Deadly Force (Russian: Убойная сила, romanized: Uboinaya sila) is a Russian detective TV series, which first appeared on television in 2000. In total from 2000 to 2005 there were 6 seasons (57 episodes). It was released by Channel One Russia simultaneously as a spin-off series from Streets of Broken Lights and as its direct competitor. One of the defining characteristics of the series are its humorous pop-culture references, pertaining to Russian and international film, TV and literature. ()