Шеф: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Colonel Victor Rastorgouev with the family included in the witness protection program: not to be calculated, it is compelled to change the city, apartments, families, biography. Axially in a small town in the north of Russia, Rastorguev struggling to forget the past and start a new life, but the injustice and crime are everywhere. To feed his family, Victor is ready to take on any job. Once again a neighbor in the stairwell offered Rastorguev organize a small auto repair. He agreed, but their business suddenly became the focus of local gangster shootouts.Rastorguev would have to stand up for the interests of his family. And when in town start to sound and the shots of the bandits killed ordinary citizens, Rastorguev understands that just can not stay away. He knows that this time he would have to act solely as a private person and hardly get to keep within the law.

Series details

• Title: Шеф
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2012-06-18
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: НТВ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11365

Cast and credited roles

• Андрей Чубченко — полковник Виктор Сергеевич Расторгуев, начальник отдела
• Ян Цапник — майор Андрей Ровинский, ст.опер
• Эльдар Лебедев — Михаил Каплевич, опер
• Кирилл Полухин — Максим Александрович Тихомиров
• Анна Табанина — Даша Истомина
• Татьяна Черкасова — Лена, жена Расторгуева
• Татьяна Колганова — подполковник Ирина Михайлова, следователь
• Кирилл Рубцов — Андрей Некрасов

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-06-18; final listed air date 2012-06-28; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-11-05; final listed air date 2013-11-28; episode order: 32.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-09-14; final listed air date 2015-09-25; episode order: 32.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-05-29; final listed air date 2017-06-09; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2021-09-14; final listed air date 2021-09-24; episode order: 20.
• Season 6: premiered 2024-01-29; final listed air date 2024-02-15; episode order: 30.
• Season 7: premiered 2025-02-24; final listed air date 2025-03-07; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Шеф on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.