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Created by Karen Oganesyan First episode date 31 January 2016 | 5.2/10 IMDb Country of origin Russia No. of series 1 Language Russian Number of episodes 8 Executive producer Aleksandr Tsekalo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Psychological crime drama Starring Konstantin LavronenkoYevgeniy Doryakov Similar Luther, The Method, Prozhektorperiskhilton, Big Difference, Fartsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Klim (Russian: Клим) is a Russian psychological crime drama television series starring Konstantin Lavronenko as the title character, Detective Chief Inspector Klim, who works in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The series is a direct remake of the BBC TV series Luther.
The show is produced by Sreda Productions for broadcast on Channel One Russia. Shooting began in Moscow on August 2014, and the first episode aired January 2016.
Plot
Klim is a Detective Chief Inspector working for the Serious Crime Unit in Saint Petersburg Police. A dedicated police officer, Klim is obsessive, possessed, and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations.
However, he has paid a heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes with which he deals. For him, the job always comes first. His dedication is a curse and a blessing, both for him and those close to him.