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Raven

2018–2022 · 3 seasons

A grim, slow-burning procedural that burrows into a damaged detective's psyche, blending child kidnapping with buried trauma for an unsettling, emotionally heavy watch.

Created by
Maciej Pieprzyca, Adrian Panek
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Michał Żurawski, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Magdalena Koleśnik
Overview
Adam Kruk, a 40 year old police officer addicted to painkillers and psychotropic drugs, returns to the town he grew up in to find the paedophile who abused his friend Slawek years ago. Once there, he is unexpectedly called to investigate a new case: the kidnapping of a powerful man's grandson, which he undertakes to help set him free from his past mistakes. As he was unable to protect Slawek, he sees this case as a second chance to protect a child and an opportunity for justice. Adam must control the darkest corners of his mind to solve the kidnapping and as the case unfolds, he discovers answers which will reveal an unexpected link between these two cases.

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Created by
Maciej Pieprzyca, Adrian Panek
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Michał Żurawski, Cezary Łukaszewicz, Magdalena Koleśnik
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • guilt
  • addiction
  • crime
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Jakub Korolczuk
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