

48 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestLyokha, a former police sniper with post-traumatic stress disorder, in the midst of an alcoholic binge learns about the fatal illness of his sister Katya. Katya does not want her daughter to be sent to an orphanage after death, and asks Lyokha to take up her head so that he becomes a guardian for an eight-year-old girl. Lyokha has already lost many close people in his life, so he does everything to help his sister: he picks up old connections and gets a job at the police station. The area turns out to be difficult. The criminals that Lyokha must catch are fairy-tale characters: the Serpent Gorynych, Baba Yaga and other evil spirits. And if the former sniper does not have problems with the capture of villains, then attempts to become a good guardian become a real test for Lyokha.
Production
Folklore creatures rendered with surprising practical-meets-CGI charm.
Acting
Naumov's broken sniper with trembling hands steals every scene.
Writing
Balances slapstick demon hunts with genuine grief processing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series weaponizes specifically post-Soviet folklore—Baba Yaga as corrupt official, Gorynych as organized crime—making ancient archetypes feel like contemporary Moscow problems.
Tatiana Dogileva (Baba Yaga) was a major Soviet film star; her casting as the chaotic evil matriarch winks at her wholesome 1980s image. Nikolay Naumov reportedly did actual sniper training despite the fantasy elements.