Original title
Обычная женщина
Released
10/29/2018
Origin country
RU
Genre
Crime, Drama
Production companies
LookFilm, 1-2-3 Production, Premier Studios
Status
Cancelled
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
17
Marina is in her late 30s, she has a successful business and a close-knit family. Her husband is a surgeon and her daughters study at fancy establishments. To everybody her life seems perfect. Though, it is all just a facade concealing the real problems: her husband has a mistress, her elder daughter is a slacker and drug-dealer, her youngest is a sociopath. Well, Marina herself is not really a flower-lady, but a brothel-keeper who is hiding her dark business from everyone. The truth may come out when a girl of Marina’s is found dead.
Marina takes the day to plan her daughter Tanya’s birthday, but work issues keep interrupting. Finances are off at her flower shop front, a new sex worker needs to be “interviewed,” and the day ends with a shocking discovery about one of her girls.
Disposing a dead body inside of a mattress while very pregnant is exactly as difficult as it sounds. Can Marina get away with it? Meanwhile at home, her daughters stir up their own trouble and her mother-in-law hides something big from her.
When Sveta’s body is found, Vera, a troubled but capable young detective, is called to the crime scene. As Marina and Galina try and erase more evidence of the murder, they realize Sveta and her boyfriend were blackmailing someone before she died.
Marina convinces Zhenya to withdraw her missing person report on Sveta. But when the police ask Sveta to come in for a statement, Marina must find a substitute. Marina’s constant absence starts causing younger daughter Tanya distress.
Marina and Galina believe Sveta was blackmailing her last client and was murdered for it. When they set out to recover his identity, they’re led to a car compound where Galina runs into trouble. Marina catches Artyom with another woman.
Misha and Zhenya are shaken down by two men looking for the memory stick with the blackmail evidence, but Marina has it. Zhenya formulates a plan. The police get a confession for Sveta’s murder from a known serial killer, but Vera is not convinced.
Vera suspects the mattress was moved by a woman. Misha kidnaps Zhenya and uses her as leverage to force Marina’s hand. After her extortion plan goes wrong, Katya is desperate for quick money and meets with a madam. Will it be her own mother?
Four years ago, Marina and Artyom witness their friends get hit by a drunk driver. When the case is covered up from the top, Artyom takes a stand and corrupt officials make their lives a living hell. It’s the origin story of Marina’s escort business.
Antonina starts questioning her daughter-in-law’s finances. As Marina goes to rescue Zhenya, she receives a disturbing phone call. This time it’s Marina who is being blackmailed. If she wants to avoid prison, she must get another girl killed.
Due to excessive stress, Marina goes into labour before she is due; Katya is stabbed and seriously wounded by Oleg the drug dealer.
Liza blackmails her way into Marina's business; Artyom tries to confront her attacker; Oleg gets what he deserves.
Marina plans to get a rich client drunk and frame him by planting a body at his place; Marina's associates visit a hospital and a cemetery to procure the body.
Nastya and Zhenya bump into the Client by throwing themselves in front of his car; Katya forgives her boyfriend and tells him about the pregnancy of her dad's mistress.
Nika is transported to the hospital; Artyom finds out about Nika's pregnancy; Marina decides to get rid of the car to avoid potential evidence of the crime.
Marina learns what her sales assistant's friends have been up to when she decides to close the shop; The Client has the girls delivered to him.
Marina is being hunted down by the gangsters and the Client's bodyguard. The former come to Artyom's hospital, but he manages to escape together with his family. The Client finally meets Marina in person.
Marina devises a new plan: she calls her sales assistant and asks her to introduce her to the drug traffickers. Marina then calls the Client and arranges a meeting.
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