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The Kidney

TV·2022–present·3 seasons, 26 episodes·KION·Drama, Comedy·30m·Created by Avdotya Smirnova

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An employee of the fire department - a manipulator and a bribe-taker - is trying to get herself a kidney for a transplant. But this is not easy to do, since she lived her life in such a way that no one wants to help her.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Kidney S02E01Episode 1S02E01 · 8.0
  2. 02The Kidney S02E02Episode 2S02E02 · 8.0
  3. 03The Kidney S02E03Episode 3S02E03 · 8.0

Castfull cast & details

Lyubov AksyonovaLyubov AksyonovaНаташа КустоваNikolay FomenkoNikolay FomenkoЛеонид КустовIrina RozanovaIrina RozanovaЛюбовь ЧарскаяAleksey RozinAleksey RozinБорис ГермановичAnton FilipenkoAnton FilipenkoАнтонDmitry LysenkovDmitry LysenkovСергейYanina LakobaYanina LakobaЕлена КустоваIrina ByakovaIrina ByakovaИрина Кустова

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2022Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Kidney S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 1, 2022 7.7
  2. S01E02The Kidney S01E02Episode 2January 1, 2022 7.7
  3. S01E03The Kidney S01E03Episode 3January 1, 2022 7.7
  4. S01E04The Kidney S01E04Episode 4January 1, 2022 7.7
  5. S01E05The Kidney S01E05Episode 5January 1, 2022 7.7
  6. S01E06The Kidney S01E06Episode 6January 1, 2022 7.7
  7. S01E07The Kidney S01E07Episode 7January 1, 2022 7.7
  8. S01E08The Kidney S01E08Episode 8January 1, 2022 7.7
  9. S01E09The Kidney S01E09Episode 9January 1, 2022 7.7
  10. S01E10The Kidney S01E10Episode 10January 1, 2022 7.7

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2023Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S02E01The Kidney S02E01Season's bestEpisode 1March 8, 2023 8.0
  2. S02E02The Kidney S02E02Episode 2March 15, 2023 8.0
  3. S02E03The Kidney S02E03Episode 3March 22, 2023 8.0
  4. S02E04The Kidney S02E04Episode 4March 29, 2023 8.0
  5. S02E05The Kidney S02E05Episode 5April 5, 2023 8.0
  6. S02E06The Kidney S02E06Episode 6April 12, 2023 8.0
  7. S02E07The Kidney S02E07Episode 7April 19, 2023 8.0
  8. S02E08The Kidney S02E08Episode 8April 26, 2023—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season038Episodes2025Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01The Kidney S03E01Episode 1February 28, 2025—
  2. S03E02The Kidney S03E02Episode 2February 28, 2025—
  3. S03E03The Kidney S03E03Episode 3March 7, 2025—
  4. S03E04The Kidney S03E04Episode 4March 7, 2025—
  5. S03E05The Kidney S03E05Episode 5March 14, 2025—
  6. S03E06The Kidney S03E06Episode 6March 14, 2025—
  7. S03E07The Kidney S03E07Episode 7March 21, 2025—
  8. S03E08The Kidney S03E08Episode 8March 21, 2025—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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