TV series

Banditskiy Peterburg: Advokat

2000 · 1 season

A grim, brooding post-Soviet crime saga that unfolds slowly, weighed down by loss and moral compromise.

Overview: Detective Sergei Chelishchev leaves the police to find the real murderer of his parents. Everything changes when he meets his long-lost friend, a war veteran who joined local mafia following the fall of the Soviet Union.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, corruption, crime, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
corruption
crime
betrayal
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild