The Bridge (Russian TV series)

The Bridge (Russian: Мост; Most, Estonian: Sild) is a Russian crime drama television series, developed by Konstantin Statskiy,[1] broadcast on the NTV network, and based on the Danish-Swedish series Broen/Bron.[2][3] The show stars Lithuanian actress Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov in pivotal roles.[4] The complete series consists of two seasons of 10 episodes each.[5] The series debuted on NTV in the Russian Federation in 2018.[6] The show is broadcast in both Estonian and Russian languages.

For other uses, see The Bridge.
The Bridge
Мост / Sild
GenreCrime drama
Serial drama
Based onBroen/Bron
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Måns Mårlind
Björn Stein
Developed by
  • Konstantin Statskiy
Starring
Country of originRussia
Original languagesRussian
Estonian
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Timur Weinstein
  • Yulia Sumacheva
Production locations
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
  • Endemol Shine
  • Weitmedia
  • NTV
Release
Original networkNTV
Original releaseMay 21, 2018 (2018-05-21) –
present
External links
[Most Website]
The Bridge

The second series start on May 22, 2020.[7] The final episode was posted on July 24, 2020 and ended with a cliffhanger.

The series begins with the discovery of a dead body exactly on the centre of the Friendship Bridge, which links Narva with Ivangorod, necessitating a joint investigation. Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, as the Estonian police detective Inga Veermaa, stars in all two series. In the first and second, her Russian counterpart, Maksim Kazantsev, is played by Mikhail Porechenkov. It was broadcast on the Russian NTV Channel during the spring of 2018.

Background

The Russian version takes place on the Russian and Estonian border where a murdered body on a bridge between Narva and Ivangorod (the Friendship Bridge (Narva) on the Russo-Estonian border over the Narva River) and brings together Narva detective, Inga Veermaa (Dapkūnaitė) who is mentored by Saint-Petersburg detective Maksim Kazantsev (Porechenkov), while Dapkūnaitė's character was originally called Inga Savisaar.[8]

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
11021 May 2018 (2018-05-21)25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)NTV
21022 May 2020 (2020-05-22)24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)NTV

Plot

The action of the series takes place on the border of Russia and Estonia. The centerpiece of the film is the bridge on the border, and a discovery of a female corpse. The body is found between the Russian town of Ivangorod and the Estonian city of Narva. The police forces of the two countries investigating the incident find that the upper part of the corpse belongs to a politician from Estonia and the lower part to a student from St. Petersburg.[9] The Russian Investigator is Maxim Kazantsev, the Estonian is Inspector Inga Veermaa. Together they investigate a series of crimes that are well prepared, skillfully executed and contain a "message" to society on the subject of social injustice.

Gradually Inga and Maksim understand that the perpetrator is only posing as a fighter for the truth. At the heart of the action is the motive of personal revenge, while the main enemy is Maksim himself.

Cast
  • Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Detective Chief Inspector Inga Veermaa
  • Mikhail Porechenkov as Detective Maksim Kazantsev
  • Mariya Skuratova as Lena
  • Alyona Kuchkova as Sveta
  • Yury Kovalev as Nikolai
  • Denis Portnov as doctor
  • Yury Utkin as Poletaev
  • Dmitry Novikov as owner of a strip club
  • Igor Papylev as reporter
  • Stanislav Nikolaev
  • Daniil Kokin
  • Sofya Mironova as girl hostage

See also

References
  1. "Mikhail Porechenkov and Ingeborga Dapkunaite are investigating the murder". Capelino. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. "The Bridge crosses the Russian/ Estonian border". Endemol Shine Group. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. Jackson, Jasper (4 April 2016). "The Bridge: new version to span Russia and Estonia". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. "Mikhail Porechenkov and Ingeborga Dapkunaite will play in the Russian adaptation of the series "the Bridge"". capelino.com. April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. "Scandinavian TV Hit 'The Bridge' to Get Russian Remake". Yahoo, Hollywood Reporter. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. Holdsworth, Nick (4 April 2016). "MIPTV: Scandinavian TV Hit 'The Bridge' to Get Russian Remake". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. Второй сезон сериала «Мост» выходит на платформе START // «Российская газета», 30 April 2020
  8. "One main character in Russian remake of 'The Bridge' to be named Savisaar". BC, Tallinn. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. https://lounaeestlane.ee/vene-televisioon-hakkas-naitama-eestis-ja-venemaal-ules-voetud-politseiseriaali-sild-kus-loovad-kaasa-eesti-staarid/
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