The Method (TV series)
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The Method | |
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Genre | |
Developed by | James Manos, Jr. Alexander Tsekalo Yuri Bykov |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Konstantin Khabensky |
Composer | Ryan Otter |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producers | |
Producer | Yuri Bykov |
Production locations | Nizhny Novgorod Moscow |
Running time | 45–60 minutes |
Production company | Sreda |
Original release | |
Network | 1TV |
Release | 18 October 2015 |
The Method (Russian: Метод) is a Russian crime drama television series, produced by Sreda, starring Konstantin Khabensky and Paulina Andreeva.[1]
The first episode was aired on Channel One on 18 October 2015.[2] Principal photography was done in Nizhny Novgorod.
The second season is set to air on Channel One in the autumn of 2019.[3]
Plot
The series centers on Rodion Meglin (Konstantin Khabensky), a detective of the Russian police who also leads a secret life as a vigilante, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of the justice system. He used to work alone without revealing the secrets of his method. A graduate of the law faculty Esenya Steklova (Paulina Andreeva) receives a referral to the department of the Investigative Committee, in which Meglin serves, and becomes his trainee. The girl has personal motives for working with the famous investigator - Esenya's mother was killed under mysterious circumstances, and her father hides important details of what happened, but she leaves no hope of reaching the trail of the murderer. Working with Meglin becomes a serious test for Esenya.
Cast
- Konstantin Khabensky — Rodion Meglin
- Paulina Andreeva — Eseniya Steklova
- Alexander Petrov — Zhenya
- Alexander Tsekalo — "Festive Killer"
- Yekaterina Dubakina — Anyula Zakharova
- Zachar Kabanov — Pasha Orlov
- Timofey Tribuntsev — Koluya
- Valentin Samokhin Andrei Zhukov
- Sergei Belyaev — Egorov
- Yan Tsapnik — Zhora
- Ivan Dobronravov — Pavlik Tolmachov
Production
Producers have stated that The Method is not an adaptation of the American TV series Dexter, but rather an independent TV show.
Awards
The series won three awards at the TEFI in 2016;[4]
- Best Television film / TV series
- Best actor of a television film / series (Konstantin Khabensky)
- Best Television producer of the season (Alexander Tsekalo for creating various television series).
References
- ^ Mikhail Ryabikov. "Константин Хабенский: «Метод» будут смотреть только самые любопытные зрители". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- ^ "Метод — Серия 1" (in Russian). Channel One Russia. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Александр Цекало и Ирина Старшенбаум в гостях у ОК на связи!.
- ^ "В Москве состоялась церемония вручения премии ТЭФИ-2016". TASS.
- Russian crime television series
- 2010s Russian television series
- 2015 Russian television series debuts
- 2015 Russian television series endings
- Russian-language television programs
- Serial drama television series
- Television programs based on novels
- Television shows set in Moscow
- Police procedural television series
- Horror fiction television series
- Television series by Sreda
- Channel One Russia original programming
- Films directed by Yuri Bykov