TV series

The Chosen One

2025 · 2 seasons

A wry, grounded satire of provincial ambition and political machinery, funny and quietly tense as ordinary life collides with power.

Overview: Oleg Tyapin, a modest engineer at the Sunset Research Institute, is going to the new convocation of the State Duma from the provincial city of Glebov.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, power, class, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
class
ambition
identity
Places: small town
workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild