Motherland
The series takes place in the 1990s against the backdrop of a major wave of immigration from the Soviet Union. Yehuda (Yaakov Zada-Daniel) is a seasoned detective known for his professionalism and dedication. When the brutal murder of a young immigrant woman shakes the city, Yehuda is assigned to the case. As he delves into the investigation, Yehuda uncovers shocking similarities between this murder and a series of killings that occurred in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. The key to solving the case may lie with Andrei, the father of a man wrongfully convicted of those past crimes and now facing execution. Desperate to clear his son’s name and expose the real killer, Andrei offers Yehuda crucial information that could change everything.
Details
First Aired: 2/24/2025
Languages: Hebrew, Russian
Created by: Evgeny Roman
Type: Scripted
Production
Kan 11
Seasons
Season 1
The series takes place in the 1990s against the backdrop of the Great Migration from the Soviet Union. Yehuda (Yaakov Zedah-Daniel) is an investigator in the Jerusalem Police in the Russian Compound. Yehuda describes himself as a true professional and a proud Israeli, investigating the murder mystery of a new immigrant. The murder case is very similar to murder cases that occurred in the Soviet Union. The starting point of the plot is after the brutal murder of a young new immigrant living in Jerusalem, and the investigation is entrusted to Yehuda, an investigator in the YMRA. Yehuda discovers that identical murders occurred in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, when 12 women were murdered. The information comes from Andrei, the father of an innocent man who was convicted of these murders and is now awaiting death in Russia, and for him this is the last chance to find the real murderer and try to save his son.
