Count Krestovsky(2004)

Count Krestovsky is a Russian drama series following Elbrus Tamayev, a working-class man raised on principles of honor and loyalty. After his friend orchestrates a drug scheme, Elbrus becomes the convenient scapegoat and receives a life sentence in a maximum-security prison. Twenty years later, he escapes under an assumed identity—Graf Krestovsky—and returns home to exact revenge on those who betrayed him. The series traces his transformation from an honest young man into a hardened criminal seeking justice, exploring themes of corruption, survival, and the cost of vengeance. Krestovsky's methodical pursuit of retribution unfolds against the backdrop of the criminal underworld he once tried to avoid, revealing how a single act of betrayal can reshape an entire life.