Series synopsis
The Sniffer, also known as Нюхач is a crime drama mystery television series that premiered on Channel One on November 11, 2013. It ended on December 19, 2019. It was created by Artem Lytvynenko. It stars Ivan Oganesyan, Kirill Käro, Nina Gogaeva and Nikolay Chindyaykin.
An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.
Premise
An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.
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Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ivan Oganesyan as полковник
- Kirill Käro as детектив-консультант
- Nina Gogaeva
- Nikolay Chindyaykin as General
- Yevhen Chernykov
- Mariya Anikanova as Yulia
- Agnė Grudytė as Irina Nordin
- Serhiy Frolov as Serdyukov
Supporting cast
- Anastasiya Makeeva as секретарь генерала Бондарева
- Sergey Leskov as Aleks
- Denis Martynov as Gena
Guest cast
- Tatyana Komarova as старшая медсестра
- Tornike Gogrichiani
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 32 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | November 11, 2013 | November 14, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 8 | October 5, 2015 | October 8, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 8 | October 2, 2017 | October 5, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 8 | December 16, 2019 | December 19, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After sniffing out a terrorist's bomb, a school pot dealer, and an allergist's remedy's ingredients, a man with an extraordinary nose is asked to sniff out a killer in a paintball club. |
November 11, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 While Alex gets in serious trouble over drugs, Viktor calls in The Sniffer when a couple of sniper assassinations with no obvious connection leave the police basically clueless. |
November 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Police, finding Alex with a gun in his hand, a corpse at his feet, and a bag of pot, arrest the boy for murder, and the by-the-books detective in charge won't let the Sniffer or Viktor near him. |
November 12, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 As surgeons labor to save the Sniffer, events of his and Viktor's investigation into the beheaded bodies of a senior investor and a petty thief show what lead up to the life-threatening shooting. |
October 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Over one jar of red caviar, three supermarket security guards are brought down by a brooding shoplifter with a silencer. Against doctor's orders, Viktor wants the recuperating Sniffer's help. |
October 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 An autistic child electrocutes his father, unaware he's been taught to kill. Who on the short list of suspects is guilty - the adulterous wife, the invalid sister, the blackmailing nurse or the scheming co-worker? |
October 6, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A former prosecutor is killed during a hunting trip, but when friends and the SBI seek the murderer, they find themselves being stalked instead. |
October 2, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The Sniffer attends his father's funeral in Tallinn and discovers that a letter left for him has vanished and his father's best friend has been slain. |
October 2, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The murder of an opera diva has an obvious suspect but the Sniffer isn't so sure. Viktor finds a connection between the deaths of Johann and Elena. |
October 3, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 16, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 16, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 17, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel One |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 11, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 19, 2019 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 21:30:00 |