

Three childhood nicknames, three broken men, one last ride through post-Soviet ruin.
Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestA faithful Horse, a Cunning Dog, a Lively Cat — that's what they called each other since childhood. They are Interpol officer Sergei Ordyntsev, the "oligarch" Alexander Serebrovsky and Konstantin Boyko, the Olympic biathlon champion. Once upon a time, three classmates played Indians and thought that their friendship would last a lifetime.
Acting
Aleksey Makarov's thousand-yard stare should be illegal.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like frozen cigarette smoke and regret.
Writing
Childhood flashbacks that actually devastate, not just inform.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Russia's oil-boom 2000s, it captures a specific moment when 'New Russians' romanticized their own criminal origins.
The childhood 'Indians' game was improvised — director Fesenko found actual 1970s Soviet children's camp photos and rebuilt the set shot-for-shot.