Moscow Noir
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by
- Camilla Grebe
- Paul Leander-Engström
Russia
| Moscow Noir | |
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| Swedish | Dirigenten |
| Inspired by | The Conductor from Saint Petersburg by
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| Directed by | Mikael Håfström Johan Brisinger Mårten Klingberg |
| Country of origin | Sweden Russia |
| Original languages | Swedish English Russian |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
Moscow Noir (Swedish: Dirigenten) is a Swedish-Russian financial thriller television series. Set in Moscow in 1999, the series focuses on Tom Blixen (Adam Pålsson), a Swedish investment manager who is involved in a shady trade deal with a Russian oil company.[1]
- Adam Pålsson – Tom Blixen/Johan Berg
- Karolina Gruszka – Olga Ukolova
- Linda Zilliacus – Rebecka Ekholm
- Georg Nikoloff – Dmitri Skurov
- Christopher Wagelin – Fredrik Kastrup
- Brian McCardie – Lord Pendergast
- Juris Zagars – Strelka
- Gediminas Storpirstis – Kruglov
Production
The series is based on the novel The Conductor from Saint Petersburg by Camilla Grebe and Paul Leander-Engström, adapted by Aleksi Bardy, Mia Ylönen, Max Barron. It was produced by Black Spark Film & TV and the producer was Piodor Gustafsson. The series consisted of eight episodes, four of which were directed by Mikael Håfström.[2][3][4]
Broadcasters
The series was originally broadcast in Sweden on C More Entertainment and in Poland on Platforma Canal+. In the United Kingdom it was streamed on All4's Walter Presents, where it premiered on 13 September 2020.[1][4][5] In Australia it was broadcast on SBS.[6]