''Moscow Noir'' ( sv, Dirigenten) is a Swedish-Russian

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television series. It focusses on Tom Blixen (played by

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), an investment manager from Sweden who is involved in a shady trade deal with an oil company in Moscow. It is set in Moscow 1999.

Production

The series is based on the novel ''The Conductor from Saint Petersburg'' by

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and Paul Leander-Engström, adapted by

Aleksi Bardy Aleksi Bardy (born 24 September 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish television writer, screenwriter and film producer. He has been a political activist on the left of the political spectrum ( Left Alliance), once standing in elections for the ...

, Mia Ylönen, Max Barron. It was produced by Black Spark Film & TV and the producer was Piodor Gustafsson. The director was

Mikael Håfström Jan Mikael Håfström is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2003 film ''Evil'', and the movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story ''1408''. Early life Born in Lund, Sweden, Mikael Håfström studied film a ...

. It consists of 8 episodes.

Cast

– Tom Blixen/Johan Berg *

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– Olga Ukolova * Linda Zilliacus – Rebecka Ekholm * Georg Nikoloff – Dmitri Skurov * Christopher Wagelin – Fredrik Kastrup *

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– Lord Pendergast * Juris Zagars – Strelka * Gediminas Storpirstis – Kruglov

Broadcasters

It was originally broadcast in Sweden on

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and in Poland on

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. In the United Kingdom it was streamed on All4's

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, where is premiered on the 13th of September 2020 In Australia it was broadcast on SBS.{{Citation, title=Moscow Noir {{! Drama, url=https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/moscow-noir, language=en, access-date=2021-01-22

References

2010s Swedish television series Swedish drama television series Swedish crime television series 2018 Swedish television series debuts Swedish-language television shows Television series by StudioCanal