Miniseries · Netflix
Lead Children
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lead Children actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lead Children reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Episode 6
When Jolanta succeeds in turning the tide against the city officials, Niedziela demands extraordinary measures to stop her.
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E05
Episode 5
General Secretary Brezhnev's visit sets everyone on edge. A new discovery helps Jolanta to convince parents that their children are in real danger.
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E01
Episode 1
As city officials prepare for a visit from General Secretary Brezhnev, they are troubled by a doctor looking into cases of anemia among local children.
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E02
Episode 2
As the extent of the epidemic dawns on her, Jolanta cautiously starts bringing allies to her cause — but one of them isn't being truthful with her.
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E03
Episode 3
After sending her family away, Jolanta goes on a tour of the smelting plant. Insinuating himself into Jolanta's life, Niedziela sets a trap for her.
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
- Written by Jakub Korolczuk
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Wiesław ŁysakowskiProducer
Writing
- Jakub KorolczukWriter
Direction
- Maciej PieprzycaDirector
Cinematography
- Witold PłóciennikDirector of Photography
Music
- Antoni Komasa-ŁazarkiewiczOriginal Music Composer
- Mary KomasaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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