The Pleasure Principle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In three cities with a glorious past, Odessa, Warsaw and Prague, three young women are murdered. Within days, their bodies are found, each showing the same brutal sings of violence. One thing is clear: they are obviously connected. The three separate police departments' investigations soon find a way into each other's back yards and start working the cases together. The lead detectives have to balance their own personal issues. Ukrainian militia captain Serhij has a troubled past, the Polish superintendant Maria fights for her position in a male-dominated police department and the experienced Czech detective Viktor has to put off early retirement. But they are dealing with a deranged serial killer operating on an international level. Soon, they realize that all the victims were aspiring models and actresses. Does the murderer hunt his prey in the entertainment industry? The trail leads to shady businessmen, their lawyers, corrupt politicians, and professional killers… but what connects Odessa, Warsaw and Prague?

Series details

• Title: The Pleasure Principle
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2019-06-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-07-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canal+ Premium
• Network country: Poland
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44663
• IMDb ID: tt7678042
• TVDB ID: 364492

Cast and credited roles

• Małgorzata Buczkowska — Małgorzata Buczkowska
• Karel Roden — Viktor Seifert
• Сергей Стрельников — Serhi Franko
• Robert Gonera — Józef Krawiec
• Dawid Czupryński — Marek Mielnik
• Mirosław Baka — Mariusz Woźniak

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-06-09; final listed air date 2019-07-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Pleasure Principle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.