Dead Mountain (2020)

Original title

Перевал Дятлова

Directed by

Pavel Kostomarov, Yevgeny Nikishov, Valery Fedorovich

Genre

drama

Country

Russia

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

16+

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A KGB major investigates the mysterious deaths of nine hikers in the Ural Mountains in 1959. The series follows his efforts to uncover what happened, using real classified documents and the victims' diaries.

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What happens

Dyatlov Pass is a 2020 Russian television series in the genre of historical drama, created by the studio 1-2-3 Production. The project is based on real events and consists of eight episodes dedicated to the Dyatlov Pass incident of early 1959 and the investigation into its causes. The creators — directors and producers Valery Fedorovich and Evgeny Nikishov, along with writer Ilya Kulikov — gained access to classified materials from 1959, materials from the 2000s investigation, and the diaries of the deceased hikers. Many characters are real people whose biographies were reconstructed with documentary accuracy. Fictional characters include the protagonist, KGB Major Oleg Kostin, as well as Shumanova, Okunev, and characters appearing in the WWII scenes. The series premiered on 16 November 2020 on TNT and the streaming service Premier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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