TV series

The Red Queen

2015 · 1 season

A slow, sombre climb from provincial poverty to Cold War glamour, then a quiet unravelling that leaves you uneasy.

Overview: Story of the rise of a girl from proverbial humble beginnings to top Russian fashion model during Cold War-era USSR.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, identity, obsession, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
obsession
class
madness
Places: big city
small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Starring: Ksenia Lukyanchikova, Tatyana Orlova, Elena Morozova, Anatoliy Rudenko
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 59 min each
Country: Russia
Languages: Russian