Locust(2016)

Locust is a Russian drama series that follows a forbidden romance between a working-class poet and a wealthy Moscow heiress. Their passionate affair ignites against a backdrop of rigid class divisions, criminal entanglement, and mounting danger. As their worlds collide, the relationship spirals into darker territory, pulling both lovers toward betrayal and violence. The series explores how desire and ambition clash with social hierarchy, trapping its characters in a web of their own making. Tension builds relentlessly as the affair becomes entangled with crime, ultimately leading to tragedy. Locust examines the destructive power of forbidden love when class barriers and moral compromises stand in the way.