The action of the series takes place in Smolensk. This city attracted the creators with its authentic historical streets, where you can shoot events of different eras, because the plot of the TV show develops in different time periods. In addition to Smolensk, the authors included in the list of filming locations in Moscow and the Moscow region: Shchelkovo, Lyubertsy and Serpukhov. In Serpukhov, the team has taken a disused manufactory Konshinyh for filming action scenes. And in Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region, the creators looked into the museum-estate Serednikovo. Moscow's famous Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art with its atmospheric wine cellars also served as an excellent backdrop for some scenes of the series.
A street under fire
In movie
Scene where Police officer Anna (Ekaterina Kuznetsova) and her colleagues are chasing criminals down the street. The alleys are under fire and Anna sees that in the danger zone is an unprotected grandfather (Yuri Stoyanov). She tries to get him out from under fire, but gets shot herself. Touched by the officer's care, the old man decides to save the heroine from death and give her eternal life.
Real
Scene was shot in the Officers' Sloboda of the city of Smolensk, in the area of 8 Marta Street. The plot shown in the scene is set in the 1950s. The creators of the series needed a landscape reminiscent of Smolensk during the war. The area of the Officers' Sloboda is built up with houses, which perfectly suited the objectives of the film crew.
Smolensk
Hospital
In movie
Scene where Ivan, an investigator from Moscow (Mikhail Gavrilov-Tretiakov), and Anna leave the hospital. There, Ivan's injuries are examined by a doctor (Artem Tkachenko). The doctor advises the investigator to rest at home, to which the hero refuses.
Real
Scene was shot on the territory of the Pirogov Moscow City Clinical Hospital No. 1. The realism of the hospital grounds played into the hands of the filming team, because one of the main characters of the series, Jean Ivanovich, works as a doctor. Therefore, it is extremely fortunate that the building of the treatment building with a semi-rotunda looks monumental and instills a sense of security and stability.
Moscow
Cemetery
In movie
Scene where Jean (Artem Tkachenko) comes to the cemetery and meets Olga (Olga Medynich), his former lover, there. The doctor asks the girl to be more careful and accuses her of killing and exsanguinating several guys last night. Olga denies everything
Real
Scene was shot at the Vvedensky cemetery in Moscow. The background of the characters' conversation is the metal Kelch Chapel. Considering that in the story the characters are no longer together, their meeting at the cemetery is very symbolic. Plus, people always associate works about vampires with something gothic, and Vvedensky Cemetery is built in this style.
Moscow
