Penultimate Instance
Season 2
Maksim and Valentina work in the Office for the Distribution of Souls: 24 hours before a person's death, they must determine whether s/he will go to heaven or hell. Since an employment contract guarantees that both will go to paradise, Maksim is trying to earn extra money by selling a place in paradise to the oligarchs, and Valentina dreams of springing her husband from hell.
Where to Watch Season 2
10 Episodes
- Серия 1
E1Серия 1A year has passed. During this time, absolutely nothing happened in the Soul Distribution Department. Boredom immortal seized Maksim, whose only concern was the preparation for the wedding with Lyuda. Meanwhile, "... in Moscow, on the Patriarch's Ponds, two citizens appeared": the deceased, but then resurrected Nikolay and Satan himself. The Lord of Hell lacks souls and offers Valentina's ex-husband a job for a very tempting reward - Nikolay will be able to stay on earth. His task is to persuade people to exchange their souls for the fulfillment of any cherished desire. However, after the first such contract, the universal balance tilted, which means Maksim urgently needs to get to work. But he needs the help of his future mother-in-law. - Серия 2
E2Серия 2The cunning Devil chooses to seduce only those people whose souls are guaranteed Paradise. But they don't know about it, and that's why Nikolay's work goes easily - even the most righteous are tempted to what they want. Now Maksim and Valentina have a difficult time - they have to find the signer of the contract with the Devil and convince him to give up the desire. If a homeless person who exchanged his soul for money was dissuaded by promising him an even larger sum, then it is more difficult with others. Here's how to convince the old man Arseniy to give up the beautiful young body that he received from Satan? Meanwhile, Lyuda can't find a reason to tell Maksim about the pregnancy. - Серия 3
E3Серия 3Although Valentina and Maksim manage to persuade people to break the deal with the Devil, the partners of the UPRT understand that the first thing to do is to stop Nikolay. His new victim is a teenage girl Nina, who dreams of becoming a famous stuntman. She is ready to give her soul for a role in a movie, but it is not so easy to convince her. To influence Nika, Maksim meets with her stepmother, which leads to problems with Lyuda. But Satan is very dissatisfied with the work of Nikolay and his servant Goth Botvin. - Серия 4
E4Серия 4Money, fame, youth - a standard set of desires for which people are willing to give their soul. But Maksim and Valentina's next client is very unusual: Boris, a modest insurance agent, sacrificed Paradise in order to become the first person to come into contact with aliens during his lifetime. While Maksim tries to convince him, Nikolay and Botvin find a new victim - a criminal sentenced to life imprisonment. Suddenly, Maksim's mom reports that she is against her son's wedding, so Lyuda has to urgently reveal her secret. - Серия 5
E5Серия 5Each subsequent case of the heroes becomes more and more difficult. The surgeon Bystritsky gave his soul for the opportunity to get rid of arthritis and continue operating on sick children. No amount of persuasion can convince the doctor to abandon the deal with the Devil, and Maksim himself doubts and tries to find loopholes in the UPRD charter. Lyuda finds out that her father was hit by a scooter and visits him in the hospital. But when he finds out what Nikolay is doing now, he runs away. For the fact that Maksim could not cancel Bystritsky's deal, he will be punished. - Серия 6
E6Серия 6Luck is on Nikolay's side again. His new "signatories" are the Korablevs, who sold their souls: the wife for eating and not getting fat, and the husband for drinking and not getting drunk. Only Dachnik manages to convince them to break the contract. Lyuda and her father reconcile, and after that Nikolay turns to her fiance to help him break the deal with the Devil. Maksim receives for revision several cases in which souls were unfairly, as he believes, sent to hell. - Серия 7
E7Серия 7Maksim is very concerned about the complicated case of the criminal Tsybin, who escaped from prison after a deal with the Devil. Help is needed to catch him, and therefore Maksim asks Dachnik to return the deceased investigator. Also, after reviewing the case, the medium Angela returns, who first of all frees Vladlen. She receives a tempting offer from the Devil to take Nikolay's place and agrees. Maksim and the resurrected investigator manage to catch the fugitive and force him to break the contract. Finally, Valentina finds out about her daughter's pregnancy. - Серия 8
E8Серия 8The UPRD draws attention to the incredible leap in popularity of the mediocre musician Yurgen. So someone is working for the Devil again and, after conducting their own investigation, Valentina finds out that it is Angela. Yurgen refuses to break the contract, because he is happy to bask in the glory and adoration of women. Lyuda helps her mother by posing as a crazy fan, forcing the musician to give up his desire. An inventory was carried out in the Department of Internal Affairs and a shortage was revealed - Maksim faces even more severe punishment. - Серия 9
E9Серия 9Immediately three new souls went to hell without distribution. It is suspicious that all three people died in the same hospital. As a result, it turns out that a certain donor transfuses his bad blood to ordinary people. Only thanks to a complex manipulation, Maksim manages to convince this guy to terminate the diabolical contract. But Angela is a stronger rival - the girl is very offended that she was unfairly sent to hell and now wants to take revenge on everyone. She knows how to put pressure on Maksim and begins to act on him through Lyuda. - Серия 10
E10Серия 10Maksim finds himself in a very difficult situation - he shook hands with Angela and, without knowing it, gave his soul and the soul of the unborn child to the Devil. But there is a way out: if the hero signs 666 contracts for the transfer of human souls to hell, then his future child will be free. The devil rejoices - after all, he managed to deceive the head of the UPRD himself, but he does not yet suspect what it means to contact Maksim. Soon it will get colder in the underworld itself when this charming rascal turns out to be there. And Valentina intends to return the father to her grandson, especially since she already has experience in freeing the infernal martyrs.
