Rich people betting millions on human suffering? Sign me up... nervously.
Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestWithout sleep, the human body can not exist forever. In one of the underground casinos, more like a secret club, they play only the richest, the most influential and ... the most sated. Those who are willing to put a fortune on red, if it is red - blood. For them, and was created a new tote, based on the game "Insomnia", which is held only once a year. The casino customers risk millions by betting, but the players risk much more.
Production
Underground casino opulence that feels genuinely illicit.
Acting
Maciej Stuhr's judge balances charm and menace perfectly.
Creator
Ilya Kulikov
Maciej Stuhr
Игорь Волков, главный судья
Anna Antonova
Злата, судья
Darya Poverennova
Марина Викторовна Ивлева, вдова Андрея
Eduard Flerov
Игорь Коваль, игрок 8
Vladislav Pavlov
Игорь Коваль, игрок 3
Yuliya Yurchenko
Дарья Коренева, игрок 4
Aleksey Matoshin
Олег Викторович Вортников, игрок 9
Veronika Vernadskaya
Ирина Константинова, игрок 1
Aleksandr Seteykin
Антон, игрок 2
Aleksandr Konstantinov
Евгений, игрок 5
Yuliya Galkina
Алина Докичева, игрок 6
Andrey Kurilov
Александр, игрок 7
Viktor Proskurin
Олег, адвокат
Aleksey Faddeev
Виктор, вип-игрок казино
Dmitriy Astapenko
Егор Савин, судья
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects post-Soviet anxiety about new oligarch class and their literal human cost. The casino-as-microcosm feels specifically Russian.
Creator Ilya Kulikov reportedly based the 'Insomnia' game rules on actual 19th-century aristocratic betting clubs, then dialed the sadism to eleven.
