A detective solving murders while his own mind betrays him—catch the killer before he forgets why.
7.5Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestMajor Bagryshev's jealousy towards trainee Solomatin is fueled by symptoms of Alzheimer's. They team up to solve a murder case resembling Bagryshev's past, but time is limited as the experienced investigator's memory fades.
Acting
Smolyakov's physical deterioration is devastatingly precise.
Writing
Parallel mysteries—case and memory—unravel in brutal sync.
Direction
Popov weaponizes negative space to show what's already lost.
Creator
Sergei Popov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russian procedural tradition meets European slow cinema—Popov cited Haneke's 'Amour' and Zvyagintsev's moral bleakness as touchstones.
The mirror scene in episode 7—Smolyakov improvised the 4-minute silent breakdown after forgetting his line, and Popov kept rolling.
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