Следствие вели...: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

These criminal cases thundered throughout the Soviet Union. Novels were written and feature films based on them. Their figurants are millionaires of the socialist era, cunning thieves, professional robbers and currency dealers. They challenged Soviet society. The best detectives in the country accepted the challenge. They did not have computers, cell phones and riot policemen at their disposal. But this did not interfere with the administration of justice. The Black Cat gang, the case of the gang of Soviet gangsters of the late 60s , nicknamed the Fantomas, the fascinating story of the raider Leonid Panteleev, the "free artist-robber" - these cases went down in the history of Russian forensic science.

But the main goal of the series is not just to tell about the crimes and malefactors of the Soviet era, but to show the bygone era so that young viewers can feel the spirit of the bygone times, and older viewers can feel nostalgia for the past.

The presenter is the Honored Artist of Russia Leonid Kanevsky, the legendary Major Tomin from the popular TV series "Experts are leading the investigation."

Series details

• Title: Следствие вели...
• Format: Documentary
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2006-01-20
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: НТВ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35137
• IMDb ID: tt4573370
• TVDB ID: 84883

Cast and credited roles

• Леонид Каневский — ведущий

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-01-20; final listed air date 2006-12-29.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-01-19; final listed air date 2007-12-28.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-01-18; final listed air date 2008-12-23.
• Season 4: premiered 2009-02-06; final listed air date 2009-12-25.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-01-22; final listed air date 2010-12-24.
• Season 6: premiered 2011-01-22; final listed air date 2011-12-25.
• Season 7: premiered 2012-01-29; final listed air date 2012-12-22.
• Season 8: premiered 2013-01-19; final listed air date 2013-12-22.
• Season 9: premiered 2014-02-01; final listed air date 2014-12-27.
• Season 10: premiered 2015-01-31; final listed air date 2015-12-26.
• Season 11: premiered 2016-02-07; final listed air date 2016-12-25.
• Season 12: premiered 2017-01-29; final listed air date 2017-12-24.
• Season 13: premiered 2018-02-04; final listed air date 2018-12-23.
• Season 14: premiered 2019-02-03; final listed air date 2019-12-29.
• Season 15: premiered 2020-02-02; final listed air date 2020-12-27.
• Season 16: premiered 2021-02-21; final listed air date 2021-12-26.
• Season 17: premiered 2022-01-23; final listed air date 2022-12-24.
• Season 18: premiered 2023-01-28; final listed air date 2023-12-24.
• Season 19: premiered 2024-01-28; final listed air date 2024-12-28.
• Season 20: premiered 2025-02-01; final listed air date 2025-12-27.
• Season 21: premiered 2026-01-31; final listed air date 2026-06-13.

Source and licence

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