Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestThe remote area of Karelia in Russia has always been surrounded by myths and legends, but when some fatal cases of Western Nile Fever inexplicably appear there, an epidemiological expedition is sent to take a closer look. Led by ex-lovers Nikolai and Vera who have unfinished business, the expedition becomes fraught with events that can’t be explained through science. The Counted is a one-hour drama series with elements of paranormal and sci-fi genres intertwined in the unique geographical, tribal, and social setting of Karelia, Russia.
Cinematography
Karelia's endless white forests shot like a waking nightmare.
Acting
Mashkova and Vorobyov's frostbitten chemistry could melt permafrost.
Production
Authentic Karelian tribal culture rarely seen on screen.
Creator
Alexandr Bachilo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Karelia's Karelian and Vepsian peoples have been fighting Russian cultural erasure since the 1600s; the show's use of authentic ritual practices required extensive community consultation.
The 'Western Nile Fever' outbreak was inspired by a real 1999 Russian epidemic, but the supernatural elements draw from Karelian shamanic traditions that Stalin's purges nearly destroyed.
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