The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt

Main • Ivan Yankovsky as Vova "Adidas" Suvorov (), leader of the "Universam" gang, Marat’s older brother. • Ruzil Minekaev as Marat "Adidas Junior" Suvorov (), member of the "Universam" gang, Vova’s younger brother. • Leon Kemstach as Andrey "Palto" Vasilyev (), new member of the "Universam" gang. Supporting People around Suvorov brothers • Elizaveta Bazykina as Natasha Rudakova (), nurse, Vova's girlfriend. • Anna Peresild as Aigul Akhmerova (), school student, Marat's girlfriend. • Sergey Burunov as Kirill Suvorov (), Vova and Marat's father. • Svetlana Smirnova-Katsagadzhieva as Dilyara (), Marat's mother, Vova's stepmother. • Ildus Abrahmanov as Renat (), Aigul's father. • Ruslana Doronina as Aigul's mother. People around Andrey • Anastasiya Krasovskaya as Irina Sergeevna (), juvenile inspector, Andrey's love interest. • Yuliya Aleksandrova as Svetlana Mikhailovna (), Andrey's mother. • Varvara Kuprina as Yulia (), Andrey's younger sister. • Grigory Dudnik as Iskander (), Andrey's former friend, a member of the "Razyezd" gang. Others • Anton Vasilyev as Ildar Yunusovich (), militsiya leading investigator. • Nikita Kologrivyy as "Kashchei" (), former leader of the "Universam" gang. • Lev Zulkarnaev as Vakhit "Zima" Zimaletdinov (), one of the "supers" of the "Universam" gang. • Slava Kopeykin as Valera "Turbo" Turkin (), one of the "supers" of the "Universam" gang. • Ivan Makarevich as "John" (), lead singer of a musical group. • Alexander Samoylenko Jr. as Denis Konevich (), head of the operational Komsomol detachment of vigilantes. • Nikita Manets as Kirill (), former member of the "Universam" gang. • Yaroslav Mogilnikov as Misha "Yeralash" Tilkin (), member of the "Universam" gang. • Albert Tavabilov as Albert "Lampa" Salikhov (), member of the "Universam" gang. • Andrey Maksimov as "Zhyoltyy" (), leader of the "Dom Byta" gang. • Vladimir Vinogradov as a video salon owner. • Natalia Potapova as Flyura Gabdulovna (), English teacher and deputy principal of the school. • Olga Lapshina as Nina, Natasha's aunt and Zhyoltyy's mother. • Lydia Ilyina as Polina Filippovna (), Yeralash's grandmother. ==Episodes==

In December 2023, the scriptwriter of the series, Andrey Zolotarev, said that he had prepared stories for two new seasons of the series. ==Soundtrack==

The film ''The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt'' received several award nominations. ==Critical response==

Domestic Film critic Vasily Stepanov praised the series and wrote: "The author's intensity and expression are captivating; everything that makes Kryzhovnikov's cinema worth loving is present: an uninhibited camera, well-conceived crowd scenes, passionate acting (the casting here is golden)". Critic Zinaida Pronchenko responded negatively to the series: "The main problem of the series is not even the dominance of props too much melted snow, peeling panel houses (inside of which one finds five-room apartments worthy of academician Keldysh), rusty zaporozhets, muskrat hats, obsessive slang, Yura Shatunovbut a complete lack of any development". International British newspaper The Economist notes "high production values and unflinching drama" in the series. The Economist writes: "The series' grimmer episodes, full of severed ears, rape and murder, make it clear it does not glorify violence". == In culture ==

According to Alexander Nazaryan, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications called the show "hostile propaganda" while not directly mentioning it by name, and said that the show was being "widely [and] illegally" viewed across Ukraine. Alexei Uchitel said that apart from Russia, the show was also popular in Ukraine and amongst the Russian-speaking residents of Los Angeles. ==References==