SeriesPsychological

Chikatilo2021

Name: Chikatilo
Genre: Psychological
Released: 2021-03-18
Rating: 6.7

Created by Sarik Andreasyan

6.7

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IMDb 6.8TMDB 7.1

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Year

2021

Seasons

Network

Okko

Status

Ended

The premise

He killed and went unpunished for more than ten years, and more than fifty people died at his hands. An innocent man was convicted and shot instead. For a long time, the murders he committed could not be combined into one case. Maniacs of this caliber simply did not exist in the USSR, so law enforcement agencies were not ready to fight the "Rabid Beast", as journalists later dubbed it. Vigilantes, police officers, investigators from the prosecutor's office, psychiatrists were involved in the capture of Chikatilo, and new investigative techniques were developed that will help save innocent people.

Horror Vault's take

Based on the real-life case of one of history's most notorious serial killers, this Russian drama series chronicles the decade-long hunt for a predator who eluded Soviet law enforcement while dozens of victims fell. The investigation exposes deep cracks in the USSR's criminal justice system — a state ideologically unprepared to acknowledge that a monster of this magnitude could exist within its borders. Investigators, psychiatrists, and vigilantes are drawn into an increasingly desperate race that forces the development of entirely new forensic and investigative methods. It is as much a portrait of systemic failure as it is a procedural thriller.

Content: Violence Against Victims Implied Or Depicted, References To Murder Of Women And Children, Themes Of Wrongful Execution, Disturbing Subject Matter Based On Real Crimes