---
title: "The Big Game"
year: 2020
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/the-big-game-2020"
media_type: "tv"
tmdb_id: 107703
imdb_id: "tt13144490"
status: "Returning Series"
seasons_count: 2
episodes_count: 20
runtime_minutes: 48
community_rating: 7.4
vote_count: 60
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# The Big Game (2020) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/the-big-game-2020

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

The television series The Big Game is a survival show that premiered in 2020. According to the show's description, sixteen contestants are taken to the Siberian taiga to compete for a large cash prize. The rules of the show are simple, with contestants having no access to food, personal belongings, electricity, communications, or civilization for hundreds of kilometers around. The show's creators are Slava N. Jakovleff and Yuriy Sapronov, and it features a cast including Vladimir Veryovochkin, Linda Lapinsh, Anastasiya Todoresku, and Yuliya Volkova. The show is described as an extreme reality TV show where contestants must reach the end and stay human to win the prize. The prize for the winner is one million euros. The show's concept is to have only one winner, with the last contestant remaining declared the winner.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Sixteen contestants face a deadly survival challenge in the remote Siberian taiga for a cash prize."

### Why Watch
- high-stakes premise
- isolated setting

### Caveats & Content Note
- intense themes of human desperation
- Tone & Suitability: The series features themes of survival and life-or-death stakes that may be intense for some viewers.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: intense, suspenseful, gritty, survivalist

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Season Architecture & Lore Primers

### Season 1 (12 Episodes)
## Filler vs. Essential Episode Classifier

- **Total Tracked Episodes**: 20
- **Crucial Mytharc Episodes**: 4 (20%)
- **Character Core Episodes**: 16 (80%)
- **Side Quest / Filler Episodes**: 0 (0%)

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Igor Vernik** as *"Survivor" Host*
- **Vladimir Verevochkin**
- **Linda Lapinsh** as *Viktoria Kempinnen*
- **Aleksey Chadov** as *Himself*
- **Anastasiya Todorescu**
- **Maria Kulik**
- **Irina Voronova**
- **Yuriy Arkhangelskiy**
- **Sergey Zharkov**
- **Yuliya Volkova**

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Where does the show take place?
The contestants are taken to the Siberian taiga.

### Q: How many contestants participate?
There are sixteen contestants in the competition.

### Q: What is the prize for winning?
The winner receives one million euros.

### Q: What are the rules of the show?
Contestants must survive without food, personal belongings, electricity, or communication with civilization.

### Q: What is the central conflict?
The competition turns into a deadly game where survival becomes the primary objective.

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- [The Big Game (TV Series 2020- ) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13144490/)
- [Big (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_(film))
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- [The Big Game (TV Series 2020- ) — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/107703)

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