[1][2] Set in a small provincial Russian town in the 19th century, the series centers on the intense conflicts within the Karamazov family.
Fyodor Karamazov, a wealthy and depraved patriarch, has three estranged sons: impulsive Dmitri (Mitya), intellectual Ivan, and spiritual Alexei (Alyosha).
Tensions escalate as Dmitri and his father become rivals for the affections of Grushenka, a beautiful and capricious woman.
Despite a failed reconciliation attempt with his father, Dmitri confides in Alyosha about his guilt over mistreating his fiancée, Katerina Ivanovna, who has remained loyal despite his reckless behavior.
As the trial concludes, Dmitri is sentenced to exile in Siberia, despite Alyosha’s desperate pleas for mercy.