A blocked writer finds his muse in a murder investigation — she's armed, she's brilliant, and she's definitely not his type. (Spoiler: she is.)
48 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestThe popular writer Roman Strakhov has to hand over another masterpiece to the publishing house in two weeks. But, as luck would have it, he has a creative crisis. For inspiration, Fears goes to the Investigative Committee. In order to study the material, the writer has to share heroic everyday life with the staff of the investigative department. Strict and very cute investigator Zhenya Ogareva becomes the main character not only of Strakhov's plots, but also of his whole life. Zhenya inspires the writer to a new novel. Both literally and figuratively…
Acting
Gordon's exhausted writer energy is uncomfortably relatable
Writing
Meta-commentary on storytelling that doesn't choke on itself
Production
Moscow investigative offices never looked this romantically grimy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired during Russia's 2010s boom in domestic procedural dramas, when audiences craved local alternatives to over-dubbed American CSI imports.
Gordon was primarily a talk show host before this; his casting as a frustrated intellectual was deliberate audience subversion by Alpatov.
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