52 minSeason 1 • Episode 14
LatestChechnyan War veteran Alexei Volkovoy (aka Volk) is a brutal gangster in Russia's underworld as well as a covert agent for the Russian military. Think of him as the Russian Jason Bourne.
Acting
Shvedov's dead eyes say everything dialogue won't.
Production
Moscow's underworld feels authentically frozen and fatal.
Denis Shvedov
Александр Волк
Anton Vasilyev
Борис Миргородский
Sergey Makovetskiy
Уманский
Marina Zudina
Раиса Уманская
Sergey Komarov
Рудковский
Artur Smolyaninov
Безрук
Roman Lyanchuk
полицейский
Varvara Feofanova
Нина
Alevtina Tukan
Соня
Vitaliy Andreev
Володя Шахурин
Vitaliy Khaev
Васильевский
Igor Mirkurbanov
Эйтингер
Elena Podkaminskaya
Тася
Aleksandr Semchev
Кипнис
Linda Lapinsh
Алёна
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during heightened Western scrutiny of Russian state violence, the series operates in fascinating tension with Putin-era censorship—glorifying and critiquing simultaneously.
Denis Shvedov trained with actual FSB veterans for six months; several 'consultants' later disappeared from credits amid security concerns.
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