Season 1 Plot
Mari and Lia are two very different young Finnish women who are both in London and drawn inexorably together through the Studio, a clandestine group dedicated to bringing justice to those beyond the law.
Cold Courage Season 1 aired on May 3rd, 2020.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Clean Skin
In London, Mari and Lia - two women struggling from different, gloomy backgrounds - join a team of specialists. They are going to stop the power-hungry people who are trampling on justice.
2. Trojan Horse
The populism of British politician Arthur Fried may be linked to the Studio’s investigation into deaths with an immigrant background. One body is a Muslim boy and the other is called a faceless woman by the media.
3. The Faceless Women
Lia's friend Nina, a sex trafficking victim, may connect to The Faceless Woman's murder. The Studio follow a possible link between Fried's campaign and a far right terror group.
4. The King of East London
Lia infiltrates Fried's campaign but attracts more attention than she planned. Nina leads The Studio to a house holding abused sex slaves. Mari complex family secrets catch up with her.
5. My Father's House
Mari confides dark childhood secrets to Lia, Aarne's near fatal bullying by the warped Gerber Brothers. Police find another body and Lia knows the victim. Proximity to Fried proves increasingly fatal.
6. Stench of Death
An interview designed to expose Fried backfires causing another woman's disappearance; kidnapped at gunpoint, Lia's violent response surprises even her.
7. Mari Says Hi
Optimistic Fried faces ruthless powerbrokers from Mari's past; Lia and Mari's relationship fractures over the limits of revenge; an injured sex worker recognises the voice of her attacker.
8. Said the Spider to the Fly
Mari solves her father's murder; she puts Lia in harm's way but then risks everything to save her; Fried's victory ends in bloodshed; Lia and The Studio face a fight for survival.
