After a protracted downtime, moviegoers continue to delight TV series producers in 2020. Among the novelties, Russian detectives stand out, whose heroes restore justice and unravel the most complex crimes. There are also plots with mystical riddles, where the detectives themselves will have to seek help from specialists.
Green van
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6
- Director: Sergey Krutin
- The storyline is based on the growing up of a formerly naive young policeman who went through the crucible of war.
In detail
The actions of the series take viewers to Odessa, in 1946. The main character Volodya Patrikeev, convicted in 1937, continues to fight against Odessa crime. Military training in the penal battalion and in the intelligence service help him in the investigation of the most difficult criminal cases. This time, the head of the Odessa police department is confronted by a cunning enemy who has stolen Scythian gold for transporting it by sea to Turkey.
Alex Lyuty
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.3
- Director: Leonid Belozorovich
- The film tells about the mysteries of the war, which are forced to investigate the Soviet police in peacetime.
In detail
The action takes place in the Moscow region in 1975. The writer, discovered murdered at his dacha, shortly before his death told his friend about the war criminal Lut, who had been considered dead for many years. It was about his crimes that the writer collected materials for his next book. General Somov instructs Colonel Sukharev to check this information. The task force also includes a new employee of the special department, senior lieutenant Kasyanov.
Trail (season 14)
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 4.7
- Director: Igor Romaschenko, Vladimir Koshevarov
- The plot immerses viewers in the everyday working life of forensic detectives of the Federal Expert Service (FES).
Gathering unique specialists and the best equipment under one roof, FES helps to investigate the most intricate crimes. Just like in previous seasons, which have already been released and can be viewed online, both high officials of the prosecutor's office and ordinary operatives who have collected evidence at the crime scene constantly turn to employees for help. And with almost 100% certainty, experts find the perpetrators involved in a particular crime.
Ricochet
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.2, IMDb - 6.2
- Director: Denis Karyshev, Vyacheslav Kirillov
- The plot tells about the criminal events of a small town. The hero returns from oblivion, and it seems that not everyone is happy about it.
To save his life, Denis officially "died" 20 years ago. But the death of his parents forced the last hero of the dashing 90s to return to Anninsk. True, this is a completely different person who received a new face, name and documents. He is not looking for an opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past. But he will have to remember his skills again to protect his sister from the impending danger.
Titmouse (season 4)
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4
- Director: Ilya Kazankov
- The film series reveals the details of the joint work of police and psychologists in the investigation of criminal offenses.
Trying to explore a new method of composing psychological portraits, an employee of the Department of Psychology is faced with disapproval and misunderstanding from her colleagues. To prove its viability, Ulyana Sinitsyna is seeking an appointment to the police as a consultant. Investigator Igor Levin attracts the heroine to the complex case of the murder of a famous ballerina. And Sinitsina's technique gives excellent results.
Ferrari legend
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6
- Director: Konstantin Maksimov
- The plot plunges viewers into espionage passions, where the intelligence department of the young Soviet republic is confronted by an insidious enemy.
In order to demoralize the "white movement" in the first years after the October Revolution, the Chekists are developing a special operation "Crimean Mission". Her goal is the physical elimination of Baron Wrangel. Elena Golubovskaya is entrusted with the mission. She will go to Crimea under the name of El Ferrari, an Italian poet. But her plans are thwarted by a local journalist who turns out to be a British spy sneaking up on the White Guards' gold reserve.
Nevsky. Architect shadow
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4
- Director: Mikhail Wasserbaum
- The film tells about a secret society of "liquidators", restoring justice by methods prohibited by law.
In detail
The main character Pavel Semyonov returns to work in the police. His boss is just entrusted with responsible work, to which he attracts Semenov. The unsolved cases include the murder of his close friend. But in fact the murderer has already suffered a severe punishment, and the liquidator from the group of "Architects" helped to carry out justice over him. Their joint work does not end there - there are still a lot of free roaming criminals on the streets of Russia.
Hot spot
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7
- Director: Denis Carro
- The storyline is built on the restoration of justice through legal and illegal methods.
In detail
The main character, a former Russian military man who has served under a contract for 7 years, returns to a provincial town. Upon arrival, he learns that his mother and stepfather are single-handedly confronting criminals who are trying to take away a small sawmill from them. He also meets his ex-girlfriend, who became a drug addict along with many of his peers. The hero realizes that there is no one besides him to restore justice, and begins a struggle.
Hope
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.5
- Director: Elena Khazanova
- The picture reveals to the audience the life of a woman killer, forced to hide her past.
In the eyes of her friends and neighbors, Nadezhda leads a classic lifestyle: she is a caring mother and hostess. But this is not always the case, there is a lot of evil and violence in her secret life. The fact is that Nadezhda is a professional killer. What circumstances forced this fragile woman to lead a double life, and whether she will be able to get off the dangerous path, viewers will find out by watching all the episodes of the dynamic series.
Closed season
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.2
- Director: Daria Poltoratskaya
- The plot tells about an unpleasant incident in a small resort town. The heroes will not only have to find the culprit, but also to understand the past of their loved ones.
The businessman and the policeman have long agreed on everything and are quietly conducting their affairs. But suddenly, several healthy people die in the city. The holiday season is threatened with closure. The capital's authorities are sending a specialist epidemiologist to the city. In order to preserve their interests, they try to bribe a guest from the capital. The fact that the epidemiologist previously met with the young wife of the police chief adds piquancy.
Hero on call
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0
- Director: Anna Zaitseva
- An ironic series in 2020. He got into the novelties of Russian detectives for an original plot about a seriously ill doctor who takes part in the capture of dangerous bandits.
The protagonist Ivan Lutoshin, a neurologist, who has half a year left to live because of the detected tumor, decides to commit suicide. As a result of a failed car accident, he meets policeman Tumanov. Having learned the reasons for this behavior, Tumanov invites the doctor to take part in the capture of the bandits, where the chances of being killed are much greater. Being drawn into police life, Lutoshin discovers that the disease is beginning to recede.
District admirals
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.3
- Director: Sergei Poluyanov, Mikhail Vasserbaum
- Colonel Ignatiev is killed during the neutralization of a car filled with explosives. The capture of terrorists becomes a matter of honor for the KGB.
A terrorist act was prevented in one of the districts of St. Petersburg. The local police are not eager to investigate the case, so the general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is recruiting a new team of operas, who are tasked with finding the culprits. The list of suspects includes the entire leadership of the police of the Novoadmiralteisky district, mired in corruption and covering up criminal groups.
Three captains
- Director: Ilya Shekhovtsov
- The storyline tells about the difficult everyday life of explosives technicians who find themselves in difficult life circumstances.
Mined objects with non-standard chargers are increasingly being found in the city. To neutralize them, three retired explosives captains who had previously served in hot spots are involved: Seregin, Infantry and Ternovsky. Their participation in the investigation turns into trouble: Ternovsky is taken hostage, Alexander Pekhota is accused of murder, and Seregin's relatives fall into a dangerous trap.
Death classmates
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.5
- Director: Philip Korshunov
- The series expected by the audience about investigators unraveling the dubious cases of adults, the reasons for which originated in their school years.
After the housewarming, the heroes Mitrofanova and Poluyanov, connected by personal relationships, get a new job to work. Moreover, among the witnesses and possible criminals are the closest friends of the main character. To find out the motives, the detectives will have to stir up Hope's school past. They need to understand the psychology of former classmates who commit a brutal crime.
Snakes and ladders
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.3
- Director: Natalia Mikryukova
- The film tells about the international investigation of the mysterious murder of a foreign citizen on the territory of Russia.
A car with the corpse of a foreigner was retrieved from the lake. The case is entrusted to investigator Aleksandra Zyryanova and Captain Boris August. Police Commissioner Guido Rossetti from Germany is sent to watch the progress of the investigation. The investigation team is establishing his identity, but cannot determine the purpose of the visit. Gradually, from a pile of random facts, a version of an elaborate murder is built.
Voskresensky
- Expectations rating - 92%
- Director: Dmitry Petrun
- The storyline reveals the work of detectives in pre-revolutionary Russia, who are assisted in finding criminals by a famous professor.
In detail
The action takes place in St. Petersburg in 1910. Faced with a series of brutal murders, the detectives recruit the famous surgeon Voskresensky to investigate. At first, even he, a 40-year-old professor of medicine, cannot understand the motives of the killers. But, dealing with the evidence, he comes to the conclusion that the dark sides of their desires govern the criminal elements. And the lives of the victims fully contributed to this.
Dyatlov Pass
- Expectations rating - 93%
- Director: Valery Fedorovich, Evgeny Nikishov
- The plot is dedicated to the mysterious death of participants in a hiking trip in the Ural Mountains in 1959.
In detail
The tragedy of the student detachment, covered by many media outlets, forces the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to respond and appoint an investigation team. Under the leadership of Major Oleg Kostin, she will have to find out not only the cause of death of students, but also make a working version of what happened. Having left for the scene of the tragedy, investigators discover too many details and facts that do not fit into any of the previously announced versions.
Middle lane vampires
- Expectations rating - 96%
- Director: Anton Maslov
- A fantastic story of the life of vampires among people who carefully hide their presence and true appearance.
In detail
Located in central Russia, the city of Smolensk is practically no different from any other provincial town. But there is a nuance - vampires have long and secretly lived in it, observing the unwritten rule "do not kill". They have a leader - Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, as well as keepers of laws and regulations under the leadership of strict Irina Vitalievna. Their quiet life is disturbed by the bodies of bloodless people found in a birch grove.
Mosgaz. Katran
- Expectation rating - 100%
- Director: Sergey Korotaev
- The action of the picture plunges the audience into the underground world of casinos during the USSR. The main character will have to face the criminal elements of the gambling business.
Among the most anticipated TV series in 2020 are new releases about famous characters - Russian or Soviet detectives investigating the most complicated cases. For example, the beloved Major Ivan Cherkasov, whose last business was to search for the murderers of a student of the architectural institute in 1978. This time the hero is assigned to investigate the case of an underground casino, which is called "katran" in the criminal world.