A time-traveling barber discovers 17th-century surgery was just murder with extra steps.
Barber finds himself in the 17th century and discovers what his profession was like back then. Real medical cases in a completely unexpected reading. A surrealistic dark comedy with a unique visual style.
Production
Anachronistic production design that refuses period accuracy.
Practical Effects
Gruesome practical effects that make bloodletting viscerally real.
Writing
Dark comedy that weaponizes historical medical ignorance.
Creator
Igor Novikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barber-surgeons were real historical figures; this series mines the genuine horror that bloodletting, tooth-pulling, and amputation were once the same profession.
Director Igor Novikov reportedly consulted medical historians to ensure surgical scenes were period-accurate, making the comedy infinitely more disturbing.
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