The protagonist of the Russian crime series "I Will Live" is Makar, a former special forces soldier who returns to his hometown after many years. His parents have long been dead, and his lover and best friend are married to each other. In addition, the once peaceful town is entangled in a criminal network. Dmitry Romanov, a local criminal authority, holds all the residents in fear, from small entrepreneurs to the police. Makar is not willing to submit to this order. He decides to reclaim his small homeland from the gangsters.