Series synopsis
The Red Spy, also known as Легенда Феррари is a action & adventure drama television series that premiered on NTV on January 20, 2020. It ended on January 24, 2020. It stars Olga Pogodina, Paweł Deląg, Konstantin Kryukov and Nikolai Dobrynin.
After the unsuccessful attempt on the life of Baron Wrangel and the death of an intelligence agent, a new cunning plan is being developed to implement the "Crimean Mission". The best agent, Elena Golubovskaya, is appointed to this case. In Crimea, Golubovskaya appears already as El Ferrari - a gifted Italian poet. Her task is to eliminate Wrangel in order to demoralize the white movement, as well as control the operation to steal gold. Her plans are thwarted by Maximilian Ermler, a local newspap ...
Premise
After the unsuccessful attempt on the life of Baron Wrangel and the death of an intelligence agent, a new cunning plan is being developed to implement the "Crimean Mission". The best agent, Elena Golubovskaya, is appointed to this case. In Crimea, Golubovskaya appears already as El Ferrari - a gifted Italian poet. Her task is to eliminate Wrangel in order to demoralize the white movement, as well as control the operation to steal gold. Her plans are thwarted by Maximilian Ermler, a local newspaper journalist who turns out to be a British intelligence agent.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Olga Pogodina as Elle Ferrari/Elena Golubovskaya
- Paweł Deląg as Max Ermler
- Konstantin Kryukov as Yakov Popov - «Yasha»
- Nikolai Dobrynin as Aleksandr Ivanovich Gaev - counterintelligence chief
- Aleksandr Bukharov as baron Wrangel
- Sergey Gorobchenko as Kanevskiy - Max's henchman
- Dmitriy Isaev as Vladimir Spesivtsev - Wrangel's adjutant
- Evgeny Koryakovsky as Semyon Uritskiy
Supporting cast
- Sergey Tezov as Ellington - british consul
- Vasiliy Sedykh as Nikolay Sapronov
- Nikita Salopin as Ignatiy Kovrov
- Polya Polyakova as Judy
- Artyom Mikhalkov as Bruner
- Eva Aveeva as Varya
- Alyona Kovalyova as baroness Wrangel
- Andrey Mezhulis as Stolz
- Levan Mskhiladze as Vyacheslav Menzhinskiy
- Yuliya Beretta as female bandit
- Natella Tretyakova as Marta
- Igor Khripunov as Dago
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 20, 2020 | January 24, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Crimea, Sevastopol, October 1920. During the church feast, an assassination attempt on Baron Wrangel takes place in the town's main square. Thanks to a "happy chance", Wrangel remains alive, and one of the attackers is captured and hanged by the White counterintelligence chief, Gaev. |
January 20, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Ella Ferrari gets assistance from Yasha Popov, a young agent. He is the author of all the poems she reads in the salons and falling in love with her. El Ferrari contacts the Crimean underground chief Kovrov - with him together they must arrange Wrangel's murder. Using the loyalty of Adjutant Spesivtsev and his sister Vari, El receives important information about the baron's treasury. |
January 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Wrangel is appalled by the news of the gold loss, he is preparing a massive counter-operation. All roads are blocked and patrols comb the forest. The Reds have to lurk in a cleft and wait for reinforcements. When the squad's fighters learn that there is gold in the boxes, distemper begins within the ranks. The commander kills the instigator of the riot. |
January 21, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 20, 2020 |
| Last aired | January 24, 2020 |
| Status | ended |