TV series

Wolf

2020 · 1 season

A dense, brooding procedural that shifts between eras, demanding close attention as it untangles old crimes and present-day corruption.

Overview: Chechnyan War veteran Alexei Volkovoy (aka Volk) is a brutal gangster in Russia's underworld as well as a covert agent for the Russian military. Think of him as the Russian Jason Bourne.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, betrayal, memory, justice
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
betrayal
memory
justice
power
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild