TV series

The Pretender

2019 · 1 season

A gritty, ironic historical crime drama that immerses you in post-revolutionary Russia through clever cases and moral ambiguity.

Overview: Shorty after the 1917 Russian Revolution, during the New Economic Policy era, a criminal becomes a police officer through a case of mistaken identity and uses his knowledge to solve cases previously out of reach of the force.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, identity, corruption, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
identity
corruption
power
justice
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild