

8.466 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestWhen Jolanta succeeds in turning the tide against the city officials, Niedziela demands extraordinary measures to stop her.
When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.
Acting
Joanna Kulig carries quiet devastation in every scene.
Production
Bleak Polish industrial landscapes that suffocate hope.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the true 1970s Katowice lead poisoning cover-up, where officials hid toxic levels for years while children suffered neurological damage.
The series deliberately mirrors Polish communist bureaucracy's language—endless meetings, 'proper channels,' systemic inertia as its own character.