''The Method'' (
Russia
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n: ''Метод'') is a Russian
crime drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
television series, produced by
Sreda, starring
Konstantin Khabensky
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist.
From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...
and
Paulina Andreeva.
The first episode aired on
Channel One October 18, 2015. Principal photography was done in
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
.
The second season began November 8, 2020 on Channel One.
Plot
The series centers on Rodion Meglin (
Konstantin Khabensky
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist.
From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...
), a highest level investigator of the Russian police who is also a sanctioned
vigilante, hunting down the criminally insane ("maniacs" in Russian) who slip through the cracks of an ill-suited justice system. He’s used to working alone, never revealing the secrets of his method. A young law school graduate, Esenia Steklova (
Paulina Andreeva), is assigned to the department of the
Investigative Committee where Meglin serves, becoming his trainee. Esenia has personal motives for working with the famous investigator - her mother was killed under mysterious circumstances, while her father hides key details of what happened. She’s given up hope of finding the murderer, but wants to learn as much as she can from the seasoned investigator. Throughout the series, Esenia encounters unexpected challenges working with Meglin.
Cast
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Konstantin Khabensky
Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist.
From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...
— Rodion Meglin
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Paulina Andreeva — Esenia Steklova
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Alexander Petrov — Zhenya
*Makar Zaporozhskiy - Sasha
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Alexander Tsekalo — "Festive Killer"
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Yekaterina Dubakina — Ania Zakharova
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Zakhar Kabanov — Pasha Orlov
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Timofey Tribuntsev — Kolya
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Valentin Samokhin — Andrey Zhukov
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Sergei Belyaev — Egorov
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Yan Tsapnik —
Zhora
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Ivan Dobronravov — Pavlik Tolmachyov
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Aleksei Serebryakov — Anufriev
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Vitali Kishchenko — Andrey Steklov, Esenia's father
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Yuri Kolokolnikov — Michael Ptaha
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Sergey Sosnovsky — Vadim Bergich, psychiatrist
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Kirill Polukhin — Egor Alexandrovich Bykov ("Gray"), detective
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Yuri Bykov - "Thin", detective
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Igor Savochkin — Vyacheslav (the kidnapper of the girls "Summer resident")
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Yevgeniya Simonova — Sofya Zinovievna, teacher
Production
The creators of the Russian TV series reject the similarities of their work with the American TV show
Dexter, but do confirm some commonality with the
True Detective
''True Detective'' is an American Anthology series, anthology Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto for the premium cable network HBO. The series premiered on January 12, 2014, and ...
series.
Awards
The series won three awards at
TEFI in 2016;
*Best television film / TV series
*Best actor in a television film / series (Konstantin Khabensky)
*Best television producer of the season (Alexander Tsekalo for select episodes).
References
External links
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Russian crime television series
2015 Russian television series debuts
2015 Russian television series endings
Russian-language television shows
Serial drama television series
Television shows set in Moscow
Russian police procedural television series
Russian horror fiction television series
Russian workplace drama television series
Television series by Sreda
Channel One (Russia) original programming
Films directed by Yuri Bykov
Television shows filmed in Moscow
Films shot in Nizhny Novgorod
Fictional portrayals of police departments in Russia
Vigilante television series
Police procedurals
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in fiction