Love in Chains

Love in Chains

No bounds, just horizons.

On STB

2019–20214 seasons96 episodes45 min7.6 / 10

A dark historical drama following a bondmaid's harrowing struggle for freedom across 96 episodes of loss, pursuit, and survival.

Kateryna is beautiful, clever and by the will of her godmother was raised as a lady of noble blood. But for the whole world, she is only someone else’s property, a bondmaid of the richest landowner in Nizhyn – Chervinskyi. Struggling for her freedom and the right to be happy, she will have to endure the deaths of her closest people, become the property of a woman who hates and dreams to kill her, survive the popular uprising, escape while being chased by a maniac and flee from the one who wants to get her above all. What awaits Kateryna at the end of such a terrible and exhausting path to freedom?

Questions people ask

  • Is Love in Chains sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.

  • Is Love in Chains scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.

  • Is Love in Chains violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.

  • Is Love in Chains easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

  • Does Love in Chains leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity46

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Love in Chains

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love in Chains

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love in Chains, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love in Chains, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love in Chains, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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