''The Method'' (

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

n: ''Метод'') is a Russian

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

television series, produced by Sreda, starring

Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, PAR (russian: link=no, Константин Юрьевич Хабенский; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersbur ...

and

Paulina Andreeva Paulina Olegovna Andreeva (russian: link=no, Паулина Олеговна Андреева; born 12 October 1988) is a Russian actress. Her notable acting roles have included the Russian television series '' The Method'' (debut: 2015), and t ...

. 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 ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

. The second season began November 8, 2020 on Channel One.

Plot

The series centers on Rodion Meglin (

), a highest level investigator of the Russian police who is also a sanctioned

vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...

, 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 (

), 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

— Rodion Meglin *

— Esenia Steklova * Alexander Petrov — Zhenya *Makar Zaporozhskiy - Sasha * Alexander Tsekalo — "Festive Killer" * Yekaterina Dubakina — Ania Zakharova * Zakhar Kabanov — Pasha Orlov *

Timofey Tribuntsev Timofey Vladimirovich Tribuntsev (russian: link=no, Тимофе́й Влади́мирович Трибу́нцев) is a Russian actor. Winner of the '' Nika Award-2017. Biography Timofey was born on July 1, 1973. He studied at the '' Mikhail ...

— Kolya * Valentin Samokhin — Andrey Zhukov * Sergei Belyaev — Egorov *

Yan Tsapnik Yan Yurevich Tsapnik (russian: Ян Ю́рьевич Ца́пник; born 15 August 1968) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor. Yan appeared in more than 200 films. Biography Early life Yan Tsapnik was born in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Sov ...

— Zhora *

Ivan Dobronravov Ivan Fyodorovich Dobronravov (russian: Иван Фёдорович Добронравов; born 2 June 1989) is a Russian actor best known for his lead role in the 2003 film '' Vozvrashcheniye'' (English title ''The Return''). Biography Ivan Do ...

— Pavlik Tolmachyov * Aleksei Serebryakov — Anufriev *

Vitali Kishchenko Vitali Eduardovich Kishchenko (russian: Вита́лий Эдуа́рдович Ки́щенко; born May 25, 1964) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: l ...

— Andrey Steklov, Esenia's father *

Yuri Kolokolnikov Yuri Andreyevich Kolokolnikov (russian: Юрий Андреевич Колокольников; born 15 December 1980) is a Russian stage and film actor. In the West, Kolokolnikov is best known for his performance as Styr in the television series ...

— Michael Ptaha *

Sergey Sosnovsky Sergey Valentinovich Sosnovsky (russian: link=y, Серге́й Валенти́нович Сосно́вский; 1 January 1955 – 3 July 2022) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Awarded a People's Artist of Russia (2004), he appeared in 100 ...

— Vadim Bergich, psychiatrist *

Kirill Polukhin Kirill Alekseevich Polukhin (russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Полухин; born 3 May 1969) is a Soviet and Russian film, stage, and television actor. Early life Polukhin was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint P ...

— Egor Alexandrovich Bykov ("Gray"), detective *

Yuri Bykov __NOTOC__ Yuri Anatolyevich Bykov (Russian: Ю́рий Анато́льевич Бы́ков; born August 15, 1981) is a Russian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the films ''The Major (film), The Major'', ''The ...

- "Thin", detective * Igor Savochkin — Vyacheslav (the kidnapper of the girls "Summer resident") * 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 crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto. The series, broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States, premiered on January 12, 2014. Each season of the ...

series.

Awards

The series won three awards at

TEFI TEFI (russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors (up to 50 nominations in 2008), such as tele ...

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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Method (TV series) Russian crime television series 2010s Russian 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