28 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
LatestAnimated comedy with Andrei Merzlikin about the adventures of the bandit Boris who rose from the dead. He awakens in the morgue and decides to reveal the secret of his own death, enlisting the help of a young medical trainee Artem. What is the avenger capable of, who has been in the other world and is eager to punish the killers? Boris is capable of a lot.
Acting
Merzlikin's deadpan decaying gangster is bizarrely magnetic.
Writing
Balances slapstick with genuine pathos about mortality.
Practical Effects
Morgue makeup that makes death look almost cozy.
Creator
Egor Chichkanov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Merzlikin was already a beloved Russian cinema tough guy; casting him as a zombie gangster winks at his entire filmography. spoilerLevel: FREE
The morgue set was built in an actual former Soviet hospital, which crew members swore was haunted for real. spoilerLevel: LIGHT
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