TV series

Taganrog

2025 · 1 season

A grim, slow-pressure wartime drama of whispered conspiracies and constant danger, rewarding patience with mounting dread and resolve.

Overview: The year is 1941. Viktor Shvets, a state security officer, organizes underground resistance against the Nazi occupation under the name of Gustav Schwartz. As a result of his activities, hundreds of people become part of the resistance, commit sabotage, distribute leaflets and prepare an uprising. Vasily Afonov becomes the leader of the underground.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, rebellion, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
survival
rebellion
loyalty
betrayal
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild