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Inspired by Katarzyna Bonda's bestselling true crime book, the six-part crime thriller Murderesses makes its US debut on the Viaplay streaming service on Tuesday, May 21 with all six episodes available to binge. The gripping adaptation follows the family and life of a rookie cop uncovering her missing ex-cop father's fate, leading to treacherous family secrets and a corrupt police scheme.

Though Karolina graduates from the police academy with honors, she’s the only woman in her department and regularly comes up against toxic masculinity from her colleagues, which she handles just like she handles the criminals on the street. Her father, a former police officer who battled organized crime, had gone missing and she continued to search for her father, even though her superior urged her to leave the case to other officers. As she uncovers his fate and her mother’s shocking confession, Karolina realizes that to win against the evil she is fighting, she will have to get her hands dirty. 

Former court reporter, Katarzyna Bonda is Poland’s most popular crime novelist. Murderesses is adapted from her best-selling novel, “Polish Murderesses”, which was as her website states, “written to show that the world is not black and white, all of us harbour a degree of aggression, and the dividing line between us and the protagonists is fluid.” The idea to write Polish Murderesses came from Bonda’s experience as a court correspondent for a Polish daily newspaper. The site states, “At that time, several women were on murder trials in Warsaw. The media created their image: that of evil, degenerate, merciless beasts, often equally beautiful as they were devoid of human feelings. They came from different backgrounds, they killed for various motives, their personalities, age and appearance were not alike. In a quest to find answers to questions that troubled her – How could it be that these women took part in such brutal murders, either killing the victim themselves or planning everything in detail and using male accessories to commit the actual crime? What are they like? Why? What makes them different to other women? What is the source of their aggression? – Bonda conducted several, rare interviews, lasting several hours each” which in turn inspired this six-part drama series.  

Directed by Kristoffer Rus (Too Old for Fairy Tales), the first-rate European cast features Izabela Kuna, Maja Pankiewicz, Eliza Rycembel, and Mateusz Kmiecik.

The six-part series is in Polish with English subtitles.

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·        Tues., May 21: Crime thriller MURDERESSES, a gripping adaptation of Katarzyna Bonda's bestselling crime books (6 eps) Trailer

About Viaplay:

The Viaplay streaming service features thousands of hours of premium Nordic and European series and films. Viaplay’s US content offering focuses on the Nordic region’s high-quality and psychologically penetrating titles: from atmospheric and suspenseful crime dramas and provocative and stylish young adult series to award-winning dramas and riveting documentaries. Now available:

·        Nordic Noir/Crime Dramas: Lars Mikkelsen in Face to Face, an intense interrogative drama; Fenris, featuring mysterious disappearances in a wolf-inhabited forest; Trom, a mystery set in the picturesque Faroe Islands; Detective Maria Kallo, based on the bestselling book series; DNA, a Danish police drama co-starring Oscar-nominated actress Charlotte Rampling; and Black Sands, a dark, popular Icelandic mystery; as well as all three films from the renowned Millennium/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy

·        Young Adult Series: Provocative dramas Threesome and Delete Me and coming of age LGBTQ+ short form series One of the Boys  

·        Dramas: The Architect, the award-winning dystopian dramedy starring Eili Harboe (Succession) and called “vicious and funny” by The New York Times; International Emmy-nominated The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen starring Connie Nielsen (Gladiator); and Swedish ‘TV Drama of the Year’ nominee Limbo

·        Documentaries: The Most Remote Restaurant in the World, a “can’t miss documentary” (Forbes) following the nearly impossible journey of a chef to set up shop in a remote location; Crime Scene Sweden, a shocking in-depth look at infamous Swedish murders; and Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled, a star-studded, intimate portrait of the legendary actress.