Lead Children
2026 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.8 · 95% critics
A young doctor uncovers a pattern of lead poisoning among children living near a smelting plant. As she pushes for answers and treatment, she faces pressure from powerful interests and a system more concerned with reputation and profit than public health.
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Details
- Original title
- Ołowiane dzieci
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-02-11
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- PL
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (52 votes)
About
If you like tense, fact-inspired dramas about ordinary people challenging powerful institutions, this may click, especially if Toxic Town appealed to you; Not for you if you need brisk pacing and subtle character drama.
Pros: gripping true-story stakes; strong performances; tense, immersive atmosphere | Cons: pacing drags later; repetitive story beats; melodrama feels overdone
Themes
- miniseries
- gloomy
Cast & crew
Joanna Kulig
as Jolanta Wadowska-Król
Agata Kulesza
as Professor Berger
Kinga Preis
as Wiesia Wilczek
Michał Żurawski
as Hubert Niedziela
Marian Dziędziel
as Jerzy Ziętek
Sebastian Pawlak
as Zbyszek Król
Zbigniew Zamachowski
as Zdzisław Grudzień
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Episode 158mNetflix
- S1E2Episode 252mNetflix
- S1E3Episode 360mNetflix
- S1E4Episode 455mNetflix
- S1E5Episode 552mNetflix
- S1E6Episode 666mNetflix