Samvel Tadevosyan, the actor known from the film 'Life and Fight', will once again take on a leading role after a prolonged hiatus, starring in '88', a 10-episode science fiction and drama series set to begin production in October.
The story involves time travel, where the protagonist is transported to November 1988 in an attempt to prevent the Spitak earthquake, while parallel events unfold in Yerevan in 2026. Tadevosyan plays Adam, a journalist whose father, physicist Hakob, mysteriously disappeared in 1994. New circumstances now force Adam to resume a long-abandoned search.
The investigation leads him to the past, where he has the chance to meet his young father and uncover unknown chapters of his life. Gradually, however, everything ties into a larger question: what did his father know about the approaching disaster, and is it possible to change the past without endangering the future?
This marks Tadevosyan's return after several years of creative break. The actor gained widespread recognition for his roles in 'Life and Fight', 'Bravo, Virtuoso', and other films. In '88', he portrays a mature character with a complex inner world, faced with difficult choices.
The series offers a glimpse of Armenia in 1988, just weeks before the disaster, capturing the daily lives and relationships of people at a time when no one yet knew what lay ahead. The premiere of '88' is scheduled for January 2027, with more details, the rest of the cast, and the first trailer to be revealed soon.
The actor has also recently appeared in a campaign for DIOR's autumn-winter collection, trying his hand in the fashion world. However, for Armenian audiences, he is best known for his role as Tigran in 'Life and Fight', for which he received the Armenian State Prize, as well as special awards from 'Anahit' and the 'Golden Apricot' festival.
One of the most compelling aspects of the series is the intertwining of historical disaster and personal tragedy, which holds particular emotional resonance for Armenian viewers. Tadevosyan's character—a journalist who has spent years uncovering others' stories but cannot untangle his own family's secrets—feels deeply relevant to today's reality, where unresolved questions from the past continue to shape the present.
Particularly noteworthy is that the project unfolds across two time periods, allowing not only for an intriguing plot but also for reflections on generational ties, lost opportunities, and the choices we face—often without fully realizing their consequences. At the same time, it is fascinating to see how the actor, after his hiatus, interprets this complex, multi-layered character, which demands not just external expressiveness but also inner depth.
