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Pirates of the 21st Century

2026 · 1 season

A tense, action-heavy rescue thriller with gritty combat and murky geopolitics, offering few light moments.

Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Overview
A team of retired commandos is sent to Africa to rescue the crew of a Russian ship from pirate captivity. The fighters will have to thwart the plans of foreign intelligence services and terrorize the pirates themselves, using their own methods against the sea robbers.
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, violence, justice, loyalty
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, action & adventure
Created by
Armen Arutyunyan
Starring
Anton Pampushnyy, Maksim Shchyogolev, Aleksey Makarov, Алексей Додонов, Sergey Cherdantsev, Andrey Davydov, Vlada Verevko, Sofya Shutkina
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
REN TV, Wink
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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