The remote area of Karelia in Russia has always been surrounded by myths and legends, but when some fatal cases of Western Nile Fever inexplicably appear there, an epidemiological expedition is sent to take a closer look. Led by ex-lovers Nikolai and Vera who have unfinished business, the expedition becomes fraught with events that can’t be explained through science. The Counted is a one-hour drama series with elements of paranormal and sci-fi genres intertwined in the unique geographical, tribal, and social setting of Karelia, Russia.

In the center of attention is a large and strong Maslov family, which is not as successful as it may seem at first glance. These are ordinary people living in an ordinary apartment building on one of the Moscow streets. They are the same as us – they solve their problems, joke, quarrel, love each other, prepare to meet a new day. They live.

The spouses of Vera and Viktor Novikova are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. At the celebration, they invited Vera's sister, Nina, and her fiancé, Igor, to their home. But the holiday failed. In the evening, Nina is found dead on the street. At the same time, Valentin, who was Nina's fiance four years ago, appears in the city. Then Vera found out that he was a drug dealer and testified against him. Now Valentin is full of desire to take revenge on Vera and Igor, who took his beloved away from him.

After another "successful" case of catching a thief, Mukhich and Kristina are fired, and they open their own detective agency in Barvikha. The partners take on a variety of cases: from spying on the mistress of a rich entrepreneur to protecting the director of an IT company, into whose consciousness someone is trying to penetrate in a dream. Mukhich and Kristina will do everything to ensure that no crime in Barvikha remains unsolved, and old acquaintances will help them in their investigations.

Detective Stas Khabarov is shot in the back attempting to arrest a well-known drug dealer. When Stas comes to his senses, he is shocked to realise that he has actually died and become a ghost. He sees a vision of his estranged wife Vera being murdered on her birthday by the same person who attacked him. Determined to find his killer, he decides to stay on Earth to solve the mystery and prevent the death of his beloved wife.

After the unsuccessful attempt on the life of Baron Wrangel and the death of an intelligence agent, a new cunning plan is being developed to implement the "Crimean Mission". The best agent, Elena Golubovskaya, is appointed to this case. In Crimea, Golubovskaya appears already as El Ferrari - a gifted Italian poet. Her task is to eliminate Wrangel in order to demoralize the white movement, as well as control the operation to steal gold. Her plans are thwarted by Maximilian Ermler, a local newspaper journalist who turns out to be a British intelligence agent.