"Akusher" ("The Obstetrician") is a Russian multi-episode feature series in the medical drama genre with detective elements, produced for the NTV television channel under director Denis Karro since 2022. The lead role is played by Nikita Panfilov; other regular cast members include Elena Lotova, Viktoriya Romanenko, and Denis Denisov.[1] Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk serve as the series' main filming locations throughout all three seasons shot to date.[2]

About the Series

The plot revolves around Gleb Kaverin, a military surgeon who spent many years working in war zones. After returning home to Nizhny Novgorod, he takes a job at a perinatal center. During a river cruise, the hero has to deliver the baby of a pregnant passenger, which makes him famous and brings a series of new professional and personal trials.[2][1] Elena Lotova's character is Elena Elagina, a reproductive medicine specialist and the protagonist's wife; by the third season she has become a young mother.[3] The first season aired on NTV on February 13, 2023.[2]

Filming in Nizhny Novgorod

The series has been filmed in Nizhny Novgorod Region since the summer of 2022; production is handled by the film company "Yupiter" on commission from NTV.[2]

Season One (summer 2022). Location filming took place at several sites:[2][4]

  • The Chaika country hotel in Dzerzhinsk — used as one of the first locations.
  • Lenin Square in Nizhny Novgorod.
  • Semashko Street — filming took place near the Railway Workers' House.
  • The Kaskad residential complex on German Lopatin Street — the scene in which Nikita Panfilov's character helps a pregnant woman down a fire escape was shot here; the role of the anxious husband was played by Ivan Makhovikov.

Season Two (February 2025). One of the key locations was the Fedorovsky Embankment.[3]

Season Three (February 2026). Filming began in Dzerzhinsk, at the Chaika recreation center, and continued in Nizhny Novgorod.[1] The following locations appeared on screen:[1][3]

Actress Elena Lotova noted that over the course of several seasons the film crew had grown fond of the city; among the places that stuck in her memory she named the cable car and the Rukavishnikov House with its art gallery.[3]

Release and Reception

The first season aired on NTV on February 13, 2023.[2] The series is rated 16+.[1]

Links

Sources

  1. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — The continuation of "Akusher" with Nikita Panfilov is being filmed in Nizhny Novgorod (February 6, 2026)
  2. V gorode N — The series "Akusher," filmed in Nizhny Novgorod, will air on February 13
  3. KP — Nizhny Novgorod — "Every time, smoked fish is brought to the set": Actress Elena Lotova talks about how the filming of "Akusher-3" is going in Nizhny Novgorod
  4. Otkryty Nizhny — The series "Akusher" with Nikita Panfilov is being filmed in the center of Nizhny Novgorod