Rooks
Series Overview
The year is 1947. Police captain Alexander Ratnikov is investigating a series of murders in Leningrad. The trail leads to Pavel Vedernikov, a technologist at a local fish farm. It turns out that in fact, technologist Vedernikov is a former deputy head of the Nazi concentration camp for children "Grachi" named Gunther Seiler. Skillfully posing as a Soviet citizen, Zeiler hunts for his family's art collection, which disappeared during the war. The criminal is ready to walk over corpses, just to get what he wants and go beyond the cordon. Ratnikov intends to catch Seiler at any cost: this Nazi is the only clue in the story of the captain's daughter, who disappeared during the war.
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1 Season • 8 Episodes
2026 – Present
Premiered: Thu, Apr 2, 2026
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 8: “Episode 8”
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Artyom Tkachenko
Александр Ратников
Aleksey Makarov
Гюнтер
Aleksey Serebryakov
Жданов
Evgeny Koryakovsky
Капитан
Evgeniya Dmitrieva
Эмма Марковна
Daria Balabanova
Оксана
Nikita Kuchikhidze
Олег
Mikhail Evlanov
Серко
Roman Gribkov
Павлов
Elena Plaksina
Тамара
Aleksandra Bogdanova
Головина
Sergey Komarov
Клее
Mikhail Danilyuk
Антон Полуэктов
Dmitry Topol
Духарь
Vadim Pirozhenko
командир партизанского отряда
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ilya Maximov
Andrey Zhitkov, Anna Gurina
Andrey Kliminov
Department Leadership Roster
Ilya Maximov
Director
Andrey Zhitkov
Screenplay
Anna Gurina
Screenplay
Andrey Kliminov
Original Music Composer
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What is Rooks about?
The year is 1947. Police captain Alexander Ratnikov is investigating a series of murders in Leningrad. The trail leads to Pavel Vedernikov, a technologist at a local fish farm. It turns out that in fact, technologist Vedernikov is a former deputy head of the Nazi concentration camp for children "Grachi" named Gunther Seiler. Skillfully posing as a Soviet citizen, Zeiler hunts for his family's art collection, which disappeared during the war. The criminal is ready to walk over corpses, just to get what he wants and go beyond the cordon. Ratnikov intends to catch Seiler at any cost: this Nazi is the only clue in the story of the captain's daughter, who disappeared during the war.
How many seasons does Rooks have?
Rooks comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Rooks?
Key cast members in Rooks include Artyom Tkachenko, Aleksey Makarov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Evgeny Koryakovsky, Evgeniya Dmitrieva.
Who created or directed Rooks?
Rooks was developed and directed by Ilya Maximov.