Russia has its own version of Breaking Bad, but instead of Walter White it’s a woman (you’d be surprised who plays the lead role)

Breaking Bad ended more than ten years ago. And it is still remembered as one of the best. Would you be surprised if we say that there is a project in Russia with a similar plot? What if we add to this that it also has a good rating? But first things first.

What kind of series is this?

We are talking about a series called “An Ordinary Woman” with Anna Mikhalkova. Yes, the once presenter of Goodnight Kids has gone through all the hard things and now finds herself in the role of… the owner of a brothel. During the day, she is an ordinary woman named Marina, who works in a flower shop. She has a husband (played by Evgeniy Grishkovets) and two children to take care of.

Still from the series “Ordinary Woman”

In the evening, the lady is a successful pimp. Business is going well until one of the clients, in a fit of passion, kills one of the employees. Now the plot turns into a real detective story. To solve all the problems, Marina will have to react to the circumstances immediately, think outside the box and stay calm.

The second season of this project is most reminiscent of the TV series Breaking Bad. The general plot framework is similar, and all the horror that pours out from the screen onto the viewer is an incredible pile of problems, the solution of which leads to even greater problems, and there seems to be no end to them. At the same time, Marina has a partner, whose name is Galina – so the duet is still the same, like Walter White with his assistant Jesse Pinkman.

Still from the series “Ordinary Woman”

On Kinopoisk the series was rated very well – 7.7 points, and many critics said that this was Mikhalkova’s best role. The series also has a good rating on IMDb – 7.3 points. So if you are looking for a decent Russian series, then you should watch at least a couple of episodes.