The Thaw
Seen it?2022 | 3 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Mare of Easttown or The Killing, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 15 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- It's in Polish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12022 · 6 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
Season 22024 · 6 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday- Season 32025 · 6 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Katarzyna WajdaKatarzyna Zawieja
- Bartłomiej KotschedoffKrzysztof Trepa
- Juliusz ChrząstowskiBogdan Pietrzak
- Karol DziubaPiotr Madejski
- Marta MalikowskaAda Kamińska
- Piotr TrojanTomasz Woźniak
- Nikodem RozbickiMarek Lański
- Tomasz SchuchardtWiktor Molski