'In From the Cold': 5 things to know about the Netflix thriller series

A single mom is confronted with her past and has to make a choice. Will she revisit her heydays or sacrifice her present?
PUBLISHED JAN 18, 2022
Margarita Levieva as Jenny Franklin and Oleg Kricunova as Damian Abasolo in 'In From the Cold' (@margosha777/Instagram)
Margarita Levieva as Jenny Franklin and Oleg Kricunova as Damian Abasolo in 'In From the Cold' (@margosha777/Instagram)

Netflix brings us a new thriller that promises to be an engaging watch. The plot follows a single mother in New Jersey, whose life turns chaotic when the FBI arrests her, thereby forcing her to make a choice that will change her life forever. What will she do?

'In From the Cold', a thriller series with eight episodes, will see actress Margarita Levieva in the lead as Jenny Franklin, the protagonist. Some of the other main characters include Oleg Kricunova as Damian Abasolo and Jose Luis Garcia Perez as Felipe Calero, among others. 

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When does 'In From the Cold' release and where can you watch it?

'In From the Cold' releases on January 28, 2022, and can be watched on Netflix. 

What is 'In From the Cold' all about?

The official synopsis reads: "Exposed as an ex-Russian spy, an American single mom must juggle family life and unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy". 

Who stars in the Netflix thriller? 

Margarita Levieva as Jenny Franklin

Margarita Levieva is an American actress and dancer, born and raised in Saint Petersburg. At 11, Levieva emigrated to the States with her mother and twin brother and settled in Brooklyn.

Levieva later went on to complete the Meisner Acting Program at the William Esper Studio, based in New York, solely because of her constant and continued interest in acting. She was also featured as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in New York, in the year 2005, by New York Magazine.

Some of her notable works are her cameo in 'Law & Order: Trial by Jury', in the Fox series, 'Vanished', and films like 'The Invisible', 'Billy's Choice', and 'Noise'. She is also known for 'Inherit the Viper', 'It Happened In L A', 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl', 'Sleeping with Other People', 'James White', 'For Ellen', 'The Lincoln Lawyer', 'Adventureland', and 'Spread'. She also starred in the drama series on HBO called, 'How to Make it in America', made an appearance in the drama on NBC, 'Kings', and starred in the play, 'The Retributionists'. 



 

The rest of the cast includes Cillian O'Sullivanas Chauncey, Lydia Fleming as Becca, Charles Brice as Chris, Alyona Khmelnitskaya as Svetlana Petrova, Stasya Miloslavskaya as Anya, Lola Mae Loughranas Maddie Davis, Amanda Bright as Ladonna Davis, Jose Luis Garcia Perez as Felipe Calero, Anastasia Martin as Faina Orlov, Alexandra Prokhorova as Gaia Morozova, Jeremy Ang Jones as SuYin, Oleg Kricunova as Damian Abasolo, Anna Jobarteh as Claire Reed, Mat Cruz as Tomas, Jade-Eleena Dregorius as Zoya Kotova, and Michael John Treanor as Yannick Mair. 

Showrunners 

The series is written by Adam Glass and directed by Ami Canaan Mann and Birgitte Stærmose. 

Trailer 



 

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