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Chinese cops playing 4D chess in 90s Moscow's criminal underworld.
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TMDB
75

Operation Moscow (2018)

Cold War hangoverundercover pressure cookerpost-Soviet chaos

Latest Episode

45 min

Season 1 • Episode 10

Latest

Episode 10

Mar 12, 2018

Overview

Drama

In 1993, a large number of Chinese businessmen poured into Russia's gold rush. Among them, there were a few distinctive faces. They snoop on the small traders, seek help between gangland and police. They are a secret group dispatched by the Chinese police. Their goal in this trip is find out information clues that Chinese and Russian K3 train robberies which was shocking the word and arrest all the suspects secretly. Led by Chen Erli (Xia Yu) - the head of the Chinese police team, after the team overcame numerous obstacles and suffered many tribulations, launching a tortuous pursuit in a distant foreign land.

Flag of CNCNChinese
Content warning
national identity in foreign soilmoral compromise for justiceeconomic desperationstate secrecy vs personal cost

Standout Aspects

Production

Authentic 1993 Moscow locations rarely seen in Chinese television

Acting

Xia Yu's exhausted restraint as Chen Erli carries the entire operation

Best for:Binge: 31 episodes of slow-burn espionage—commit or don't bother·Solo: Too niche for groupwatch, perfect for crime drama completionists
Heads up:Violence: Train robbery aftermaths and gangland executions, not glorified
First AiredJan 8, 2018
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Seasons1·Episodes31

Top Cast

Wu You

Wu You

Xia Yu

Xia Yu

Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Nadezhda Mikhalkova

Zhang Zhijian

Zhang Zhijian

吴楠

吴楠

孙老师

Wang Ge

Wang Ge

Ma Chang Jiang

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The K3 Beijing-Moscow train was nicknamed 'The Vostok' and became legendary in the 90s for lawlessness as Soviet infrastructure collapsed.

Trivia

Director Zhang Rui spent months securing Russian cooperation; Xia Yu reportedly learned conversational Russian for the role but was dubbed in key scenes.

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