Murderous Fervour (2021)

Original title

Душегубы

Directed by

David Tkebuchava

Genre

drama television series, detective television series

Country

Russia

Length

2 seasons, 20 episodes

Rated

18+

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This series follows the investigation into a serial killer who murdered women in Soviet Belarus over many years. It shows the detectives tracking down the man responsible by methodically building a case.

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What happens

Murderous Fervour (Russian: Душегубы, romanized: Dusheguby, lit. Murderers) is a Russian detective drama television series directed by David Tkebuchava and produced by Amedia Production. The series stars Sergey Marin, Alexander Samoylenko, Sergey Chirkov, and Zoya Berber. It is based on real events and depicts the investigation and capture of Soviet serial killer Gennady Mikhasevich, who murdered women in the Byelorussian SSR between 1971 and 1985. The series premiered on NTV from 31 May to 4 June 2021 and received positive critical reception, particularly for its screenplay. A sequel series, Dusheguby 2 (also known as Dusheguby: 1989), premiered on 6 October 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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