Russian TV series are becoming more and more qualitative from year to year, both in terms of the plot and in terms of acting, cinematography and directorial work. The explanation for this is simple - you need to catch up to the level of new products from foreign TV series, the viewer is now fastidious and spoiled by good cinema.
We present to you the best Russian TV series of 2019 that have already been released, selected according to the viewer rating on Kinopoisk.
10. Rostov (2019 - ...)
Rating Movie Search: 6.2 out of 10
IMDB rating: no
Genre: story, detective
Producer: Pavel Drozdov
Music: Sergey Dudakov
Episode duration: 45 minutes
Could the famous recidivist thief Ivan Kozyrev at the beginning of his criminal career have thought that he would one day head the criminal investigation department in the Don capital? But, as they say, man proposes and God disposes. And "Trump", who accepted Soviet power, returns to his native Rostov to clean the city of bandits.
The hero of one of the best Russian TV series of 2019 has a real prototype. They were served by Stanislav Nevoit, nicknamed the Kosoy, the first Don detective under the Bolsheviks. During the liquidation of the gang, Nevoit shot and killed an employee of the Cheka undercover. For which he was detained by the Chekists, and the further fate of Kosoy is unknown.
9. Homeland (2015 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 6.3 out of 10
IMDB rating: 4.2 out of 10
Genre: thriller, detective, drama
Producer: Pavel Lungin, Tamash Toth
Music: Alexey Aygi
Episode duration: 45 minutes
At the epicenter of this dark and harsh story is Major Alexei Bragin, who was held captive by terrorists for many years. Now he is a hero, but Anna Zimina, an employee of the counter-terrorist center, suspects that Bragin was recruited by terrorists.
One of the most watched Russian TV series owes its popularity to the excellent cast (Vladimir Mashkov, Sergei Makovetsky, Victoria Isakova, Maria Mironova). As for the plot, it is a copy of the American TV series of the same name, so if you watched it, you know how events will develop.
8. Dead Lake (2018 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 6.4 out of 10
IMDB rating: 6.3 out of 10
Genre: thriller, crime, detective
Producer: Roman Prygunov
Music: Pavel Dodonov
Episode duration: 48 minutes
When the daughter of the omnipotent owner of uranium mines, Yuri Kobrin, is found dead, the inconsolable father discharges the best investigator Maxim Pokrovsky from Moscow.
Shamanic rituals, secrets of the Kobrin family, corporate intrigues, bandits, rappers and golden youth - these are far from all the components of a truly snake ball that Pokrovsky has to unravel.
7. Tolya-robot (2019)
Rating Movie Search: 6.5 out of 10
IMDB rating: no
Genre: comedy, drama
Producer: Alexey Nuzhny
Music: Maxim Fadeev
Episode duration: 48 minutes
The optimism, enterprise and activity of a provincial youth without arms and legs can be envied by many perfectly healthy spectators.Having acquired bionic prostheses, Tolya is ready to challenge the local housing and communal services mafia so that his beloved girl does not leave for Moscow.
The life-affirming and cheerful Tolya-Robot perfectly demonstrates that disability and dilapidated entrances are troubles, albeit terrible, but fixable. The main thing is that there is no chaos in the head.
6. Retribution (2018 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 6.9 out of 10
IMDB rating: no
Genre: drama, action
Producer: Anton Bormatov
Music: Nikolay Anokhin, Sergey Belyaev
Episode duration: 45 minutes
For some people, such as the main character of Retribution, the war doesn't end in hot spots. And after returning from Syria to his hometown, the former GRU special forces soldier finds himself in another battle.
Only the opponents in front of him are not militants, but servants of the "golden calf", criminal oligarchs who are ready to put their wife and children under attack for the sake of money.
5. Foundling (2018 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 6.9 out of 10
IMDB rating: no
Genre: detective
Producer: Anton Bormatov
Music: Nikolay Anokhin, Sergey Belyaev
Episode duration: 45 minutes
The action of this movie takes place in Leningrad, during the NEP. In the hands of a petty criminal named Foundling, the documents of a well-known detective, who recently became the head of the UGRO, accidentally turn out to be.
At first the Foundling is not happy with his new role, but having learned that there is a warehouse of expensive things in the city, it is quite easy to get into it with a policeman's "crust", he plans a daring robbery.
4. Code (2018 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 7.0 out of 10
IMDB rating: no
Genre: detective
Producer: Vera Storozheva
Music: Yuri Poteenko
Episode duration: 45 minutes
The main characters in this spy drama are four women - former intelligence officers who help decipher the reports of the Germans. Due to the murder of an officer in possession of air defense schemes, one of them came under suspicion. And now, together with her friends, she must prove her innocence, and at the same time find the true criminal.
If you are a fan of the Soviet past (and the action of the series takes place in 1956) and detectives in a retro style, then you will surely appreciate "Cipher" at its true worth.
3. Better than people (2018-present)
Rating Movie Search: 7.0 out of 10
IMDB rating: 7.1 out of 10
Genre: fantasy, drama
Producer: Andrey Dzhunkovsky
Music: unknown
Episode duration: 53 minutes
This series plays on people's fears of perfect non-humans - androids. They can be ideal guards, nannies and drivers, helping people in all their affairs. But can such creatures be trusted? And are they familiar with feelings of devotion and love? The creators of the series are trying to answer these questions with the help of the main character - a superbot named Arisa (Paulina Andreeva).
The fact that Better Than People is a successful series is evidenced not only by its high viewership, but also by the fact that Netflix acquired the rights to show it. The series will be dubbed in 25 languages.
2. Sultan of my heart (2018 - present)
Rating Movie Search: 7.3 out of 10
IMDB rating: 6.3 out of 10
Genre: history, melodrama
Producer: Kerem Cakiroglu
Music: Ugur Isik
Episode duration: 45 minutes
Of the entire list of TV shows that can be watched in 2019, "The Sultan of My Heart" is perhaps the most beautiful in terms of scenery and costumes. And also the most melodic.
This beautiful oriental tale is about the love of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II and the Russian girl Anna, who, thanks to her intellect and knowledge, became the teacher of the Sultan's children.
Palace intrigues, stern Turkish men and beautiful harem dwellers await Anna, and therefore the audience. And also funny situations, and a spy story that gives a "peppercorn" to the main love line.
It is curious that The Sultan of My Heart is a joint Russian-Turkish project. And the filming process was in Turkish. Therefore, the performer of the main role. Alexandra Nikiforova had to learn it in just two months.
1.Stone Jungle Law (2015-present)
Rating Movie Search: 7.3 out of 10
IMDB rating: 7.1 out of 10
Genre: thriller, crime
Producer: Igor Chomsky, Ivan Burlakov and others.
Music: Alexander Sokolov
Episode duration: 45 minutes
What could be easier for four young and strong guys than to drive the car from point A to point B? And it doesn't matter what the stolen cargo is inside, because easy money looms ahead.
However, once you have embarked on a criminal path, it is very difficult to turn off it. And the burden of their own mistakes begins to put pressure on the young heroes more and more.
The creators of the series have so far managed not to cross the fine line between irony and parody and delight viewers with a comprehensive disclosure of the characters' characters, life situations, good humor, and drama where appropriate.