Comrade Detective
A gritty, sexy buddy-cop series set in 1980s Romania is presented as a “rediscovered” communist-era show, now digitally remastered and dubbed into English. It leans into Cold War attitudes and propaganda-style storytelling while mixing crime cases, partnership friction, and broad stereotypes about the West.
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Season 1
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E1
The Invisible Hand
After his partner is murdered, Bucharest Detective Gregor Anghel reluctantly teams up with new-to-the-force Detective Joseph Baciu to hunt for the mysterious killer.
Aug 4, 2017 · 43m -
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E2
No Exit
When the case hits a dead end, Gregor must revisit an unpleasant part of his past and in turn a larger and more evil capitalist conspiracy is revealed.
Aug 4, 2017 · 38m -
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E3
Bread Is Bread
The detectives find themselves in a dangerous cat and mouse game with their strongest suspect yet: a sinister priest in a godless country.
Aug 4, 2017 · 41m -
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E4
Two Films for One Ticket
Gregor's research into the disturbed American mindset leads him and Joseph to a party at a lecherous movie producer's house where alcohol, girls, and R-rated propaganda films run aplenty.
Aug 4, 2017 · 41m -
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E5
The Whole World Is Watching
Hunted by their own police force, the detectives seek unlikely refuge at the American Embassy and discover that Sonya has been kidnapped.
Aug 4, 2017 · 34m -
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E6
Survival of the Fittest
Gregor and Joseph race to find Sonya before she becomes the Reagan mask's final victim, but in order to save her one of them must die.
Aug 4, 2017 · 42m
