February 1965. A Soviet orbital bomb project threatens the global geopolitical balance. Francis Mareuil, an aerospace engineer, is contacted by the French secret services to recruit Boris Goloubev, the scientist who allowed this bomb to exist. In Moscow, the KGB organizes surveillance of Boris by forcing his daughter, Lyudmila, to spy on him.
In 1965, in the middle of the Cold War, Francis Mareuil, a French scientist, is getting ready to become a spy. During his work for the french security services and the CIA, he meets Lyudmila Goloubeva, a pianist forced to work with the KGB. This is the beginning of a love story... But how to make sure these feelings are genuine or guided by the politics ?
Totems - Season 1, Episode 1 Synopsis and Schedule