This Russian series is centred on Igor Sokolovsky, he is the son of an oligarch and enjoys a playboy lifestyle. After a run in with the police his somewhat exasperated father pulls strings to get him off but also gives Igor an ultimatum; he must work with the police or he will be cut off. He is not welcome with the unit he is assigned to... his previous activities caused trouble for two of them. Igor isn't keen but gradually learns the ropes and also decides to use his new position to investigate the death of his mother twenty years previously. Officially she committed suicide but he isn't so sure; as he starts asking questions those who might know the answers start turning up dead. He also starts developing feelings for his boss, Captain Viktoriya Rodionova, which further raises tensions as she is seeing another member of the unit.
I really enjoyed this series; it contains a good mix of humour and drama; this drama is occasionally surprisingly gritty and delivers some genuine shocks. There is a good mix of single episode cases and Igor's ongoing investigations. One does have to suspend ones disbelief at times; most obviously how Igor is placed with a unit which investigates serious crimes without undergoing even basic police training... once things get going this was fairly easy to overlook. The series nicely contrasts the lives of ordinary people with those whose wealth enables them to have what they want when they want without worrying about the cost. The cast does an impressive job bringing the various characters to life. I enjoyed the first two seasons and hope Netflix get the third season soon as season two ended with a shocking cliff-hanger. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of subtitled crime drama.
These comments are based on watching the first two seasons in Russian with English subtitles.
I really enjoyed this series; it contains a good mix of humour and drama; this drama is occasionally surprisingly gritty and delivers some genuine shocks. There is a good mix of single episode cases and Igor's ongoing investigations. One does have to suspend ones disbelief at times; most obviously how Igor is placed with a unit which investigates serious crimes without undergoing even basic police training... once things get going this was fairly easy to overlook. The series nicely contrasts the lives of ordinary people with those whose wealth enables them to have what they want when they want without worrying about the cost. The cast does an impressive job bringing the various characters to life. I enjoyed the first two seasons and hope Netflix get the third season soon as season two ended with a shocking cliff-hanger. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of subtitled crime drama.
These comments are based on watching the first two seasons in Russian with English subtitles.