Emil Popov is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists on the BNT crime series Pod Prikritie.
As a young policeman, Popov worked with inspectors Tudzharov, Mironov and Stelyanov.
Mironov, who returned in Bulgaria an episode earlier, pointed a gun on a back of his head.
His marriage got even more strained when his wife is raped by her friend from the school Anton Damyanov in Episode 2.9.
In season 3, after Tudzharov was released in a house arrest, Popov continue to investigate him and Ivo too.
In Episode 3.11, he found out that somebody copied Martin's file from his safe and it is revealed in season 3 finale that it was another cop from his group.
Popov threw him in the shower cabin and poured cold water on him to sober him up.
After his daughter got mistakenly killed because he was the real target, Popov met with Tudzharov on the cemetery and shot him in the head.
Later, he admitted to the court his murder, but Martin testified that Popov shot him because Tudzharov pointed a gun on him.
When Popov got out of the restaurant with his daughter, Dzharo had to pull the trigger to kill him, but he couldn't, so the other assassin shot.
After that, Popov returned him back, but a few seconds later, he turn over to him, pointed a gun on Dzharo and killed him in cold blood.
In prison, Popov met with Martin and told him he has a man in organization owned by Faruk Aykan, Turkish mobster, Erol Metin, an undercover cop.
Later, Popov watched the footage from security camera near the airport and saw familiar car and asked Erol to meet with him.
They met and Popov told Erol the police is closer to close a case.
In the evening, Popov returned to his flat and Erol came to visit him and confessed he killed Martin and why he did it.
In season finale, Popov freed Erol Metin, cancelled the police car and sent him in Ivo's group undercover to spy them.
When officers brought wounded Erol, Popov hugged him and told him that his mission is accomplished.