Разящий луч: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The KGB of the USSR is alarmed by the CIA's attempts to penetrate the secrets of the laboratory of Nobel laureate Nikolai Baskov, which develops lasers for missile defense. KGB Colonel Valentin Simagin recruits Kim Nikanorov, a former laboratory employee turned currency speculator. It should become a channel of disinformation for Americans about the activities of the laboratory. Kim is arranged to work for Basov again and helps him establish contacts with a CIA resident.

 Everything goes according to the KGB's plan, but soon Kim is faced with a very experienced and sophisticated opponent — a CIA agent with the call sign Leonardo. She suspects that Kim is a figurehead for the KGB.

Series details

• Title: Разящий луч
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Drama, Mystery, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2025-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: РЕН ТВ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• TVMaze ID: 77616

Cast and credited roles

• Иван Колесников — Ким Никаноров
• Дарья Мороз — Леонардо
• Павел Трубинер — Баум
• Марина Петренко — Вера Малышева
• Анна Воркуева — Наташа Свирская
• Кирилл Гребенщиков — Валентин Сергеевич Семагин полковник
• Владимир Виноградов — Костырин
• Сергей Комаров — Орлов
• Евгений Харитонов — Николай Басов
• Dmitriy Frid — ...
• Юрий Уткин — резидент
• Наталия Дубовицкая — Ольховская

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-04-14; final listed air date 2025-04-24; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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