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What Is Litvinenko About?

The series is based on the true story of the police investigation into the poisoning of former Russian spy Litvinenko in 2006. The iconic photograph taken of Litvinenko in his hospital bed generated international headlines before he died, and his death triggered one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the UK's Metropolitan Police.

The story of the determined Scotland Yard Officers who worked to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko, in one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.

When it’s confirmed that Litvinenko had been poisoned with polonium-210 – a highly toxic radioactive substance – the gravity of the situation becomes clear. Facing an unprecedented chemical attack in the heart of London, the police race to seal off potentially contaminated sites, while detectives plunge into a high-stakes murder investigation, tracking their elusive suspects from London to Moscow. In a shadowy world of political power games and fragile international relations, Litvinenko is the story of the determined New Scotland Yard Officers who worked to prove who was responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko. It also focuses on Marina Litvinenko (Margarita Levieva, The Deuce, The Blacklist), who fought tirelessly to persuade the British Government to publicly name her husband’s killers and acknowledge the role of the Russian State in his murder.

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