Best Polish crime series

When a young man goes missing soon after his friend dies, life in a tight-knit, affluent Warsaw suburb slowly unravels, exposing secrets and lies.

The town is shocked with a brutal double murder. The "Courier" hands the case to an experienced journalist - Witold Wanycz. At the same time, he learns about the mysterious suicide of two teenagers. Together with Piotr, a young journalist, they start their own investigation.

After a bombing attack at the Poland–Ukraine border which killed his friends from the Border Guard, Captain Wiktor Rebrow tries to unravel the mystery and figure out what happened and who is behind it all.

Twenty years after a devastating terrorist attack in 1983 that halted the course of Poland's liberation and the subsequent downfall of the Soviet Union, an idealistic law student Kajetan and a disgraced police investigator Anatol stumble upon a conspiracy that has kept the Iron Curtain standing and Poland living under a repressive police state.

When an ominous photo mysteriously surfaces, Greta must confront buried truths — and her hazy memory — to save her husband from his dark secrets.

Atop a Polish mountain, a gruff detective with unusual methods investigates the bizarre murder of an unpopular professor.

An eight-episode story charting seven days from the life of a cocaine dealer whose perfectly organized life begins to sink into chaos while he is forced to make the most important choices in his life.

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?

A Polish teacher moves to a provincial town and gets involved in investigating the brutal murder of a high school girl. He learns more and more about the mysteries of this murder, revealing corruption and fraud among local elites.

A dismissed special ops officer struggles to adapt to his new role in retail security — until he spots a way to solve his financial troubles.

When his father is released from prison, 17-year-old Kuba finds it difficult not to follow in his hooligan footsteps. After all, football is family.

When a young woman's murder shows similarities to a decade-old cold case, a new police commander must break the silence permeating an Owl Mountain town.

A successful and renowned novelist — haunted by trauma and a mysterious blackmailer — returns to his hometown to reckon with his unresolved past.

When their latest heist goes wrong, three older female burglars evade officials by hiding out in a nursing home — where they uncover a sinister secret.

Anka Serafin, a young anthropologist from Krakow, who escapes to the mountains in search of herself and accidentally discovers a corpse. Anka quickly becomes entangled in solving a murder mystery, and her fate is inextricably intertwined with Sebastian, a journalist looking for sensations, and Jędrek, a local policeman with whom she was close as a teenager.

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.

Piotr Grodecki is an investigative journalist uncovering corruption and scandals at the highest levels of government.

When the prison psychologist's daughter disappears, he begins a search on his own.

A rock star with memory issues due to his alcoholism goes on a wild search to find his missing son.

A small-town policewoman is chasing a vicious serial killer; at stake is first a country girl's life, and then her own life.

An online community of amateur sleuths use technology to solve crimes -- and make quirky friends -- in their quest for justice.

The successful judge Alicja Mazur, who is known for her strictness towards criminals. The woman is unexpectedly accused of a murder she did not commit.

Piotr Langer, a young and dashing businessman who inherited a financial holding company from his tragically deceased father. In his spare time, Piotr indulges in his longtime passion - he is an elusive serial killer who has been pursued unsuccessfully by prosecutors for years. One day a stunning woman, Nina, appears in his life, and in order to attract Langer's attention and get closer to him, she shows up at his charity gala. Soon after, she becomes involved in a dangerous game and a relationship with Langer, which doesn't make it any easier for her to uncover evidence that he is a serial killer. Will justice prevail this time...?

Adam Kruk, a 40 year old police officer addicted to painkillers and psychotropic drugs, returns to the town he grew up in to find the paedophile who abused his friend Slawek years ago. Once there, he is unexpectedly called to investigate a new case: the kidnapping of a powerful man's grandson, which he undertakes to help set him free from his past mistakes. As he was unable to protect Slawek, he sees this case as a second chance to protect a child and an opportunity for justice. Adam must control the darkest corners of his mind to solve the kidnapping and as the case unfolds, he discovers answers which will reveal an unexpected link between these two cases.

After missing social media influencer Alicja Stec returns with no memory of the past year, the drug-dealing brother of another missing teen sets out to prove the cases are connected… and unravel the truth behind his sister’s disappearance.

1937 Warsaw, Poland. The Jewish mafia rules the city. Head honcho is gangster socialist, Buddy Kaplica. His right-hand man, boxer, Jakub Szapiro who dreams of taking over Buddy's top spot as King of Warsaw.

A convert is a person who agrees to cooperate with an enemy in exchange for some benefits. It can be a criminal who cooperates with the police or a policeman who delivers secrets to mobsters. No matter if the convert is the guardian of public order or the bandit it is always perilous game where a life is at stake. Main characters of Converts are Paul Sikora, an experienced officer of Central Investigation Bureau and Blacha - John Blachowski, a mobster from the most powerful gang in Poland. The axis of the series is complicated high risk game which is played between these two protagonists. The policeman tries to convert the criminal and the criminal attempts to corrupt the officer. These two men live on the opposite sides of the barricade, however, they have many things in common.

Gerard Edling is a well-to-do lecturer, an expert in kinesics (the science of body language) and a former prosecutor with vast experience. Horst Zeiger is a shy young man, an outsider, a computer geek and... a totally unpredictable murderer. When one of them intends to commit a crime, the other, known for being able to decipher any criminal and solve any case, tries to prevent it. Unfortunately, the result of their duel is a macabre spectacle, broadcast online to thousands of viewers...

Mysterious murders has been committed in four post-communist cities: Warsaw, Prague, Odesa, and Leipzig. The investigations are carried out by three absolutely different in many aspects criminal police officers. Independently of one another, they soon come to the conclusion that all four murders are connected. Now, to solve the crimes they have to work together.

Rising police talent Karolina delves deep to uncover her missing ex-cop father's fate, stumbling upon treacherous family shadows and a corrupt police scheme. As she battles against toxic masculinity, shocking revelations about her father emerge.

A young woman from a small town in Poland, who once hoped to live as a nun, flees to West Germany and ends up in the sex industry. She was modest by nature and dreamed of a different life, but circumstances led her to a path she never anticipated.

The heroes fight in the seemingly idyllic setting of the Karkonosze Mountains, against which the international drug trade takes place. Who will support the nameless avenger and who will stand behind the demonic boss of the local mafia? It's only a seemingly simple matter.

Struggling to overcome her husband’s death and also looking for inspiration, crime novelist Olga Sawicka visits an orphanage where one of the children has gone missing. She soon finds that the orphanage hides many dark secrets and becomes entangled in a deadly dangerous investigation.

The series centres around the investigations of Police Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz. Each episode features a different case being solved by Borewicz.

Polish crime / drama TV series portraying Warsaw police officers from Central Bureau of Investigations who got on the trail of counterfeit Euro banknotes which involves local gangsters and French crime syndicate.

District attorney Kazimierz Proch with policeman Witold Kielak tries to figure out what happened with his family.

In Lodz, during the 1990s, investigative detectives work to unravel the mystery of a dark network of connections between emergency medical workers and funeral home owners, a scheme that led to the deaths of many patients.

A retired policeman and a former criminal must face their past when their daughters' lives are suddenly put at risk in this gangster thriller shining a light on the dark and dangerous activities of the Warsaw Mafia.

A tough, stubborn and devoid of illusions cop in a story of love, hatred, death and human emotions, so strong that they push people to crime.

The peaceful lives of the residents inhabiting a breathtaking seaside town are shaken following a series of macabre crimes.

A bright, young officer joins General Police Headquarters to investigate one of its lead inspectors and the criminal cases he's working on.

Mały Zgon may seem like a quiet town - but just below the surface lies a twisted web of crooked cops, drug kingpins and high-stakes poker games.

Pati has just found out that in the apartment she lives with her two younger siblings and her mother, the electricity has been cut off again and they are in arrears with the rent. Unfortunately, Julita, Pati's mother, runs away from responsibility in alcohol and drugs, spending time in bars and on the dance floor. Unlike her, Pati has ambitions. She applied to the culinary school in Sopot and is nervously waiting for a decision on whether she will be accepted. Sony, the local drug dealer, starts harassing Pati. He wants her to pay off her mother's debts. Pati discovers that Julita was trying to earn money by dealing drugs. She repays her mother's debt to the dealer with the help of Krystian, who has a crush on Pati. Julita goes to Sony again for drugs.

Fabuła serialu koncentruje się na pracy kilku par policjantów stanowiących dwa zespoły dochodzeniowe i prowadzonych przez nich śledztwach, rozbudowując jednocześnie wątki osobiste każdej z pierwszoplanowych postaci i ukazując ich życiowe perypetie i uczuciowe komplikacje. Dynamiczną akcję podkreślają zastosowane techniki realizacji, m.in. zdjęcia nakręcone przy pomocy dronów.

Hailed the "King of Zanzibar" for his luxury travel destination, Wojtek Żabiński's high society life crashes to a halt when he's accused of fraud.

The 1980s in Poland - the very center of a bleak landscape between martial law and the Round Table. In a small, forgotten city somewhere in the south-west of Poland, there is a brutal double murder: a young prostitute and a local communist activist. At the same time, teenagers also commit suicide. Witold Wanycz (Andrzej Seweryn), an experienced, slightly bitter journalist, is to write about the murder in the local newspaper. At the same time, a young editor is employed in the same editorial office: Piotr Zarzycki (Dawid Ogrodnik) - son of a high-ranking party activist. He begins his own journalistic investigation. The more involved in the case, the deeper sinks into the title royst - the swamp, from which it is difficult to get out.

Edward Popielski, a Polish detective, who suffers from photogenic epilepsy, which helps him track down criminals.

A group of five kindergartners are kidnapped. Meanwhile, geologist Lena and her colleagues prepare for a scientific expedition to Antarctica. When it turns out that the suspect in the kidnapping is Ada, Lena's teenage daughter, the mother postpones her professional plans and returns to her hometown of Wałbrzych to find her daughter, with whom she lost contact many years ago.

Father Matthew is about the adventures of a Roman Catholic priest who, after returning from a mission to Belarus, is sent to work in a small parish. As a pastor, together with a friendly policeman, he solves mysteries and gives help to his parishioners, as well as all those who are in need.