Series synopsis
An Ordinary Woman, also known as Обычная женщина is a drama crime television series that premiered on TV-3 on October 29, 2018. It ended on January 7, 2021. It was created by Denis Utochkin, Mariya Melenevskaya. It stars Anna Mikhalkova, Evgeniy Grishkovec, Aleksandra Bortich and Elizaveta Kononova.
Marina is in her late 30s, she has a successful business and a close-knit family. Her husband is a surgeon and her daughters study at fancy establishments. To everybody her life seems perfect. Though, it is all just a facade concealing the real problems: her husband has a mistress, her elder daughter is a slacker and drug-dealer, her youngest is a sociopath. Well, Marina herself is not really a flower-lady, but a brothel-keeper who is hiding her dark business from everyone. The truth may come ou ...
Premise
Marina is in her late 30s, she has a successful business and a close-knit family. Her husband is a surgeon and her daughters study at fancy establishments. To everybody her life seems perfect. Though, it is all just a facade concealing the real problems: her husband has a mistress, her elder daughter is a slacker and drug-dealer, her youngest is a sociopath. Well, Marina herself is not really a flower-lady, but a brothel-keeper who is hiding her dark business from everyone. The truth may come out when a girl of Marina’s is found dead.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anna Mikhalkova as Марина Лаврова
- Evgeniy Grishkovec as Артём Лавров, муж Марины
- Aleksandra Bortich as Женя Краснова
- Elizaveta Kononova as Катя
- Tatyana Dogileva as Антонина Васильевна Лаврова, свекровь Марины
- Mariya Andreeva as Ника
- Julia Melnikova
- Aglaya Tarasova as Света Селезнёва
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 17 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | October 29, 2018 | November 8, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 8 | December 17, 2020 | January 7, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Marina takes the day to plan her daughter Tanya’s birthday, but work issues keep interrupting. Finances are off at her flower shop front, a new sex worker needs to be “interviewed,” and the day ends with a shocking discovery about one of her girls. |
October 29, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Disposing a dead body inside of a mattress while very pregnant is exactly as difficult as it sounds. Can Marina get away with it? Meanwhile at home, her daughters stir up their own trouble and her mother-in-law hides something big from her. |
October 30, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When Sveta’s body is found, Vera, a troubled but capable young detective, is called to the crime scene. As Marina and Galina try and erase more evidence of the murder, they realize Sveta and her boyfriend were blackmailing someone before she died. |
October 31, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Due to excessive stress, Marina goes into labour before she is due; Katya is stabbed and seriously wounded by Oleg the drug dealer. |
December 17, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Liza blackmails her way into Marina's business; Artyom tries to confront her attacker; Oleg gets what he deserves. |
December 17, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Marina plans to get a rich client drunk and frame him by planting a body at his place; Marina's associates visit a hospital and a cemetery to procure the body. |
December 21, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV-3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 29, 2018 |
| Last aired | January 7, 2021 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 22:00:00 |