First Department vs The Institute
First Department has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.7/10 for The Institute). First Department is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
First Department
The Institute| First Department | The Institute | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 5 | 1 |
| Genres | Mystery | Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | – | Benjamin Cavell |
| Main cast | 임진웅, Ivan Kolesnikov, Sergey Zharkov, Elena Vozhakina, Evgeniia Shakhnovich | Ben Barnes, Robert Joy, Mary-Louise Parker, Joe Freeman, Simone Miller |
Synopsis
First Department
Yuri Bragin, after a year-long business trip, where he, as part of an investigation team, was investigating a high-profile case, returns to St. Petersburg. When he returns, he learns that the current head of the First Investigation Department of the First Directorate of the State Investigation Department, Vadim Maltsev, is retiring. With a high degree of probability, it is Bragin who will be offered his place. But Yuri is not a careerist and…
The Institute
When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.
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