Настоящий: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Alexander Volkov, a special forces soldier who has seen the horrors of war, decides to leave military service for the sake of his beloved wife Alyona and service to God. After graduating from the seminary, Volkov is ordained a priest. But the new bright path is overshadowed by the tragic death of Alyona, after which only the Orthodox faith helps Volkov to live.

Having received a church parish in his hometown of Starobilsk, Father Alexander becomes a reliable support for parishioners not only from a spiritual point of view. A keen sense of justice and excellent military training do not allow the former special forces soldier to stay away when all sorts of outrages occur around.

Series details

• Title: Настоящий
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2023-11-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Пятый канал
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72171

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-11-05; final listed air date 2023-12-03; episode order: 32.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-09-08; final listed air date 2024-10-13; episode order: 32.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-04-20; final listed air date 2026-04-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Настоящий 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.