Directed by Alexander Kott First episode date 5 November 2012 | Country of origin Russia No. of seasons 2 Adapted from Life on Mars Number of seasons 2 | |
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Genre Speculative fictionPolice procedural Starring Pavel DerevyankoSvetlana Smirnova-MarcinkiewiczIvan ShibanovKarina Razumovskaya Nominations Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor in a TV Series Cast Pavel Derevyanko, Svetlana Smirnova‑Martsinkevich, Ivan Shibanov, Karina Razumovskaya Similar Life on Mars, Silver Spoon, Tainy Sledstviya, Grigoriy R, Hotel Eleon | ||
Dark Side of the Moon (Обратная сторона Луны, or Obratnaya storona Luny) is a Russian detective television series, based on the BBC series Life on Mars.
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The show was renewed for a second season.
Plot
In 2011, Mikhail Soloviev Jr. is a Moscow police captain. He is hit by a car while trying to arrest a violent maniac, and wakes up in the body of his father, Moscow militia lieutenant Mikhail Soloviev Sr., in 1979.
Mikhail is not sure if he is dreaming while in a coma, or if he has gone insane, or if he has really gone back in time. He must cope with the alien-to-him environment of Soviet Russia, and catch criminals (including a serial killer who is just getting started) and—above all else—figure out what has happened to him.
Title
The series is named for a Pink Floyd album of the same name rather than a David Bowie song. This is because Pink Floyd was popular in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, whereas Bowie was relatively unknown. It is notable for its track Brain Damage, which is the only song to include the album title in its lyrics.