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Sleepers

Sleepers

20176.12 Seasons12 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Sleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces. They are recruited before they get access to classified information, sometimes even before they start working in the field that interests the recruiting party. They are often recruited "to grow up". The action takes place in Moscow in June 2013 on the eve of major geopolitical events and upheavals that, as a result, will change the future life of the world.

Created by Elena Lapina
Written by Elena Lapina, Sergey Minaev
Produced by Konstantin Ernst, Vyacheslav Murugov, Fyodor Bondarchuk
NetworksChannel One

Top Cast

Igor Petrenko

Igor Petrenko

Андрей Родионов

Natalya Rogozhkina

Natalya Rogozhkina

Кира Журавлева

Dmitri Ulyanov

Dmitri Ulyanov

Иван Журавлев

Yuri Belyayev

Yuri Belyayev

Александр Ильич Нефедов

Igor Mirkurbanov

Igor Mirkurbanov

Резник

Aristarkh Venes

Aristarkh Venes

Миша

Igor Ugolnikov

Igor Ugolnikov

Шпалин

Ali Mukhammad

Ali Mukhammad

Ахмед Салем

Alexander Rapoport

Alexander Rapoport

Пол Брэдфилд

Sergey Ugryumov

Sergey Ugryumov

Шапошников

Themes & Keywords

spypolitical detective

About Sleepers

Sleepers is a mystery, war & politics series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of spy, political detective. Created by Elena Lapina, it stars Igor Petrenko, Natalya Rogozhkina, Dmitri Ulyanov. Sleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces. They are recruited before they get access to classified information, sometimes even before they start working in the field that interests the recruiting party. They are often recruited "to grow up". The action takes place in Moscow in June 2013 on the eve of major geopolitical events and upheavals that, as a result, will change the future life of the world.

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