Presumption of Innocence(2020)

Presumption of Innocence is a Russian legal drama centered on Avrutin, a brilliant and provocative defense lawyer who specializes in winning impossible cases. When he secures the acquittal of a police officer's killer, local investigators lose patience and launch a covert operation to destroy his reputation. Head investigator Glebov enlists his journalist girlfriend Vernitskaya to dig up compromising evidence. Posing as a documentary filmmaker, Vernitskaya infiltrates Avrutin's circle to conduct a secret investigation. As the lawyer's cynical charm and courtroom victories clash with the authorities' determination to take him down, the series explores the tension between justice, ambition, and the price of defending the indefensible. Sharp dialogue and moral complexity drive this examination of the legal system's darker corners.