Soviet James Bond? This 1920s spy actually makes espionage look exhausting AND sexy.
Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestThe series is set in the 1920s. It tells about the first tasks of Isaev. First, he goes to Reval to stop the smuggling of valuables stolen from Gokhran. Upon his return, he is sent to Vladivostok to collect information about the actions of the whites. Then he has to go abroad to monitor counterrevolutionary emigration.
Acting
Strakhov's thousand-yard stare could launch revolutions.
Production
Recreated 1920s Reval and Vladivostok—period detail porn.
Writing
Ursuliak's scripts make bureaucracy feel genuinely dangerous.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the same source material as the legendary 1970s Soviet series 'Seventeen Moments of Spring'—this is the gritty prequel Russia pretended it didn't need.
Daniil Strakhov reportedly learned Morse code and 1920s firearms handling for the role, then barely used either on screen because Isaev's real weapon is devastating politeness.
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