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Better Than Us

Better Than Us

12+2018•7.4/10
Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Ratings

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7.4/10(434)

Moscow in a not so distant future where human beings share their daily lives with robots. Georgy, a forensic who has a robot assistant, suddenly finds himself caught up in the first murder committed by a new kind of experimental humanoid.

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Production

Yellow, Black & White, Sputnik Vostok Production

Language

RU

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 23, 2018

Last Aired

March 1, 2019

Networks

Channel One

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2018-11-23
Divorced dad and medical examiner Georgy Safronov fights to keep his kids. Cronos exec Victor Toropov acquires Arisa, an advanced robot prototype.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2018-11-23
Vic searches for Arisa, who is hidden in the Safranov household by Sonya. Detective Varlamov investigates a murder linked to anti-bot vigilantes.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2018-11-30
Safranov plans to return the lost bot until Arisa saves Sonya's life. Vic's powerful father-in-law Losev negotiates a deal hinging on Arisa's return.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2018-12-07
Varlamov closes in on both of the Safranov men but has a better case against Egor for the Liquidator protest. Arisa tries to protect her "family."
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2018-12-14
Alla returns as the family tries to get Egor out of jail. Vic discovers Arisa's link to Safranov, to whom he has a past connection of his own.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2018-12-21
Egor is pulled deeper into the Liquidators as their respective backer is revealed. His career restored by Vic, Safranov learns of his patron's crimes.
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2018-12-28
After trying to leave, Alla is threatened by Vic. Realizing that he and his family are guinea pigs, Safranov goes to the suspended Varlamov for help.
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2019-01-04
Safranov and Alla learn the truth about Arisa's capabilities. Gleb makes a management changes in the Liquidators. Vic discovers Svetlana's plot.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2019-01-11
His family held hostage by Vic's henchmen, Safranov accompanies Arisa to the public tender, while Bars and the Liquidators infiltrate the event.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2019-01-18
Arisa's disappearance after the tender sets the police, the Liquidators, and Vic's henchmen on her trail. Safranov tries to secure his family's release.
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2019-01-25
Gleb orders Safranov framed for murder while the latter tries to save Jeanne's life. Svetlana threatens to undermine Vic with her father.
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2019-02-01
Bars plots to steal the Arisa copy. Safranov discovers he's a fugitive but is aided by Lara, who has a secret agenda. Vic has Svetlana committed.
Episode 13
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2019-02-08
Arisa reboots when Lara contacts her creators. Bars and his Liquidators attack Cronos and try to steal the Arisa copy. Safronov races to save Jeanne.
Episode 14
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 2019-02-15
Vic captures Safraonov and threatens his life. Losev discovers Vic's treachery and Svetlana's whereabouts. Arisa investigates love and sexuality.
Episode 15
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 2019-02-22
Vic and Safranov appear on a talk show. Maslovsky tries to free a heavily drugged Svetlana from the clinic. Arisa must perform surgery on Lara.
Episode 16
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 2019-03-01
Cronos wins the financing to mass-produce Arisa bots while Maslovsky erases her memory. Gleb plots to blow up the factory and blame the Liquidators.

Cast

Paulina Andreeva

Paulina Andreeva

Arisa

Kirill Käro

Kirill Käro

Georgy Safronov

Olga Lomonosova

Olga Lomonosova

Alla Safronova

Vitaliya Kornienko

Vitaliya Kornienko

Sonya Safronova

Eldar Kalimulin

Eldar Kalimulin

Egor Safronov

Vera Kincheva

Vera Kincheva

Zhanna Barseneva

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

Bars

Irina Tarannik

Irina Tarannik

Svetlana Toropova

Arseniy Sidorov

Arseniy Sidorov

Boris Toropov

Fyodor Lavrov

Fyodor Lavrov

Gleb

Sergey Sosnovsky

Sergey Sosnovsky

Alexei Stepanovich Losev

Kirill Poluhin

Kirill Poluhin

Pavel Varlamov

Viktoriya Korlyakova

Viktoriya Korlyakova

Irina Plescheeva

Aleksandra Ursulyak

Aleksandra Ursulyak

Marina

Aleksandr Ustyugov

Aleksandr Ustyugov

Yana Enzhaeva

Yana Enzhaeva

Alina Zasobina

Alina Zasobina

Zinaida

Mariya Lugovaya

Mariya Lugovaya

Lara

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