Silent Road (2021)
"A school bus. Nine students. A well-established group abduction."
Synopsis
An unexpected event comes to disturb the seemingly calm life of a strong society. The tracks of a school bus are suddenly lost, one morning. Inside the bus are nine elementary school students, children of wealthy and powerful families, along with the driver and an attendant. Police investigations are moving in uncharted waters and everything shows that it has to do with a group abduction, but a young journalist unexpectedly finds himself at the center of events. An entire society is being shaken. A puzzle of suspects is formed, secret passions and intrigues are revealed. The masks fall and the hidden lives of the protagonists come to light. Faced with a nightmarish reality, the heroes are forced to face their own demons. Will they manage to cross the "Silent Road" to reach the truth, atonement and finally redemption?
Network
Mega TV
Episodes
Lost Signal
Detective Nasos Oikonomidis investigates the disappearance of nine children of Athens' rich and powerful families; the truly shocking nature of the case is much deeper than what it appears.
The Magic Flute
Thalia, local journalist and aunt to two of the missing children, finds herself simultaneously covering the case while thrust into the middle of it as a prime suspect all at once.
Proof of Life
The parents of the missing children scramble to come up with the outrageous ransom demanded by the kidnappers; Thalia and her family are ostracised as questions about her involvement reach a boiling point.
Haters
Emerging evidence exposes the cover-up of a bullying scandal; some of the parents begin to distrust the police and hire a private investigator; Thalia comes face-to-face with one of the kidnappers.
Sins of the Fathers
When the kidnappers increase the ransom, Nasos concludes the motive is much more than money; Nasos faces pressure from his superiors.
Silent Road
After 23 days, there is still no breakthrough in the case; Nasos comes under pressure from higher ranks to cut the kidnappers off from Thalia and reach an immediate agreement.
Family Affair
Despite shocking twists in the investigation, police have yet to make an arrest regarding the kidnapped children; Thalia delves deeper into the clue left for her by the orchestrator.
Old Stories
The parents of the kidnapped children and the police wonder about a connection between a deadly accident from 25 years ago and the current abduction.
The Pied Piper
A flashback reveals the mastermind's catalyst for the abduction, laying out the events that led them to this point.
Countdown
The kidnappers make one final demand to the police; police stall negotiations as they zero in on the true identity of the orchestrator of the abduction.
Animal Instinct
Despite orders to keep the sick child in custody, Michalis puts the entire operation at risk and takes the child to the hospital.
Separate Ways
One arrest threatens to dismantle the entire abduction; Thalia concludes her investigation and reveals the shocking truth.
Manhunt
A series of revelations emerge and expose the orchestrator's identity, but the police still need to capture them.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
Σιωπηλός Δρόμος
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
Production
Filmiki Productions
