Open Up, Police! (Season 1)

Open Up, Police! (Открывай, полиция!, 2023) is a Russian comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Roshchin is about to marry off his only daughter, but meeting the groom goes sideways fast: the young man can't stand cops and barely hides it. Winning over a fearsome father-in-law, though, is non-negotiable.

So the groom pulls a wild move to earn some respect — he signs on as Roshchin's police intern and partner. What follows plays like a crash course in "Russian diplomacy": a chase after a crook who has snatched a foreign diplomat, a case that balloons into an international manhunt, and a pursuit that turns into a road trip clear across the country. Ivan Okhlobystin and Artyom Bystrov form that classic odd couple — the grizzled veteran and the green recruit — the whole genre runs on.

Directed by Sergei Ginzburg, the large ensemble also features Sonya Priss, Denis Paramonov and Irina Pegova. It's a breezy road comedy rated 16+, where the regulation handbook keeps colliding with common sense, and two stubborn men bond through shootouts and awkward family dinners. Good for an evening when you just want to laugh. Stream Open Up, Police! (2023) online on iFILM.