Балабол: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Provincial operative Sanya Balabin is used to humorously overcome difficulties in his work and personal life. Sanya is completely confident that he can handle the most difficult problems without anyone's help. However, Balabin's close colleagues are always ready to give him a strong friendly shoulder.

Series details

• Title: Балабол
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2014-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: НТВ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29928

Cast and credited roles

• Константин Юшкевич — капитан Александр Балабин, ст. инспектор УГРО
• Илья Шляга — "Кузнечик" лейтенант Василий Карандышев, опер, муж Маши
• Вадим Дорофеев — "Кузнечик" лейтенант Василий Карандышев, опер, муж Маши
• Вадим Андреев — "Николсон" капитан Николай Николавевич Грибанов, сослуживец Балабина
• Мария Пирогова — Маша, дочь Балабина
• Инга Оболдина — подполковник Варвара Семёновна Постышева, начальник Балабина
• Иван Агапов — Сергей Янович Брумель, эксперт-криминалист
• Ирина Низина — Елена Андреевна Балабина, жена Сани
• Ольга Плешкова — капитан Зоя Якубовская, опер

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-05-19; final listed air date 2014-05-29; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-09-03; final listed air date 2018-09-13; episode order: 16.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-09-04; final listed air date 2019-09-13; episode order: 16.
• Season 4: premiered 2020-09-21; final listed air date 2020-10-02; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2021-10-18; final listed air date 2021-10-29; episode order: 20.
• Season 6: premiered 2022-10-31; final listed air date 2022-11-11; episode order: 20.
• Season 7: premiered 2023-11-23; final listed air date 2023-12-08; episode order: 24.
• Season 8: premiered 2024-12-04; final listed air date 2024-12-13; episode order: 24.
• Season 9: premiered 2026-07-06; final listed air date 2026-07-21; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Балабол 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.