Bison: The Mannequin Case (Season 1)

Bison: The Mannequin Case (2023) is a Russian crime series you can watch online on iFILM. Moscow, autumn 1974. Right in the middle of a premiere runway show, the lead model Mila Nikanorova is found hanged in a back room of the Model House on Kuznetsky Most. The case lands on Kirill Bessonov, a stubborn detective from the Moscow CID nicknamed Bison.

The further Bessonov digs, the less the death looks like suicide. Behind the polished face of Soviet fashion sit black-market dealers, jealous rivals and people who had every reason to want the girl gone. Sergei Bezrukov plays the lead, a cop who pushes against his own bosses to get to the truth. The cast also features Lika Markelova, Anna Bogomolova and Aleksandr Yatsenko.

Directed by Sergey Chekalov, this is a period whodunit steeped in 1970s Brezhnev-era detail — shortages, currency scams and the double life of the Moscow elite. If you like retro mysteries that unravel one thread at a time, this one is for you. Stream Bison: The Mannequin Case (2023) online on iFILM.