The Russian action series “Sea Devils” first appeared on television in 2005. This is a project about how Navy employees (combat swimmers of special forces ) carry out tasks of a geopolitical scale and conduct special operations on which the lives of many people depend.
The main characters of the telesag are four special forces from the fictional special forces unit "Typhoon".
main characters
The first season really liked the audience, so the series “Sea Devils”, it was decided to shoot further.
At the moment, five seasons have been shot, the directors of which were periodically replaced, but basically the crew of the television series remained the same.
Actors of the “Sea Devils” playing the main roles: Oleg Chernov (playing the commander of the combat detachment Ivan Bulatov, whom the staff call Batya), Roman Gribkov (playing the captain-lieutenant Sergei Maly, who is called the Gnome), Ivan Parshin (playing the role of Boris Tarasov (Bison ), who is also the rank of lieutenant commander). In addition, it is also worth noting the only girl in the Bati team - Margarita Koshkin (Bagheera). She is played by Daria Jurgens.
Everyone in the squad has its own purpose. For example, Boris Tarasov works as a mechanic and radio operator, Margarita Koshkina is a psychologist, diplomat and sniper, Sergey Maloy is a detective and a demoman, and Ivan Bulatov is an underwater saboteur and scout.
Together, the heroes perform complex tasks, often risking their lives, save people, and try to do everything to restore peace and justice.
Each fighter of a detachment is a strong personality and a reliable comrade. Friendship and mutual assistance, as well as the desire to successfully achieve a common goal - this is what unites such different-looking people.
Combat training
The creators of “Sea Devils” chose the unrealistic Typhoon squad to illustrate the work of the elite underwater special squad. But similar special forces exist in the Russian army in fact.
For filming, the actors of “Sea Devils” were forced to undergo special training, as the series is replete with scenes where you need to perform complex stunts. By the way, the specifics of the main characters are such that the actors playing the main roles had to learn diving, diving for several tens of meters. Also, the actors of “Sea Devils” studied the skill of hand-to-hand combat and the art of disguise.
Of course, most difficult scenes with jumping out of cars, jumping from a bridge and other things were performed by stuntmen, but the actors also got a lot of difficult shots.
Special Forces Commander
The television series was produced by NTV, with the participation of many directors, including Holidays Alexei, Kapitsa Kirill, Sergey Basin and others.
Oleg Chernov played one of the main roles in the series. He is the commander of a special detachment, whom his subordinates call Batya. By the way, each of the characters has a certain nickname, which is explained by the fact that code names are absolutely necessary in their work, because they perform many secret operations.
Actor Oleg Chernov has long starred in television series. In his filmography, you can find roles in “Streets of Broken Lights”, “Deadly Force”, “Secrets of the Investigation” and others. He also occasionally starred in feature films, and even engaged in dubbing. In “007: The Skyfall Coordinates” (2012), he dubbed Raul Silva, played by Javier Bardem, the enemy of James Bond. In 2009, his voice was spoken by the protagonist of the film “12 Rounds” Dani Fisher, performed by John Cena (a famous American wrestler).
Oleg Chernov is currently 50 years old. He was born in the Kemerovo region and studied at the theater department in Saratov. The man played a lot in the theater and was a leading actor in the Omsk Academic Drama Theater.
Currently involved in the continuation of "Sea Devils".
Fair sex
The role of the only woman in the special order - Bagira - went to Daria Yurgens. The actress is a Honored Artist of Russia. She was born in Tomsk, in her youth, her family lived for a long time in Mariupol.
At school, the future actress was fond of sports (in particular, fencing), but after an injury left this occupation. Daria's parents are actors of the drama theater. She followed in their footsteps, choosing an acting future, and entered LGITMiK them. N.K. Cherkasova. By the way, her father studied in the same theater.
A huge list of films and television series in which Daria Jurgens starred . “Sea Devils” successfully continued, providing the actress with work for several years to come.
Among her films there is a cult “Brother-2”, as well as many famous crime and detective series: “Kamenskaya”, “Streets of Broken Lights”, “Gangster Petersburg” and others.
Sudden glory
Ivan Parshin played in the series of a radio operator named Bison. The actor says about his hero that he has principles, like Ivan himself. Parshin graduated from the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts. He played a lot in theater, cinema and television series, but became famous after his role in "Sea Devils".
Films “Love of evil” (1998), “Everything will be fine!” (1995), “The Brotherhood of the Troopers” (2012) and others, in which Ivan Parshin played, “Sea Devils” seemed to overshadow, giving the actor recognition and a chance for further interesting roles.
Change of heroes
In the second season of the series, one of the main characters (Dwarf) is injured and becomes disabled. In his place in the Bati team comes a new hero - Bars, played by Mikhail Karpenko.
The actor also studied in St. Petersburg at the State Academy of Theater Arts (SPATI). At the moment, he is listed as an actor in the Lensovet Theater. Mikhail Karpenko is quite young, because he is only 32, but he has already managed to make a name for himself by acting in popular films and TV shows. He played in “Secrets of the investigation”, “Cop Wars”, “Site” (2003), “Sonya Golden Handle” (2006) and many other films.
Son of the commander
Roman Zhilkin played in “Sea Devils” the son of the commander of Petrovich’s detachment, Dima Odintsov. In the first season of the series, the special squad was headed by Viktor Petrovich Odintsov. After his resignation, Batu takes control.
Roman Zhilkin studied at the Department of Directing in St. Petersburg at the University of Humanities. Then he actively participated in many theatrical productions. Now he is not involved in the theater, but he often acts in films. He played in the legendary “Sisters” (2001), and his first role was Lieutenant Grigorashchenko in the film “Purgatory” (1997) by Alexander Nevzorov about the Chechen war.
He is also the Deputy General Director for Advertising and PR at SP Concert.
The fate of the heroes
All the actors of “Sea Devils” successfully coped with their main task - to naturally get used to the role. Moreover, the characters they got complicated.
For example, Roman Gribkov says that he would like to be like his hero Gnome, because he has a firm position in life, and he loves the same woman faithfully and devotedly all his life.
Alexey Shikin, one of the directors of the television series, said that it is very difficult to work on water, and even more so, to shoot. But it's worth it, as the picture is incredibly spectacular.
By the way, after filming the main seasons of the series, it was decided to release a special project on how the future of the main characters of the film turned out. The result was a certain collection of television stories “Sea Devils. Fate. ” Separate episodes are devoted to all the main characters, where the characters of their personalities are revealed in all their glory.
The television cycle begins with the story of the commander of the special forces Ivan Bulatov, who left the special forces and began to serve as captain on a fishing vessel. But fate did not leave him here without adventure.
He passes all the tests with honor, like the other heroes in his episodes.
Military and adventure action movie “Sea Devils” is a beautiful and spectacular movie about strong people and heroic deeds. Especially this series will appeal to those who love smart Russian-made action movies. This project is one of the most popular in Russia and not only.
Enjoy your viewing and good mood!