Undercover (2011– )
"Pod prikritie" (original title)

The specially trained agent Martin has been appointed to the most dangerous mission in Bulgaria - to go undercover in the gang of the mafia boss Djaro. On his way he has to encounter a lot ... See full summary »

Stars:

Vladimir Penev, Zahary Baharov, Mihail Bilalov

Cast

Series cast summary:
Vladimir Penev	...	Popov (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Zahary Baharov	...	Ivo (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Mihail Bilalov	...	Petyr Tudjarov - Djaro (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kiril Efremov	...	Tisho (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Milena Nikolova	...	Adriana (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Alexander Sano	...	Zdravko Kiselov - Kosuma (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Ivaylo Zahariev	...	Martin Hristov (34 episodes, 2011-2013)
Vencislav Yankov	...	Niki (32 episodes, 2011-2013)
Marian Valev	...	Rosen Gatzev - Kukata (29 episodes, 2011-2012)
Lilia Marvilya	...	Margarita Popova (27 episodes, 2011-2013)
Teodora Duhovnikova	...	Elitsa Vladeva (18 episodes, 2011-2013)
Koyna Ruseva	...	Boyana (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tzvetana Maneva	...	Tzveta Andonova (16 episodes, 2011-2012)
Irena Miliankova	...	Silviq Veleva - Sunny (14 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

The specially trained agent Martin has been appointed to the most dangerous mission in Bulgaria - to go undercover in the gang of the mafia boss Djaro. On his way he has to encounter a lot of challenges in order to completely become part of the criminal world. His task becomes more complicated when he meets the big boss's girl Sunny. While undercover he gets a promotion in the mafia hierarchy and becomes part of the world - full of crime, violence and corruption. "Undercover" is a modern crime series which realistically depicts the reality of the underground world in Bulgaria. It is a fictional series and is not related to any real persons. However the plot contains a number of real events happening in the modern life that cover the pages of newspapers and magazines-gangster wars, drug market redistribution, forgery, gun shots in the city center, corruption schemes, bank robberies etc.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [bg]

Country:

Bulgaria

Language:

Bulgarian

Release Date:

17 April 2011 (Bulgaria)

Also Known As:

Undercover

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A top world-class TV series

Under cover (Pod prikritie) are a real top world class TV series. The only real problem for it to become hit in other countries is that it's in Bulgarian language. That's not actually something that I consider as "bad".

The plot of the movie is quite classical - there is a mafia organization and there is a cop which is undercover. What makes it really different than other "hollywood" movies is: 1. There is no "absolute" (good or bad) characters. Everybody has his own good and bad characteristics. You can see corrupted cops and corrupted judges on the side of the "good guys" and you can see good sides of people in the mafia side.

2. The connections between the different groups is at a very deep level. The series have a good plot.

3. There is always a surprise! The scenarists are definitely feeling what the audience thinks and they are taking well-balanced notes. They definitely know when one character is exhausted and they know when to take it off (killed).

As a summary - the first season is awesome. Very realistic. The second season is not worse, despite the little moving away from the realism. The third season focused more on the action (shootings, chases, etc). It's definitely for a little bit different audience taste, but again - it's not worse than others. What could make a little bad impression in the third season are the "hidden" advertisements. They are not too "hidden" at all...

It's surprising how the producers managed to keep the top level of the series for such a long time with such a low budget. That's a production which deserves to be watched!