TV series

Kombinaciya

2024 · 1 season

A warm, earnest look at chasing a dream in the late Soviet era, with a measured pace and a bittersweet edge.

Overview: The year is 1987. After the birth of his daughter, Alexander Shishinin, a former employee of the Saratov Regional Agricultural Academy, decides to drastically change his life and do what he always dreamed of — producing a musical group. He meets the talented composer Vitaly Okorokov. Together, they literally find the first vocalists on the street: Tatiana Ivanova, Alena Apina and assemble the first female group in the USSR.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, music, found family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
music
found family
identity
class
Places: small town
big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild