6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) |
| 13 | 6 | "Episode 2.6" | 46 min | 13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) |

### Season 3: Rewizja

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
| 14 | 1 | "Episode 3.1" | 45 min | 6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) |
| 15 | 2 | "Episode 3.2" | 44 min | 6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) |
| 16 | 3 | "Episode 3.3" | 45 min | 13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) |
| 17 | 4 | "Episode 3.4" | 46 min | 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) |
| 18 | 5 | "Episode 3.5" | 42 min | 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) |
| 19 | 6 | "Episode 3.6" | 45 min | 3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) |
| 20 | 7 | "Episode 3.7" | 42 min | 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) |

### Season 4: Inwigilacja

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
| 21 | 1 | "Episode 4.1" | 43 min | 23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) |
| 22 | 2 | "Episode 4.2" | 44 min | 23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) |
| 23 | 3 | "Episode 4.3" | 42 min | 2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) |
| 24 | 4 | "Episode 4.4" | 44 min | 9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) |
| 25 | 5 | "Episode 4.5" | 42 min | 16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) |
| 26 | 6 | "Episode 4.6" | 43 min | 23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) |

### Season 5: Oskarżenie

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date |
| 27 | 1 | "Episode 5.1" | 43 min | 30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) |
| 28 | 2 | "Episode 5.2" | 42 min | 6 December 2021 (2021-12-06) |
| 29 | 3 | "Episode 5.3" | 42 min | 14 December 2021 (2021-12-14) |
| 30 | 4 | "Episode 5.4" | 40 min | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) |
| 31 | 5 | "Episode 5.5" | 40 min | 28 December 2021 (2021-12-28) |
| 32 | 6 | "Episode 5.6" | 44 min | 4 January 2022 (2022-01-04) |

## Production

The series was filmed in Warsaw as well as Augustów, Białystok, Suwałki, and Kolno in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2020 | Polish Film Awards | Best TV Series | Chyłka. Kasacja | Nominated |
| 2020 | Polish Film Awards | Best TV Series | Chyłka. Zaginięcie | Nominated |
| 2021 | Polish Film Awards | Best TV Series | Chyłka. Rewizja | Nominated |