Lead Children
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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.
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.
Netflix is set to release a powerful new Polish historical drama that draws directly from one of the country’s most disturbing public-health scandals. Lead Children (original title: Ołowiane dzieci) arrives on the platform on February 11, 2026, positioning itself as a prestige limited series that blends medical investigation, political pressure, and moral resistance. Rooted in real events ...
Lead Children Parents Guide Age Rating. Lead Children (2026), originally titled Ołowiane dzieci, is a Polish limited medical drama based on real events. The series is directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and written from the non-fiction work by Michał Jędryka. It stars Joanna Kulig, Kinga Preis, and a supporting ensemble of Polish actors. Set in 1970s Communist Poland, the story follows a pediatrician uncovering a deadly lead poisoning crisis among children in an industrial mining town. The series premieres globally on Netflix on February 11, 2026.
