10.055 minSeason 2 • Episode 4
LatestSleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces. They are recruited before they get access to classified information, sometimes even before they start working in the field that interests the recruiting party. They are often recruited "to grow up". The action takes place in Moscow in June 2013 on the eve of major geopolitical events and upheavals that, as a result, will change the future life of the world.
Acting
Petrenko's dead-eyed exhaustion sells decades of buried trauma.
Production
Moscow 2013 recreated with suffocating authenticity.
Writing
Pre-Ukraine invasion prophecy that hits different now.
Creator
Sergey Minaev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before the 2016 US election interference revelations, the series now reads as eerie documentary-adjacent.
Director Minaev based several characters on real Illegals Program operatives exposed in 2010, including the infamous Anna Chapman ring.
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