Best Russian Thriller TV Shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Russian Thriller TV Shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: suspenseful, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing and exciting. Plot: female nudity, murder, investigation, danger, female full frontal nudity, brutality, death, serial killer, society and maniac. Genre: Thriller, Drama and Mystery. Country: Russia and Ukraine.
Best Russian Thriller TV Shows
Best Russian Thriller TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Crystal City (2021), To the Lake (2019), Murderous Fervour (2021), Chernobyl: Exclusion Zone (2014), Chikatilo (2021), The Method (2015), Trigger (2018), The Big Game (2020), The Dead Lake (2019), KrisTina (2021), The Master and Margarita (2005), Call-center (2020), An Hour Before the Dawn (2021), Insomnia (2021), Mental (2021), Liquidation (2007), The Fall of the Empire (2005), The Dragon Syndrome (2012), MosGaz. Delo N3: Pauk (2015), Kitchenblock (2021).

List of Best TV Shows

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 7.8
 533
Crystal City (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Investigator Sergei Smirnov, must return to the city of his childhood to investigate some high-profile murders. In Crystal city, there is a maniacal pedophile on the loose. Not only does he torture and kill children, he does it in a devious, brutal ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: homicide detective, serial murder, unsolved crime, serial killer, murder investigation, investigation, killing spree, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery, murder, tragic past ...
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 7.2
 15K
To the Lake (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Mini-series in which an unknown virus turns Moscow into a city of the dead. There is no electricity, money has lost all value and those who are still not infected, are desperately fighting for food and fuel. The main character, Sergei, lives outside ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, apocalyptic, serious
Plot: virus, epidemic, apocalypse, survival, panic, post apocalypse, extinction, dystopia, infection, snow, family in danger, zombie ...
Place: moscow russia, russia
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Murderous Fervour (2021)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: True case. True murders. Real injustice. This is an incredibly tense criminal drama about one of the most scandalous serial killer cases in USSR. Filmed with great attention to details and played by top actors, the series has a great narrative with ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: homicide detective, unsolved crime, crime solving, murder investigation, investigation, police, killings, forensics, serial killer, police investigation, sleuth, fighting crime ...
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Chernobyl: Exclusion Zone (2014)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: 5 youths give chase after a man who has stolen 8 million rubles from them. The man reveals on his video blog his intention to travel to Chernobyl. With every kilometer the journey of the heroes becomes more dangerous and confusing.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, tense, scary, apocalyptic
Audience: teens
Plot: time machine, youth, sent to the past, friends, danger, twists and turns, multiple storylines, escapades, chase, gunfight, runaway, betrayal ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
Place: russia, ussr, chernobyl
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 6.6
 1K
Chikatilo (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The history of the hunt for the worst serial killer in the USSR
Style: rough, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, serial murder, maniac, sadistic psychopath, sex maniac, murder of a woman, homicidal maniac, killing spree, pedophile, murder investigation, sadistic killer, cannibalism ...
Place: ussr
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 7.3
 3K
The Method (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: The main character is an extraordinary and mysterious person, at the same time, he (Rodion Meglin) is an outstanding inspector. Rodion is used to work alone in order to keep the secrecy of his unusual method. Young graduate Esenya Steklova is ...
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting ...
Plot: serial killer, danger, investigation, haunted by the past, mental illness, psychosis, murder, brutality, human nature, good versus evil, life is a bitch, uncover truth ...
Time: year 2015
Place: russia
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Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Russia, 1959. A KGB major investigates the mysterious deaths of a group of nine student hikers in the Ural Mountains. Troubled by his past as a WWII veteran, he has a sixth sense and death seems to follow him around as he digs deeper into the ...
Style: bad ending, harsh, serious, gloomy, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: survival, death, uncover truth, student, missing person, investigation, natural disaster, danger, rocky mountains, hiking, escapades, group of friends ...
Time: year 1959, 1950s, 20th century
Place: russia, soviet union
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 7.4
 917
Trigger (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Fashionable uptown Moscow: psychologist Artem practices "provocative therapy", convinced that the fastest and most effective cure is to brutally confront his patients with their fears. Yet his own life is in chaos after he was sentenced to ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: psychotherapy, entrapment, psychological manipulation, investigation, shock treatment, psychologist, psychotherapist, self discovery, false accusation, father son relationship, uncover truth, life turned upside down ...
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 7.2
 743
The Big Game (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: Sixteen contestants of a new survival show are taken to the Siberian taiga to compete for the price of one million euros. The rules are simple: no food, personal belongings, electricity, communications and civilization for hundreds of kilometers ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fictional reality show, survival, forest, twists and turns, characters killed one by one, abandoned city, murder, rape victim, camping, woods, abandoned house, isolated place ...
Place: russia
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 6.5
 491
The Dead Lake (2019)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Experienced Moscow police officer Maksim Pokrovskiy is sent to Northern Russia to investigate the murder of the local Oligarch's daughter.
Style: tense, melancholic, suspenseful, suspense, rough
Plot: danger, society, police, murder, dishonesty, death, violence, vengeance, rivalry, adaptation, dialogue, life is a bitch ...
Place: russia
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 7.5
 86
KrisTina (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Kris works in a pet shop on the outskirts of town. Her childhood dreams of becoming a vet are long in the past. But tomorrow, Kris is going on holiday with her boyfriend Kirill. Packing is a real challenge, however, as she leaves every decision she ...
Style: enigmatic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, dramatic
Plot: female nudity, skinny dipping, riddles and clues, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, salesman, ex girlfriend, ex boyfriend, undercover, life, puzzle
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The Master and Margarita (2005)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 500 min.
TV show
Story: The Master and Margarita is a Russian TV mini-series, based on the novel written by Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov between 1928 and 1940.
Style: atmospheric, stylized, suspenseful, talky, witty ...
Plot: witchcraft, chaos and mayhem, curses spells and rituals, deal with the devil, heaven and hell, manipulation, society, good versus evil, supernatural, politics, black magic, sacrifice ...
Time: 1930s, year 1935
Place: russia, israel, moscow russia, jerusalem, holy land ...
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 6.9
 787
Call-center (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Moscow. High rise. Here, on the 12th floor, is the office of the call center "Online Store for Adults". One morning, twelve people who are in the office suddenly find out that there is a bomb in the room. The voices of the unknowns who ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, tension, sadistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot: call center, psychological abuse, trapped in a building, fear, sadistic psychopath, sadist, sexual humiliation, sexual torture, sexual abuse, terror, revelation, terrorizing ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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An Hour Before the Dawn (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: A post WWII criminal drama, masterfully filmed and produced. Fantastic performance, great historical details and ambience immerse the viewers into the atmosphere of post-war USSR. At the same time, the show has a modern edge thanks to the detailed ...
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: forensics, fighting crime, partner, partners against crime, outlaw gang, criminal, criminal gang, unconventional method, crime investigation, street gang, gang leader, bandit ...
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 7.2
 147
Insomnia (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: 43-year old Yuri is a successful psychiatrist and hypnotist. A raving and committed non-believer, he is capable of rationalizing anything…except for his own nightmares. In his dreams, he sees his ex-wife who, many years ago, committed suicide, ...
Plot: psychiatry, female full frontal nudity, posing nude
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 6.8
 128
Mental (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Dmitry is a psycho. This secret is safe with his therapist, and Dmitry has a high-paid white-collar job. His boss would be totally surprised to learn that Dmitry’s best financial forecast moves were guided by the voices in his head. Dmitry has ...
Style: captivating, detective, humorous, exciting, funny ...
Plot: female nudity, wife, disturbed individual, husband and wife, lovers, mental disorder, psychotherapy, mentally unstable, cheating wife, mental illness, mental issues, psycho
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 8.1
 3K
Liquidation (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The year is 1946. World War II is over, but it doesn't mean that there is no one to fight with. The post-war city of Odessa is ruled by serial killer prison-escapees and former Nazi collaborators. Fallen into disfavor, Marshal Zhoukov is sent ...
Style: atmospheric, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: fighting crime, saboteur, military officer, criminal gang, gang, criminal, murder, crime boss, lieutenant colonel, organized crime, showdown, crime spree ...
Time: post world war two, 1940s, 20th century
Place: ukraine, soviet union, odessa ukraine
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The Fall of the Empire (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 520 min.
TV show
Story: The Fall of the Great Russian Empire is the main storyline of this 10 episode mini series, however, every episode has a separate detective story of its own.
Style: exciting, stylized, captivating, political, realistic ...
Plot: russian history, imperial russia, russian empire, world war one, military officer, revolution, russian revolution, spy, civil war, war, revenge, soldier ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: sarajevo
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The Dragon Syndrome (2012)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia, Ukraine
TV show
Story: Germany, 1953. Corrupt gang of Soviet officers appropriated jewelry seized from repressed citizens. The officers take the young scout Terekhov and collector Avdeev, who recently left not so distant places, to guard the myriad wealth.
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, serious ...
Plot: danger, murder, destiny, collector, investigation, uncover truth, redemption, criminal, small town, smuggling, love, society ...
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MosGaz. Delo N3: Pauk (2015)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The third film of the project about Cherkasov's task force is "Goznak". Based on another famous story - the robbery of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR in 1977, when the Kalachyan brothers swept the treasury for one and a half ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense
Plot: maniac, investigation, police detective, justice, murder, friendship, law enforcement, working undercover, society, serial murder, danger, peril ...
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 6.0
 1K
Kitchenblock (2021)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Summer 1980. While the Olympics held in the USSR, strange and horrible things are happening in a run-of-the-mill pioneer camp. It turns out pioneer vampires exist not only in horror stories. Smart beyond his years, independent, sensitive and ...
Style: scary, dark, suspense, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot: camp, summer camp, vampire, private investigation, investigation, creature, supernatural, vampire hunter, child vampire, bloodsucker, atmosphere, darkness ...
Place: ussr
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 7.9
 1K
House Arrest (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: The current mayor of Sineozersk, Arkadiy Anikeev, is caught by police for bribes on a large scale. By the court decision, he placed under house arrest at the place of registration. His wife, who is a owner of all of their property on documents, left ...
Style: captivating, funny, feel good, sincere, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: government official, abuse of power, house arrest, political corruption, mayor, political satire, twists and turns, childhood friend, corrupt politician
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 6.3
 214
A Good Man (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Who and What is “A Good Man”? This is the central question in this original drama series from Konstantin Bogomolov, agent provocateur of Russian cinema. Based on a true story, inspired by the capture of Russia’s most prolific and brutal serial ...
Style: enigmatic, disturbing, suspenseful, detective, suspense
Plot: serial killer, female detective, investigation, police investigation, murder, maniac, brutality, police, danger, small town, police officer, death ...
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 7.3
 164
Sword (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: Several officials, sick of impunity for criminals caused by law enforcement agencies' systemic corruption, create a merciless vigilante group.
Style: exciting, tense, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: swat, team, police corruption, dishonesty, justice, vigilantism, frame up, society, revenge, undercover, mission, commander ...
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 6.6
 124
Moimi glazami (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Style: disturbing, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating
Plot: disturbed individual, conspiracy, serial killer, violence, killing spree, maniac, psychopath, scientist, terminal illness, experiment gone awry, medical experiment, father son relationship ...
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 6.7
 193
Container (2021)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Sasha makes her living as a professional surrogate mother. Contrary to the usual practice, she moves in with her new customers until the baby is born. She finds herself in a different world - in the house of rich government official Vadim and his ...
Style: captivating, cynical, ambiguous ending, suspense, twist ending
Plot: surrogate mother, family relations, society, mother daughter relationship, family secret, sisters, pregnancy, murder, women's rights, jealousy, kidnapping, husband wife relationship
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 6.1
 279
Maelstorm (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A group of investigators finds murdered teenagers in a city collector. Unraveling this case step by step, the police faces an unconditional evil - a whirlpool of a big city, which sucks and destroys the weak - those whom no one loves and does not ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, suspense, enigmatic
Plot: crime investigation, investigation, investigator, serial killer, characters murdered one by one, murder mystery, evil force, evil, weakness, brutality, character study, uncover truth ...
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 6.1
 352
Karamora (2022)
Genre: Fantasy, History, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: A young anarchist Karamora and his lover, Alina are caught–up in a confrontation with members of a powerful organization which costs Alina her life. Devastated, Karamora wants vengeance but this ancient secret order’s tentacles are everywhere, ...
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, harsh, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: revolution, dark secret, mysticism, humour, love, tragedy, irony, female nudity, russian revolution, tragic love, bare breasts, barefoot woman ...
Time: 20th century
Place: russia
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 6.8
 74
Cold Shores (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A rich heiress, Maria Sorokina, goes missing after a quarrel with her husband. Boris Novinsky, head of the police station, entrusts this case to a young detective, yesterday's intern, Alina Novinskaya, his daughter. It turns out that a maniac ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Plot: investigation, police, serial killer, maniac, homicidal maniac, police investigation, murder, husband wife relationship, death, police officer, brutality, unfaithful husband ...
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 7.4
 61
Wolf Trap (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: After faking his own death, notorious gangster Volkov (Wolf) retires overseas with a new identity. When his parents die in a car accident 20 years later, he secretly returns to his hometown and learns that the nephew of a local mobster is ...
Style: harsh, intense, tricky, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: criminal underworld, tough law enforcer, presumed dead, fighting crime, gangster, brother sister relationship, true crime, partners in crime, killer, woman in danger, death, undead ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
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