First Squad New Production Info and Images Released

Humberto Saabedra

The First Squad website has been updated with revised production information and images for the upcoming World War II era action drama series which is being directed by two first-time Russian directors Misha Shprits and Aljosha Klimov, with production by acclaimed Studio 4°C, and funded by a Russian-Canadian company in Molot Entertainment.

First Squad details the the story of 14 year old Nadya and her exceptional extrasensory abilities developed when she was a part of a circus troupe.  The military division Division Six takes her in as a student and trains her as an intelligence agent as part of the covert “First Squad”.

The series is expected to launch as an OAV sometime in the near future with no release date known at this time.

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