FSB agent vs. hacker vs. arms dealer — and his own family on the line. Patriotism just got complicated.
Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe head of special operations of the FSB, Denis Krechetov, receives an important task — to catch and deliver to Russia a hacker nicknamed Prism. After she steals the formula for a secret chemical weapon, she is hunted by an international arms dealer and American intelligence. Denis finds out the location of the Prism and goes there with his squad to intercept it. However, unexpected difficulties arise during the operation and Denis has to face a difficult choice — to act in the interests of the Motherland or to save his family.
Acting
Fyodor Lavrov's granite-faced descent into impossible choices.
Production
Gritty locations that feel genuinely post-Soviet, not Hollywood fake.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is rare mainstream Russian TV depicting FSB agents as conflicted rather than heroic, reflecting subtle shifts in post-2022 storytelling.
The series was shot in actual former Soviet military facilities, lending that oppressive architecture no set designer could replicate.
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