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Chief of Intelligence

2022 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy historical drama that builds quiet pressure through bureaucratic maneuvering and wartime hardship rather than action.

Genres
War & politics, Drama
Starring
Sergey Marin, Igor Petrenko, Ivan Dobronravov
Overview
The story of the formation of Soviet intelligence, told through the prism of the fate of its youngest chief - 31-year-old Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin.

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Genres
War & politics, Drama
Starring
Sergey Marin, Igor Petrenko, Ivan Dobronravov
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • war
  • power
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war & politics, drama
Written by
Artyom Chashchikhin-Toidze, Igor Ter-Karapetov
Starring
Sergey Marin, Igor Petrenko, Ivan Dobronravov, Ekaterina Vilkova, Artyom Tkachenko, Egor Beroev, Ekaterina Volkova, Levan Mskhiladze
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Channel One
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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