In the fall of 2019, the NTV channel hosted the premiere of the detective series "Shadow behind". He was interested in the audience primarily by the fact that the plot was based on a real investigation into a series of murders. The action takes place in a small provincial town. Over the course of 10 years, women have been killed. Crimes are committed in the same scenario. The victims of a serial killer are women intoxicated. They all returned home late in the evening; nothing more is known about them.
To move the investigation off the ground, an investigator from Moscow, Nikolai Gorobets, who had previously searched for maniacs, was sent to Lakhtinsk.
The city prosecutor of Sadovsky’s murder is of little interest, there are more important things to do: there is a redistribution of power and property in Lakhtinsk. The success of Gorobets will prevent the investigator from implementing his plans. To drag out the investigation, he gives Nikolai his assistants: the inexperienced investigator Catherine and the operative Mikhail, who has served in the authorities recently ...
The topic of maniacs has always been of interest to people. Confusing investigations, exciting stories ... If you liked this detective story, check out our selection. We present to your attention a list of 10 series similar to Shadow Behind in 2019 - Russian and foreign films about the search for dangerous maniacs.
10. Method (2015)
Rodion Meglin is a talented detective. His specialization is serial killers. He reveals the most complicated cases, he has methodthat no one knows about. He can think like a killer.
The fact is that in his youth Rodion could also become a maniac. He found a strong desire to kill, but was able to cope with this obsession with the help of psychologists.
Meghlin was accustomed to working alone, but soon his solitude was violated by trainee Eseniya Steklova. The girl recently graduated from law school, she also wants to become an investigator. She has personal reasons, her mother died, and the killer was never found. Finding a common language with Rodion will not be easy, but for the sake of her goal, Esenia is ready for anything ....
9. Teach me to live (2016)
In a small coastal town there is a series of murders. There is a suspicion that a maniac is operating here. The case is being investigated by investigator Rita Storozhevaya. The management decides to provide her with assistance in the person of the psychiatrist Ilya Lavrov, who already has experience in such matters.
Rita and Ilya should help each other, but it turns out the opposite. The main characters of the series "Teach me to live"Are so mired in their feelings that they will make many mistakes and will not be able to objectively relate to the investigation of this case ...
8. Pass (2018)
Snow-capped Alps, the border of Germany and Austria. In the mountains they find a corpse of a man. Experts find out that he was dragged here already dead. In his hands he holds horse hair, and also with him fake documents were found.
This is a difficult case entrusted to investigate two detectives. Ellie from Germany, she is easy on her job, maybe because she has little experience. Gideon from Austria, he was already bored with the profession of a detective, he was exhausted morally. They are completely different, but they have no choice - they will have to cooperate. Will the main characters "The pass»Work together and still find the killer?
7. One (2019)
The story of a lonely person who could not give up his principles even for the sake of family and career. His name is Roman Odintsov, nickname One. He worked in the police, but had to quit due to disagreements with his superiors. Soon, he decided to divorce his wife. He has no one left, but the past makes itself felt.
Roman meets a former colleague. Viktor Kulba makes an appointment with him in a cafe; he has a serious conversation with Odin. Arriving at the cafe, Roman discovers the corpse of Victor. He cannot remain aloof and begins his own investigation ...
6. The Executioner (2015)
The action of the series "Executioner"Takes place in 1965, in Moscow. The capital celebrates Victory Day, but the investigators are not up to the celebration. A corpse was found on the outskirts of the city. 17-year-old guy brutally murdered. This is the first crime, followed by a series of similar ones.
An experienced MUR operative Ivan Cherkasov will try to find the killer. A complicated, complicated business, lack of evidence - the investigators will have a hard time, but Cherkasov is not one of those who surrenders ...
5. McMafia (2018)
The protagonist of the series "Mcmafia"Alex Godman. His father is a former boss of the Russian mafia, at one time he emigrated to the UK. Alex does not want to have anything to do with the "dark affairs" of his relatives. His plans are completely different: marrying Rebecca and creating a family business.
For a while, Godman will have to forget about his dreams. To protect his family, he is forced to infiltrate the criminal world ...
4. Cold Shores (2019)
The action of the series "Cold shores"Takes place in the small town of Ozersk, a maniac appears there. His victims are young girls. He chokes them and then disfigures them. Residents of the city are afraid to go out.
Maria Vorontsova, daughter of an influential person, disappears. The head of the police department entrusts this matter to his daughter, the young investigator Alina, he is sure that she can handle it. Searches do not give any result, but Alina draws close to her husband Maria Mark.
Four years pass by. Alina marries Mark, but family happiness did not last long. A man meets a girl who is very similar to his ex-wife. He throws Alina and goes to Mary. Meanwhile, a series of murders resumes in the city. Alina decides to return to police work and still find a maniac ...
3. Training day (2017)
TV series "Training day"Based on the events of the same film, released in 2001.
Kyle Craig is one of the best Los Angeles patrolmen. He has a dream - to become an investigator in order to find the killer of his father. The crime was committed many years ago, but the search was unsuccessful.
Soon, fate gives Kyle a chance. The boss offers him to work in the unit of Frank Roark, the most uncontrollable police officer. Craig is given the task - he needs to find incriminating evidence on Roarke, to watch him. The officer has long been suspected of being involved with bandits. Kyle agrees, but an ordinary internship turns into a real war ...
2. Dead Lake (2018)
The protagonist of the series "Dead lake"- Maxim Pokrovsky, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He goes on a business trip to the northern town of Changadan. The murder of a rich man’s daughter recently took place here. Maxim suspects that she was used for sacrifice. The first suspects are local shamans. Pokrovsky does not dwell on one version, he understands that the death of a girl can be beneficial to a large circle of people, because her father has many enemies.
Intrigues, secrets, crime - this is what Pokrovsky will have to face. The series is so confused that the "homegrown" detectives are unlikely to be able to predict who the killer of the girl is and what is happening in Changadan.
1. Exchange (2014)
The protagonist of the series "Exchange"Major Pobortsev entrusted with investigating the case of a series of impudent robberies of banking institutions.
One day he manages to detain one of the six raiders. The bandit tells him that he will take revenge. The fighters do not pay attention to his promises, this is not the first threat to him. After a while, the major realizes that these were not empty words. Now he is forced to play by the rules of the bandits, and, despite this, bring the matter to an end ...