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At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
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Episode 1
Thu, May 7, 2026 54 mins
Detective Naia Thulin navigates professional exhaustion and her daughter's resentment while investigating the murder of Zara Solack, who was terrorized by encrypted texts quoting a vicious children's rhyme. The high-profile case forces a tense reunion with Europol agent Mark Hess, whose previous abrupt departure left deep emotional scars. As the pair untangle Solack's digital footprint, a grieving mother, Marie Holst, uncovers hidden details in her deceased daughter's past. The threat escalates exponentially when the forensics unit discovers identical rhyme-based messages targeting multiple citizens, signaling a systematic, expanding hunting ground that mirrors an old marshland homicide.
2:01The Chestnut Man
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Set in the early 1990s, when Her Majesty's Customs and Excise was losing its battle with illegal drug smuggling (across Britain's borders), a group of British Customs employees are sent undercover to infiltrate some of the U.K.'s most dangerous criminal (drug) gangs. However, these were not trained spies; they were normal men and women, plucked from their ordinary lives, and placed into this top-secret operation. After going through a basic training regime, they were tasked with building new identities in the criminal underworld. These identities were called Legends.

John Creasy. Once a high-functioning and skilled Special Forces Mercenary, known for surviving even the most desolate of situations, Creasy is now plagued with intense PTSD. Determined to overcome his personal demons, he sets out on a path to redemption. But, before he can adjust to this new life, he finds himself back in the fire, fighting harder than ever.

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost.

An iconoclastic idealist runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car in this series based on Michael Connelly's bestselling novels.

Stranded on an island, a gang of schoolboys create their own community – but when the rules vanish, the beast within awakens. Jack Thorne's bold retelling of a dystopian classic.
