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Tobol

2020 · 1 season

A cold, brooding historical drama of snowbound fortresses, scheming princes and looming armies, unfolding with slow, deliberate gravity.

Created by
Igor Zaytsev
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dmitri Nazarov, Pavel Tabakov, Yang Ge
Overview
Ivan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the Great's new guard, is sent by the tsar to the depths of Siberia — the border town of Tobolsk. Here, Ivan, along with his regiment, finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy of local princes hunting for the gold of Yarkand. Meanwhile, the fortress is surrounded by hordes of wild jungars, and there is nowhere to look for help.

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Created by
Igor Zaytsev
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dmitri Nazarov, Pavel Tabakov, Yang Ge
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Created by
Igor Zaytsev
Starring
Dmitri Nazarov, Pavel Tabakov, Yang Ge, Vladimir Afanasyev, Ilya Malanin, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Evgeniy Dyatlov, Andrey Burkovskiy
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
START
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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