The Dark Side of the Moon (TV series)

The Dark Side of the Moon

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Genre Speculative fiction
Police procedural
Directed by Alexander Kott
Starring Pavel Derevyanko
Svetlana Smirnova-Marcinkiewicz
Ivan Shibanov
Karina Razumovskaya
Country of origin Russia
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 32
Production
Producer(s) Alexander Tsekalo
Ruslan Sorokin
Peter Anurov
Running time 50 minutes
Release
Original network Channel One Russia
Inter (TV channel) (since 3 December 2012)
Original release November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)
Chronology
Related shows Life on Mars (UK)
Life on Mars (US)
La Chica de Ayer

Dark Side of the Moon (Обратная сторона Луны, or Obratnaya storona Luny) is a Russian detective television series, based on the BBC series Life on Mars.[1][2][3][4][5]

The show was renewed for a second season.[6]

Plot

In 2011, Mikhail Soloviev Jr. is a Moscow police captain. He is hit by a car while trying to arrest a violent maniac, and wakes up in the body of his father, Moscow police lieutenant Mikhail Soloviev Sr., in 1979.

Mikhail is not sure if he is dreaming while in a coma, or if he has gone insane, or if he has really gone back in time. He must cope with the alien-to-him environment of Soviet Russia, and catch criminals (including a serial killer who is just getting started) and—above all else—figure out what has happened to him.

Title

The series is named for a Pink Floyd album of the same name rather than a David Bowie song. This is because Pink Floyd was popular in the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, whereas Bowie was relatively unknown.[1] It is notable for its track Brain Damage, which is the only song to include the album title in its lyrics.

References

  1. 1 2 "Russia's version of Life on Mars is a huge hit". BBC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. "Обратная Сторона Луны - Russian 'Life On Mars' Trailer (2012)". youtube.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. "'Life on Mars' to be remade for Russian TV". digitalspy.com.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Dark Side of Mars: Russian LOM Adaption Praised". cultbritannia.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. "Life On Mars - Russian version: Dark Side of the Moon". domeofstars.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. "Обратно на Луну".
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