on ▁Ball ▁songs ▁Category : J apan ese ▁film ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁for ▁animated ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sn iffer ▁( Russ ian ▁and ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁Russian - language ▁detect ive ▁series ▁produced ▁and ▁shot ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁by ▁F IL M . U A ▁Television , ▁created , ▁co - written , ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Ar ty om ▁Lit vin en ko . ▁ ▁Prem ise ▁ ▁The ▁show ' s ▁protagon ist ▁( K ir ill ▁K ä ro ) ▁uses ▁his ▁unus ually ▁sensitive ▁sense ▁of ▁sm ell , ▁that ▁allows ▁him ▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁distinguish ▁trace ▁amounts ▁of ▁various ▁subst ances , ▁to ▁investigate ▁cr imes . ▁He ▁works ▁alongside ▁his ▁child hood ▁bud dy , ▁Victor ▁Leb ede v ▁( I van ▁O gan es yan ), ▁a ▁major ▁( then ▁colon el ) ▁in ▁the ▁Special ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ations . ▁ ▁Production ▁details ▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁on ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁TV ▁channel ▁I CT V ▁and ▁began ▁air ing ▁in ▁Russia ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁for ▁ 1 TV . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁sold ▁in ▁ 6 0 ▁countries ▁and ▁has ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁French ▁television ▁channel . ▁ ▁Even ▁before ▁its ▁premi ere , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁officially ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season ▁with ▁eight ▁new ▁episodes . ▁The ▁second ▁season