Ex-Wife, also known as Byvshaya zhena or Бывшая жена, is a 2013 Russian television series whose lead character, Natasha, played by Nelli Uvarova, works in a government department that seeks to collect unpaid alimony. The bailiffs of the office pursue deadbeat fathers (there's no example of a woman owing alimony) in a Russian city. In the first episode, Natasha quits a singing gig in order to join the department as an intern, and hopes to collect from her own ex-husband. Real-life tough guy (a mixed martial artist) Oleg Taktarov plays as Natasha's protective boss.
In a review of Russian television shows, The Verge called it "most inventive twist on a cop show".
It has twelve episodes in its single season.
Characters include:
It is a Russian World Series / Russian Golden Series production.