TV series

Intercessors

2020–2022 · 2 seasons

A sober, slow-burning period drama of institutional corridors and quiet power struggles, watching a young outsider earn her place.

Overview: Moscow. 60s. Young lawyer starts working in one of the most pow- erful legal services in USSR called Filial No 1. She needs to prove that her presence there is not accidental.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, justice, identity, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Intercessors

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Intercessors, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
justice
identity
ambition
corruption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild