Katya Godman
The sister of Alex, Katya seems to have it all, including an affluent and loving family. Yet, beneath the successful façade, Katya leads a wayward life, with little direction, her days and nights filled with heavy partying. Ever pragmatic and supportive, Katya wants the best for her family, even if that means supporting those who have betrayed her trust in the past.
Oksana Godman
The beautiful mother to Alex and Katya, the self-professed market girl has come a long way from her humble upbringing. Oksana is married to Dmitri, who has treated her like a princess. She has turned a blind eye to his criminal activity – she’s living a glamorous life with the only things she’s ever wanted: Alex, Katya, Chanel and Dior. With more and more chaos in the family, Oksana’s suspicions begin to grow and her patience for her husband begins to wane.
Semiyon Kleiman
Semiyon Kleiman is, by all appearances, a legitimate businessman and a well-connected, upstanding member of society. A Russian exile turned Israeli citizen in his mid-sixties, who built his fortune in the shipping and entertainment industries, Semiyon’s connections stretch further than Israeli society, into the world of international crime. Wily and persuasive, he’s much more prone to use words and crafty strategy to achieve his goals than violence, but his goals remain criminal nonetheless. Stripped of his assets and expelled by Vadim Kalyagin and the Russian government, he seeks far-reaching revenge on those who have done him wrong.
A discreet and private man, his demeanor is gentle and harmless, but the twinkle in his eye betrays deeper secrets.
Vadim Kalyagin
A veteran of the Afghan War and a former KGB officer, Vadim Kalyagin is as dangerous as they come. Intelligent, cunning, ruthless and unafraid to get his hands dirty when necessary, he presides over an international criminal empire that would stand powerfully enough on its own, but when combined with the protection and patronage of the Russian state, is as formidable as it is profitable. Though he has thrived in post-Communist Russia, he has a bitter disregard for the globalized world he operates in, finding himself trapped, a prisoner of his own success.
