What is Major Grom: Plague Doctor on Netflix about?
By Diana Nosa
If you’ve been experiencing some major superhero withdrawals after watching Black Widow this weekend, don’t worry! You’re not the only one as we, too, are in desperate need of seeing upstanding humans fight against evil on our screens once more. But we may not have to look too far for some more heroic films as the Netflix movie Major Grom: Plague Doctor might do the trick.
The movie was officially released earlier this year in St. Petersburg but has finally made its way on over to Netflix in May 2021. Recently, the film has been gaining more traction, so much so, that the movie is currently sitting comfortably at No. 6 on the Netflix Top 10 trending list. With such an achievement, you’re probably wondering what this sleeper-hit is all about.
What is Major Grom: Plague Doctor on Netflix about?
Igor is a detective that doesn’t like to play by the rules, preferring to do things in his own unpredictable yet productive way. However, it seems this bold fellow has met his match as Plague Doctor, an unknown masked villain, creates chaos in a way that no one saw coming–not even the unpredictable Igor.
He must team up with his novice counterpart, Yulia, to uncover the identity behind the mysterious person, but with this villain gaining millions of fans with every crime committed, this crime may be much more complicated than he originally expected. More on the official synopsis via Netlfix down below:
"When a masked vigilante’s killing spree throws a city into chaos, a renegade detective and his rookie partner are the only ones who can stop it."
The cast of Major Grom: Plague Doctor features some talented actors and actresses who you may be delighted to see on your screens again with No Escapes actor Tikhon Zhiznevskiy starring as Igor, Sergei Goroshko as Sergey, Aleksey Maklakov as Fyodor, Alexander Seteykin as Dima, and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan actress Lyubov Aksyonova playing the role of Yulia.
You’re not going to want to miss a single second of this suspenseful movie, and thankfully, you don’t have to. Be sure to watch Major Grom: Plague Doctor streaming right now on Netflix!