The Magic District (2023): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2023, The Magic District is a sci-fi & fantasy, comedy and mystery series.

What it’s about. Lyokha, a former police sniper with post-traumatic stress disorder, in the midst of an alcoholic binge learns about the fatal illness of his sister Katya. Katya does not want her daughter to be sent to an orphanage after death, and asks Lyokha to take up her head so that he becomes a guardian for an eight-year-old girl. Lyokha has already lost many close people in his life, so he does everything to help his sister: he picks up old connections and gets a job at the police station. The area turns out to be difficult. The criminals that Lyokha must catch are fairy-tale characters: the Serpent Gorynych, Baba Yaga and other evil spirits. And if the former sniper does not have problems with the capture of villains, then attempts to become a good guardian become a real test for Lyokha.

Who’s in it. The Magic District stars Nikolay Naumov as Алексей Попов, Eva Smirnova as Василиса Попова, Filipp Yankovsky as Вадим Воронов and Tatyana Dogileva as Баба Яга, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, The Magic District sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Magic District page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Magic District tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.