The Mire

The town is shocked with a brutal double murder. The "Courier" hands the case to an experienced journalist - Witold Wanycz. At the same time, he learns about the mysterious suicide of two teenagers. Together with Piotr, a young journalist, they start their own investigation.

The Mire (Rojst) (2018-2024) is a Polish crime drama series created for Netflix and Showmax, a three-season serialized mystery spanning seventeen episodes. Seasoned journalist Witold Wanycz (Andrzej Seweryn) is handed a brutal double murder in a provincial Silesian town, and he soon learns of the mysterious suicides of two teenagers. Working alongside young reporter Piotr Zarzycki (Dawid Ogrodnik), he pursues the truth while the town closes ranks, and fellow investigators and local figures such as Anna Jass (Magdalena Różczka) and Teresa Zarzycka (Zofia Wichłacz) are drawn into the search. Each season deepens the case, moving through swamp-side villages, hotel rooms, and municipal offices where old loyalties and buried guilt surface. The atmosphere is damp, oppressive, and quietly melancholic, shaped by the political tension of 1980s Poland and the pressures of activism and state control. Fans of Twin Peaks, The Killing and True Detective will find resonance in its slow-burn dread, its rural secrecy, and its weary, morally compromised investigators. Its tone stays dark and unflinching, with a steady, patient build toward uncomfortable answers.

Viewers broadly praise The Mire as a dark, atmospheric Polish crime mystery whose ratings climbed with each season.

• Twin Peaksslow burn small town dread, serialized murder investigation, journalist protagonist
• The Killingnordic style brooding rural mystery, serialized investigation with community secrets
• True Detectiveserialized crime investigation, morally weary investigator, bleak regional atmosphere
• Ezrapolish period-adjacent crime drama with social and political undercurrents

Release Date

2018-08-19

Episode runtime

50 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (140)

What is The Mire about?

A veteran journalist and a young reporter investigate a brutal double murder and teen suicides in a Silesian swamp town during the 1980s.

What is The Mire like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Mire as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is The Mire violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Mire as moderate.

What did critics think of The Mire?

Viewers broadly praise The Mire as a dark, atmospheric Polish crime mystery whose ratings climbed with each season.

Which shows are like The Mire?

Shows with a similar feel include Twin Peaks, The Killing, True Detective, and Ezra.

How long is The Mire?

The Mire: 3 seasons, 17 episodes.

Is The Mire still running?

No, The Mire has ended.

Where can I watch The Mire?

In United States, The Mire streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.