Silent Road

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?

First Air Date: 2021-04-04

Last Air Date: 2021-07-04

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Petros Kalkovalis, Melina Tsabani

Networks: Mega TV

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Top Cast

Penelope Tsilika as Thaleia Karouzou
Dimitris Lalos as Nasos Oikonomidis
Christos Loulis as Vasilis Totsis
Anthi Efstratiadou as Athina Karouzou
Antonis Kafetzopoulos as Spiros Karouzos
Marissa Triantafyllidou as Ioulia Xenou
Vicky Papadopoulou as Manto Karouzou
Giannos Perlegas as Nikitas Gkekas
Mirto Alikaki as Violeta Fotopoulou
Hristina Heila-Fameli as Elpida Giannari

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

A school bus. Nine students. A well-established group abduction. 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 strong 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. A young journalist is unexpectedly 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?

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Lost Signal (2021-04-04)

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.
Ep. 2: The Magic Flute (2021-04-11)

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.
Ep. 3: Proof of Life (2021-04-18)

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.
Ep. 4: Haters (2021-04-25)

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.
Ep. 5: Sins of the Fathers (2021-05-09)

When the kidnappers increase the ransom, Nasos concludes the motive is much more than money; Nasos faces pressure from his superiors.
Ep. 6: Silent Road (2021-05-16)

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.
Ep. 7: Family Affair (2021-05-23)

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.
Ep. 8: Old Stories (2021-05-30)

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.
Ep. 9: The Pied Piper (2021-06-06)

A flashback reveals the mastermind's catalyst for the abduction, laying out the events that led them to this point.
Ep. 10: Countdown (2021-06-13)

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.
Ep. 11: Animal Instinct (2021-06-20)

Despite orders to keep the sick child in custody, Michalis puts the entire operation at risk and takes the child to the hospital.
Ep. 12: Separate Ways (2021-06-27)

One arrest threatens to dismantle the entire abduction; Thalia concludes her investigation and reveals the shocking truth.
Ep. 13: Manhunt (2021-07-04)

A series of revelations emerge and expose the orchestrator's identity, but the police still need to capture them.