The read
The series ran 1 season across 5 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
3 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Dead Souls | 5 ep1984 |
Key crew
- Mikhail ShveitserDirector
- Mikhail ShveitserWriter
Cast
- Aleksandr KalyaginЧичиков
- Yelizaveta Nikishchikhinaжена Собакевича
- Larisa Udovichenkoжена Манилова
- Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshinaдама просто приятная
- Aleksandr TrofimovНиколай Гоголь
- Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyПлюшкин
- Yuri BogatyryovМанилов
- Tamara NosovaКоробочка
- Vitaliy ShapovalovНоздрёв
- Vyacheslav NevinnyyСобакевич
- Inna Churikovaдама приятная во всех отношениях