TV series

Taxist

2004 · 1 season

A brooding ex-soldier turned cabbie drifts through city nights, each fare pulling him into quiet danger and moral reckoning.

Overview: GRU intelligence lieutenant colonel Ilya Orlov, nicknamed "Monk", interrupted his military career after 15 years of service and... went to a monastery. However, he soon realized that non-resistance to evil was not for him and returned to worldly life, taking a job as a taxi driver.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Redemption, faith, justice, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
faith
justice
crime
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild