Series

The Defence

★ 7.0(20)201845m5 seasons

Crime Drama

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The Defence is streaming on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel in Sweden. Availability checked 11 June 2026.

Where to watch The Defence

🇸🇪 Sweden

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Good to know

Release date: 2018-12-26
Runtime: 45m
Language: Polish
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 32
Network: Player
Status: Ended
Country: Poland
Studio: Aktiv Media

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About The Defence

The Defence is a 2018 web series in the Crime and Drama genres, starring Magdalena Cielecka, Filip Pławiak and Piotr Żurawski. It spans 5 seasons and 32 episodes, and originally aired on Player. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 20 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Defence in Sweden — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (5)

Missing7 eps · 2018

Season 26 eps · 2019

Season 37 eps · 2020

Season 46 eps · 2021

Season 56 eps · 2021

Cast

Magdalena Cielecka

Joanna Chyłka

Filip Pławiak

Kordian 'Zordon' Oryński

Piotr Żurawski

'Kormak'

Jakub Gierszał

Piotr Langer jr

Themes & keywords

drug abusebased on novel or bookkidnappingpedophiliacareer womanprosecutioncareerinvestigationman woman relationshipcourtpolicelawsuitalcoholismmurderjail