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The Stenographer

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burning Cold War melodrama of secrets and longing, where quiet rooms hide dangerous stakes and every trust feels fragile.

Starring
Karina Andolenko, Aleksandr Golubev, Aleksandr Mikhaylov
Tagline
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Overview
It’s 1980s. Anna Savelyeva grew up in an orphanage and always wanted to have a family. After turning 18, she heads to Moscow to find her father, General Pechorsky, who doesn’t even know his daughter exists. Soon, he hires Anna for her stenography skills to work on his memoirs. With access to classified documents and state secrets, the government stenographer finds herself dragged into the world of international espionage. This new chapter of her life is full of danger, head-spinning twists, ruthless betrayals and disappointing love.

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Starring
Karina Andolenko, Aleksandr Golubev, Aleksandr Mikhaylov
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Starring
Karina Andolenko, Aleksandr Golubev, Aleksandr Mikhaylov, Ekaterina Volkova, Elena Dudina, Viktoriya Romanenko, Anastasiya Popova, Artyom Tkachenko
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Russia-1
Languages
Russian

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