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Isayev

2009 · 2 seasons

A slow, serious period spy drama that asks you to follow its careful plotting and shifting loyalties.

Created by
Sergei Ursuliak
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Arnold Sysuyev, Daniil Strakhov, Sergey Makovetskiy
Overview
The 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.

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Created by
Sergei Ursuliak
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Arnold Sysuyev, Daniil Strakhov, Sergey Makovetskiy
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • politics
    • betrayal
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, drama
    Created by
    Sergei Ursuliak
    Starring
    Arnold Sysuyev, Daniil Strakhov, Sergey Makovetskiy, Mikhail Porechenkov, Yuriy Solomin, Konstantin Zheldin, Leonid Mozgovoy, Lika Nifontova
    Length
    2 seasons, 24 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    Russia-1
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Russian

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