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The Pretender

2019 – nowShow1 season12 episodes

Mystery
69
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9
69
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9

Summary

Shorty after the 1917 Russian Revolution, during the New Economic Policy era, a criminal becomes a police officer through a case of mistaken identity and uses his knowledge to solve cases previously out of reach of the force.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

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Not for warmth, comfort or scares.

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Cast

8 of 8 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Anton Bormatov
Written by
Dmitry Novoselov

Everyone

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Facts

April 1, 2019 · April 7, 2019 · Still running

First aired
April 1, 2019
Latest episode
April 7, 2019
Status
Still running
Length
1 season · 12 episodes
Content
Violence, Strong Language
Genres
Mystery
Original language
Russian
Made in
Russia
Available in
6 countries

Tropes

Vader Breath, Revealing Cover-Up, My God, What Have I Done? +9

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Pretender?"

Questions about The Pretender

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Pretender?

It streams in 6 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Pretender worth watching?

69
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 6.9).

Is The Pretender in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.

What tropes does The Pretender use?

Vader BreathRevealing Cover-UpMy God, What Have I Done?Good Smoking, Evil SmokingNostalgic MusicboxMissing ChildThe Old ConvictReconstruct the RemainsNew Job as the Plot DemandsHe Who Must Not Be SeenVery Punchable Man555and 127 more

TV Tropes lists 139 tropes for it, including Vader Breath, Revealing Cover-Up, and My God, What Have I Done?.