The First Circle

The First Circle

200644m6.2/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.2/10(9)

The story is set in a relatively comfortable Stalin-era prison in the town of Marfino where a community of prisoners with highly technical skills do research for the state. Based on the novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Production

Vera

Language

RU

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 29, 2006

Last Aired

January 29, 2006

Networks

Russia-1

Created By

Gleb Panfilov

Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2006-01-29
E2
Episode 2
E3
Episode 3
E4
Episode 4
E5
Episode 5
E6
Episode 6
E7
Episode 7
E8
Episode 8
E9
Episode 9
E10
Episode 10

Cast

Dmitriy Pevtsov

Dmitriy Pevtsov

Sergei Kariakin

Aleksey Kolubkov

Aleksey Kolubkov

Yana Esipovich

Yana Esipovich

Evgeniy Stychkin

Evgeniy Stychkin

Galina Tyunina

Galina Tyunina

Nadia Nerzhina

Andrey Smirnov

Andrey Smirnov

Bobynin

Lyudmila Porgina

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