Be sure to pay attention to Russian TV shows that you want to watch over and over again: they are included in this list not only for their high rating, but for the excellent acting and original plot. It is also pleasant to notice the previously missed moments during the second viewing and to listen to the "gone to the people" quotes of the heroes in the original performance.
School (2010)
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- Rating: KinoPoisk - 4.7, IMDb - 6.10
- Director: Valeria Gai Germanika.
The plot tells about a school class, which, after the departure of an experienced teacher, turns from an exemplary into the most problematic. Although more than 10 years have passed, the Russian TV series "School" does not lose its relevance. The situation, surroundings, social subtext today are different in our time, but the problems of adolescence are still the same. Today, many schoolchildren of those years have already become parents themselves, so they can rethink what they saw and understand how to behave with their own children, without shifting the educational process onto the shoulders of teachers.
Better than people (2018)
- Genre: drama, fantasy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.4
- Director: Andrey Dzhunkovsky.
In detail
The series is set in the future, where robots have replaced not only the hard work of people, but increasingly began to replace them in everyday life. This causes discontent among a part of the population, leading to conflict. After the legendary "Adventures of Electronics", the domestic cinema for a very long time did not indulge the audience with the theme of robots and their adaptation in society. With the release of this series, which has a rating above 7, this vacuum is filled again. The episodes can be reviewed many times, noticing new details. The director managed to get away from the standard plot clichés of blasters and teleporters, showing that the most important thing is to remain human.
Brigade (2002)
- Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.3, IMDb - 8.3
- Director: Alexey Sidorov.
The cult story tells about the life of the crime boss Sasha Bely, the formation and formation of a close-knit team based on male friendship. Among the Russian TV series that you want to watch over and over again, "Brigada" rightfully takes the honorable first place. Despite the fact that all the characters are real bandits, many viewers liked their notions of honor and friendship. Criminal occupation does not repel either, because in the actions of the characters in the series there are feelings of love, and the motives leading to betrayal are also shown. Well, many of the characters' phrases have successfully “gone to the people”.
Method (2015)
- Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.1, IMDb - 7.4
- Director: Yuri Bykov.
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The action of the picture unfolds around the criminal events investigated by law enforcement agencies, in which a very mysterious investigator works. Detective stories are always in the center of attention of the domestic moviegoer, brought up on cops-thieves serials and high-profile films of the last decade. The main character of this story is the investigator Rodion Meglin, capable of solving the most intricate and complex crimes. In the series, there was a place for sophisticated psychopaths, and maniacs, and an inexperienced assistant of the protagonist.
Interns (2010-2016)
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.2
- Director: Maxim Pezhemsky.
The plot tells about the life of a medical team of young doctors who are just starting their careers, as well as about the personal qualities of each of them. Talking about the most popular TV series, Interns should be highlighted. Such a huge number of jokes and funny phrases, loved by the audience, are not in any other picture of recent years. Even today, many funny medical situations are often recalled by real doctors and their patients. The main thing that the directors managed to do was to avoid Hollywood clichés with offscreen laughter. This made the series alive and megapopular.
Epidemic (2018)
- Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.2, IMDb - 7.0
- Director: Pavel Kostomarov.
More about season 2
The action of the picture revolves around the personal qualities of the characters who, in mortal danger, do not forget about a sense of duty and do everything to save loved ones. The heroes of the series find themselves on the brink of survival in Moscow infected with a virus, but they remain people, showing the best human qualities - love for loved ones, care and attention. The picture of their dangerous journey to the island in Karelia can be watched endlessly to make sure that the misfortune brings even those who never wanted to be under the same roof together. The behavior of a leader who has managed to unite his two families is also respected.
Kitchen (2012-2016)
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.2, IMDb - 8.5
- Director: Dmitry Dyachenko.
The storyline is built around the working days of the team of an expensive restaurant. Behind the outer polish and respectability of the institution is hidden the whole life of many characters who constantly find themselves in comic situations. Where do personal qualities manifest themselves? Only in the family and the team, which is clearly demonstrated by the series "Kitchen". The most common everyday situations are presented from a different angle, causing not only laughter, but also a rethinking of their own actions. One has only to voice the list of famous artists who starred in it, so that again you want to revise the series with their participation and enjoy the great acting.
Cheeky (2020)
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4
- Director: Eduard Hovhannisyan.
In detail
According to the plot, the action takes place in the south of Russia, where girls with low social activity are trying to change their own lives, hoping for their friend, who returned from Moscow with a business idea. If earlier prostitution in the domestic cinema was shown as an exclusively metropolitan phenomenon with expensive hotels and the revelry of wealthy compatriots, then this series shows the hard life of provincial girls. They are forced to adapt to harsh realities, but they are ready to give up everything for the opportunity to break out of the vicious circle. It is because of the reality familiar to many that I want to revise this series.
Cheating (2015)
- Genre: melodrama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.1, IMDb - 7.2
- Director: Vadim Perelman.
The plot tells about the experiences of people faced with treason. The main character has been married for 10 years, but this does not prevent her from having three more lovers. Is it possible to justify treason if the reason is only the lack of attention from the husband? According to Asya (the main character), this is quite natural, but with the appearance of a lover, the heroine lacks what she has lost, and she first turns on a second and then a third lover. The series clings with its immorality and irony over the heroine's attempts to justify her own moral fall.
A short course in a happy life (2011)
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 6.7
- Director: Valeria Gai Germanika.
The story of the search for happiness in personal life is the main storyline of this series, revealing the character of the four main characters. In the list of Russian TV series that are worth watching in one breath, this picture is included because of the striking similarity with the realities of many women. Many people face difficulties in building relationships with the opposite sex. All this leaves its mark, work, relationships with the authorities, with friends and, of course, family life. It is this incredible similarity that makes us watch this series with interest after 9 years.
You all piss me off (2017)
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 6.8
- Director: Oleg Fomin.
Regardless of society and the era, the relationship between men and women is always relevant. The series shows what annoys ordinary people in the life, and what gives them strength and arouses trembling feelings. Looking at the situations that the director builds on the series, the viewer will be able to assess what is the priority for women and their views on men these days. It also shows a view from the opposite side - how the best women cope with their role in the modern world, according to the male half. Of course, all this is shown through the prism of humor and a satirical view of "important" problems and does not lose its relevance when revised.
Chernobyl: exclusion zone (2014-2017)
- Genre: thriller, fantasy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 7.2
- Director: Anders Banke.
In detail
According to the plot, the tragedy of Chernobyl itself fades into the background - the focus is on the revealing characters of the main characters who have fallen into a deserted exclusion zone. Closing the list of Russian TV series that you want to watch again and again is a picture about the adventures of young people in Chernobyl. She got into the list with a rating above 7 thanks to the intriguing story of the heroes' journey to Pripyat in pursuit of a robber. Viewers are often drawn to revisit individual episodes in order to see that there are criteria in life that are more important than the stereotypes of residents of large cities.