20 Best Russian Shows on Netflix & Amazon Prime
If you are looking to find the best Russian shows on your favorite streaming platform, you are in the right place. In this article, we are bringing you the best Russian shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Not every streaming platform has the same number of Russian shows, so we will try to put them as equally as possible.
Let us know first see the best Russian shows on Netflix
Best Russian shows on Netflix
If you are looking for some Russian shows on Netflix we have you covered. In the list below are some of the best Russian shows you can find on Netflix, so check them out and choose your next watch.
S’parta (2018– )
If you ever asked yourself what if there is any place where all your desires could suddenly come true, you should play «Sparta». «Sparta» is a game without any rules.
Experiencing the game will change your life by the reason of virtual world crossing the borders and becoming the part of our daily routine.
Masha and the Bear (2007– )
Masha is a four-year-old girl who lives in the forest with her pig, goat, and dog. In the first episode, it is shown that all the animals in the forest are afraid of her, as she is constantly forcing them to play with her.
Then Masha sees a butterfly and inadvertently follows it inside the home of the Bear, who has gone fishing. While playing there, she makes a big mess. When he returns, he sees the disaster caused by Masha. The Bear tries to get rid of Masha but after multiple failed attempts, the unlikely duo become friends.
Better Than Us (2018–2019)
The story takes place in 2029, in a world where androids serve humans in various positions, even replacing them in many menial jobs. An advanced robot named Arisa is imported to Russia from China discreetly, within the CRONOS corporation. Arisa accidentally kills a man who tries to use her as a sex robot, and then flees.
Her ability to kill humans shows she does not abide by Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. Instead, she is designed to protect her family (which includes herself) by all means possible. She encounters a little girl (Sonia) and automatically bonds with her, making herself the child’s guardian.
The Method (2015–2021)
The series centers on Rodion Meglin (Konstantin Khabensky), a highest level investigator of the Russian police who is also a sanctioned vigilante, hunting down the criminally insane (“maniacs” in Russian) who slip through the cracks of an ill-suited justice system. He’s used to working alone, never revealing the secrets of his method. A young law school graduate, Esenia Steklova (Paulina Andreeva), is assigned to the department of the Investigative Committee where Meglin serves, becoming his trainee.
Esenia has personal motives for working with the famous investigator – her mother was killed under mysterious circumstances, while her father hides key details of what happened. She’s given up hope of finding the murderer, but wants to learn as much as she can from the seasoned investigator. Throughout the series, Esenia encounters unexpected challenges working with Meglin.
Ancestral Land (2017)
An epic family saga set in the Russian Urals before, during and after the Second World War. The story is centered on the Morozov family – Aleksey, Stepan, Aliona and Varvara – two brothers and two sisters, with a multitude of complex relationships between them.
Kid-E-Cats (2016– )
The series follows Cookie, Pudding and their little sister Candy. They like to play, eat sweets and investigate about things around them. Every day their inquisitive mind leads the three kittens to new adventures. With the wise advice of their caring parents, the kittens solve all the problems and everything always end well. With their friends Cupcake, Chase, Boris, Smudge, Mustard, Bow, Raisin and Dart, they have very fun and interesting times investigating new things around them every day.
Many other cats live in the town. They all have different ways of doing things but it always comes to a common decision. Catopolis AKA Meowli City is a safe and peaceful place where little kittens under the care of their parents learn how to think and take decisions, empathize and be friends.
Fartsa (2015– )
Kostya Germanov has lost badly at cards, and is heavily in debt to organized criminals. His three friends, Andrei, Boris and Sanya, decide to help Kostya. The four friends are forced to become speculators as it is the only way to help their friend.
Locust (2014– )
Artyom and Lera meet at a seaside resort and have a summer fling. He is a simple guy from the province, a hard worker and a poet; she is a Moscow bohemian girl from a rich family whose parents make all important decisions for her.
The summer goes by quickly and they each go back to their own lives. Lera goes back to Moscow to study and build a career for herself. Later, Artyom follows Lera to the capital, but she is not too happy to see him. Lera gets engaged to her father’s friend and business partner, Gurevich.
An older rich woman, Natalia, becomes interested in Artyom. At first he rejects her, but later he changes his mind and marries her. Later the romantic affair between Lera and Artyom is resumed and culminates in a series of brutal murders.
To the Lake (2019– )
Residents of Moscow are infected with an unknown deadly virus, the main symptoms of which are coughing and discoloration of the eyes; after three to four days, death occurs. As the disease becomes an epidemic, the Russian capital gradually turns into a city of the dead: there is no electricity, money has lost its value, chaos and lawlessness reign everywhere, and gangs of marauders gather. The media are panicking, and those who are not yet infected are desperately fighting for food and fuel. The city is quarantined, with all access points closed.
Fleeing from the epidemic, Sergey, along with his new lover, her autistic son, his own son, his ex-wife, his father, and a neighboring family, go to Karelia. There, on a small deserted island in the middle of Vongozero, they plan to hide from the threat of infection in a refuge ship that has been converted into a camping cabin.
Against the background of a terrible global catastrophe, a cruel family drama is also played out. People who normally would never have been under the same roof must now unite to try to escape a deadly disease. On the way, they will not only face various dangers, but also overcome family troubles, learn to survive, and try to forgive.
Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.
Best Russian shows on Amazon Prime
If you are looking for some Russian shows on Amazon Prime Video we have you covered. In the list below are some of the best Russian shows you can find on Amazon Prime, so check them out and choose your next watch.
The Red Queen (2015)
Story of the rise of a girl from proverbial humble beginnings to top Russian fashion model during Cold War-era USSR.
Gogol (2017–2019)
The year 1829. Nikolay Gogol, a young Third Section clerk, is desperate: his own books seem shallow and mediocre, so he keeps buying entire print runs just to burn them all. He is suffering from violent epileptic seizures and struggles to keep on working.
Investigator Yakov Guro accidentally witnesses one such fit and realizes that Gogol’s visions contain clues that could help solve actual crimes. Together, Gogol and Guro take on a particularly weird and baffling case that brings them to a small village of Dikanka, where everyone has a huge secret to hide.
Ancestral Land (2017)
An epic family saga set in the Russian Urals before, during and after the Second World War. The story is centered on the Morozov family – Aleksey, Stepan, Aliona and Varvara – two brothers and two sisters, with a multitude of complex relationships between them.
Detective Anna (2016–2017)
Nineteen-year-old Anna, living at the end of the nineteenth century in the town of Zatonsk, unexpectedly discovers that she possesses supernatural powers. The spirits of the dead literally haunt her, begging to help.
Aided by her visions, Anna manages to investigate and solve a number of mysterious crimes which have baffled the police. An experienced detective, 37-year-old Yakov Shtolman, who is assigned to the police department and teams up with Anna and becomes her partner in hunting down criminals.
Anna Karenina (2017-)
This newly visioned retelling of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel is set in the late nineteenth century, centered around a Russian aristocrat: Anna Karenina. Watch as Anna’s fatal story unfolds after falling in love with the dashing, Count Alexey Vronsky.
The Attackers (2013-)
Set during World War 2. Young air force pilots, Leonid and Boris, arrive at flight training school only to find that they have been enlisted to the active force regiment and will be going directly to the frontline.
They are The Attackers and will have to show courage during every moment of battle and execute the most complex military orders, without hesitation or fear for their lives.
Ekaterina (2014– )
The first season tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste, and her rise to power to become Empress of Russia, following a coup d’état and the assassination of her husband, Peter III.
The second season portrays the challenges she faces at home and abroad during the early years of her rule, as she tries to revitalise Russia to become one of the great powers of Europe, and becomes titled “the Great”.
The Golden Horde (2018-)
It’s the end of the thirteenth century. Ancient Russia is under Tatar-Mongol rule. Grand Prince Yaroslav dreams to unite the scattered Russian principalities and get rid of the hated Tataro-Mongols, but his own brother, the disgraced Prince Boris, and his eldest son Vladimir stand in the way. Russian series with English subtitles.
Sophia (2016)
Setting: the second half of the 15th century. The head of the Duchy of Moscow, Ivan III, accepts an offer from ambassadors to Rome to marry princess Zoe of the ancient Byzantine Palaiologos family. He sends voivode Khromoy and monetary master Ivan Fryazin to Rome, who bring Zoe to Moscow, where she takes a new name after rebaptism – Sophia. She does not meet the expectations of the Pope to expand the influence of the Catholic Church in Russia.
The attempts to send emissaries with the aim of urging Sophia to follow the line of Rome and further killing her end in failure. The most notable moments of Ivan III’s rule are shown, including: the war with Novgorod Republic, disagreement and later peace with Ivan’s brothers (Boris and Andrey Bolshoy), victory over the Golden Horde, and also the opposition of Sophia to Elena, the wife of Ivan’s elder son.
Catherine The Great (2015)
The history of Catherine the Great from the moment she arrived in Russia as the new bride of Peter III and her ascent to the Russian throne.
Nearly 20 years of palace intrigues, conspiracies, the struggle for power and personal dramas.
