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Fisher (2023)

Fisher poster
Original title
Фишер
Directed by
Alexander Tsoy, Sergey Taramaev, Lyubov Lvova
Genre
drama film, thriller, detective fiction
Country
Russia
Length
4 seasons, 24 episodes
Rated
18+
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Russian detective series based on a real serial killer case from the 1980s and 1990s. Investigators pursue a murderer nicknamed Fisher who operated in the Moscow region.

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What happens

Fisher (Russian: Фишер) is a Russian thriller television series. The project was produced by Art Pictures Vision in association with Studio 812 for NMG Studio. The plot of the first season is based on real events—"Fisher" was the nickname of Sergey Golovkin, a serial killer who operated in the Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast between 1986 and 1992. The basis for the second season has not been officially revealed by the creators, though theories suggest cases such as the Gabidullin brothers or Sergey Chorny. The first season premiered on 8 February 2023 on the streaming platforms more.tv and Wink. The second season premiered on 29 May 2025 on Wink. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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