Servant of the People (TV series)

*Servant of the People*
Servant of the People
Genre	Political satire; Comedy
Created by	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Starring	Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Stanislav Boklan; Olena Kravets; Jury Krapov; Mykhailo Fatalov; Oleksandr Pikalov; Eugene Koshovyi; Viktor Saraykin; Natalia Sumska; Kateryna Kisten;
Theme music composer	Dmytro Shurov
Composer	Andriy Kiryuschenko;
Country of origin	Ukraine
Original languages	Russian, Ukrainian
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	51
Production
Executive producer	Volodymyr Zelenskyy;
Producers	Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Andriy Yakovlev; Boris Schefir; Olexiy Kiryushenko;
Production locations	Kyiv, Ukraine
Running time	40—90 minutes
Production company	Kvartal 95;
Distributor	Kvartal 95; Netflix (worldwide);
Release
Original network	1+1
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release	16 November 2015 –; 28 March 2019

Servant of the People (Ukrainian: Слуга народу, romanized: Sluha narodu, Russian: Слуга народа, sometimes translated as Servant of the Nation) is a Ukrainian political satire comedy television series created and produced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who stars as Vasily Petrovych Goloborodko, a high-school history teacher in his thirties who is unexpectedly elected President of Ukraine after a viral video filmed by one of his students shows him making a profane rant against government corruption in his country.[1][2][3] The series ran for three seasons from 2015 to 2019, and a film adaptation was released in 2016.[4]

The series was produced by Kvartal 95, which was founded by Zelenskyy.[5] It would become much more involved in Ukraine's actual politics; on 31 March 2018, a political party named after the television series was registered with the Ministry of Justice,[6] and Zelenskyy was actually elected President of Ukraine on 21 April 2019, with over 70 percent of the second-round vote.[7]

Plot

Filmed by a student when launching a profane rant about corruption in Ukraine, who uploads the footage to YouTube, Vasily Petrovych Goloborodko (Volodymyr Zelenskyy), an absent-minded high-school history teacher who lives with his parents, turns into an Internet sensation overnight. Goloborodko's students launch a crowdfunding campaign for registering his candidacy in Ukraine's presidential race unbeknownst to him, eventually propelling their flabbergasted teacher to political victory as the new President of Ukraine. While in office, Vasily is confused at his newfound responsibilities, but gradually eases into his presidential duties and decides to weed out corruption by the oligarchy in his government.[8][9]

Cast and characters

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the current President of Ukraine, portrayed President Vasily Goloborodko and Grisha in the series

Actor / actress	Role(s)	Note	Seasons
Actor / actress	Role(s)	Note	1 (2015)	2 (2017)	3 (2019)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Vasily Petrovych Goloborodko, Grisha	A high school history teacher in his thirties who is unexpectedly elected President of Ukraine, following a rant against government corruption in his country secretly filmed by one of his students. Zelenskyy also portrays Grisha, a government employee who received plastic surgery to serve as Goloborodko's physical double.	Main
Stanislav Boklan	Yuriy Ivanovich Chuiko	A corrupt politician who serves as the Prime Minister of Ukraine and is later exposed as an ally of the oligarchs.	Main
Yevhen Koshovy	Serhiy Viktorovich Mukhin	The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and a former actor.	Main
Olena Kravets	Olha Yuriyivna Mishchenko	Vasily's ex-wife and the director of the National Bank of Ukraine. She later becomes acting Prime Minister.	Main
Yury Krapov	Mikhaylo Ivanovich Sanin	The Minister of Fiscal Affairs of Ukraine.	Main
Mykhailo Fatalov	Mikhail Ashotovich Tasunyan	The head of the Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU)	Main
Oleksandr Pikalov	Ivan Andreyevich Skorik	The Minister of Defence of Ukraine and a former navy captain.	Main
Viktor Saraykin	Petro Vassilyevich Goloborodko	Vasily's father	Main
Kateryna Kisten	Svetlana Petrovna Sakhno	Vasily's sister and the former first deputy of the Ukrainian tax service.	Main
Nataliya Sumska	Mariya Stefanovna Goloborodko	Vasily's mother	Main	Minor
Olha Zhukovtsova-Kyiashko	Oksana Skovoroda	Mukhin's secretary.	Minor	Main
George Povolotsky	Tolya	The Chief of Security and a bodyguard who is initially part of Vasily's security detail before he is dismissed after Vasily regards the detail as unnecessary to his work.	Minor	Main
Dmitry Surzhikov	Dmitry Vasilyevich Surikov	Prime Minister of Ukraine, former Chairman of the supervisory board of the National Bank	Minor	Main
Halyna Bezruk (Season 1) Anastasia Chepelyuk (Season 2)	Anna Mikhailovna	The General Adviser to the President, a former specialist of the Development Department, and Vasily's mistress, who is exposed as an ally of the oligarchs.
Anna Koshmal	Natasha Sakhno	The niece of Vasily Goloborodko
Valentyna Ishchenko	Bella Rudolfivna	Secretary of Vasily Goloborodko
Stepan Kazanin	Speechwriter	Assistant to Vasily Goloborodko

Minor roles

Actor / actress	Role	Note
Alexei Kiryushchenko	Sergei Pavlovich	Former president
Tetyana Pechonkina	Nina Yegorivna Tretyak	Former teacher of Goloborodko, former head of the SBU
Yuriy Hrebelnyk	Plato
Alexey Vertinsky	Sergey Susseldorf	Designer (Episode 5) / Louis XVI (Episode 20)
Oleg Maslennikov	Oligarch	Oligarch
Olena Bondareva-Repina	Raisa Andriivna	School principal
Oleksiy Smolka	Serhiy Leonidovych Karasyuk	Leader of the faction
Anastasia Karpenko	Yana Klymenko	Opposition journalist
Mykhailo August	Andriy Volodymyrovych Yakovlev	Minister of Culture
Danilo Oskin	Mykhailo Semenovych	Oligarch
Vitaliy Ivanchenko	Vitaliy Romanchenko	MP from the Dobrobut faction
Rinat Khabibulin	Dima	Vasily's son
Alexander Danilchenko	Nikolay Pavlovich Pilipenko	Chief of ZhEK
Alexander Ignatusha	Judge/Monk Sebastian	Judge/Monk
Nazar Zadniprovsky
Andriy Romaniy		Host of political talk show
Dmytro Melenevsky		Karasyuk's bodyguard
Andriy Danylko	Verka Serduchka	Ukrainian pop singer

Episodes

Season 1

Episode	Original air date	Description
1—2	16.11.2015	History teacher Vasily Petrovich Goloborodko is informed by the government that he has been elected president of Ukraine. Flashbacks of how he came to be elected (a profane rant about politics in Ukraine filmed by a student and uploaded to YouTube, followed by a crowdfunded entry into the race) are then interspersed with scenes from his first day in office.
3	17.11.2015	Waking up as president, Goloborodko notices how all members of his family begin to serve him. But his sister does not know at all that her brother is the new President of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the oligarchs are beginning to provide certificates about Vasily Goloborodko.
4	17.11.2015	Vasily is preparing for the inauguration. He is assisted by a speechwriter. The ex-boyfriend of the President's niece comes home to the girl with his family. He wants to woo her, because now she is a relative of the Guarantor.
5	18.11.2015	The president's first working day begins with a trip to work in a minibus. The Prime Minister also goes with him. Vasily's father decides to make several expensive purchases.
6	18.11.2015	Relatives of the President make a chic repair for free in the apartment and dream of moving to Mezhyhirya. Goloborodko meets with officials and visits the Verkhovna Rada. He even imagines the ghost of Che Guevara, who calls for radical measures.
7	19.11.2015	By order of Vasily, all deputies must unload the center and move to work in buildings on the outskirts of the capital. Also, officials should switch from luxury business cars to bicycles.
8	19.11.2015	Holding an open competition for ministerial positions turns out to be a big mistake. The old government and the oligarchs decide to spend on the bread places of their people. The president finds out about it by accident. Therefore, he decides to offer positions to trusted people with whom he personally knows. However, it is not known whether the deputies will support their candidacies.
9	23.11.2015	The first working day of the Goloborodko team was not easy for all ministers without exception. There are a lot of people in the Cabinet who want to frame them. The most affected is the head of the SBU, into whose cup of tea was poured a chemical substance.
10	23.11.2015	The guarantor is shocked by what happened to the head of the SBU. He intends to figure it all out. Meanwhile, his team receives eye-catching offers from the "strong people". The oligarchs are trying to bribe the ministers, and the president doesn't know anything about it.
11	24.11.2015	The ministers still decide to take a bribe. Some of them even ask for more money. At the same time, the Prime Minister feels great collecting profits from farmers. But the state employees get what is left.
12	24.11.2015	Goloborodko introduces tax reform. It provides for an interest rate cut, as well as a simplified tax payment scheme. In order to explain his intentions to the people, the President wants to use the resources of the Ministry of Culture. He asks to shoot a commercial, which will simply and easily show all the advantages of the reform.
13	25.11.2015	Goloborodko's tax reform primarily affects his family, namely his father. Meanwhile, the head of the Fiscal Service begins to check officials. He finds out that all their income is registered to husbands, wives, brothers, parents, etc. When their relatives are so tying up, the deputies themselves huddle in small apartments.
14	25.11.2015	Thanks to the agreements of Anatoliy's wife, the President decides to use the services of a security guard. The Head of the Fiscal Service speaks with the relatives of the wealthiest officials. This leads to a high-profile case and forces the oligarchs to move.
15	26.11.2015	The President's sister is trying to get into the Cabinet and take a high position. But all the ministers refuse to accept her to their departments. When at least some funds appear in the budget, Goloborodko decides to allow them to repair Kyiv roads.
16	26.11.2015	All the failures of the President and his team are leaked to the media. One call can cause a storm of dissatisfied people. Specially trained people who do not want to lose their seats begin working on this.
17	30.11.2015	Having launched several reforms, Goloborodko actually declares war on the oligarchs. The president is beginning to be watched. Subordinates of oligarchs are struggling to find the errors that took place in the life of the President. But, as it turns out, it is not so easy to compromise the Guarantor.
18	01.12.2015	Finding a decent person for the post of head of Ukravtodor is not so easy. For years it was occupied by people who plundered one of the most important structures in the apparatus of the state. And such people of the new Guarantor, of course, do not suit.
19	02.12.2015	Goloborodko is trying in every way to eradicate corrupt power. In this episode, Angela Merkel herself calls the Guarantor, who mistakenly informs the President of the good news: it was decided to accept Ukraine into the European Union. But in fact, the European Union accepts Montenegro.
20	03.12.2015	The president suggests that the "strong ones of this world" file real tax returns with the right number of zeros. Goloborodko continues to press the oligarchs. Of course, this causes them rabies. The caste of oligarchs is trying to influence the President in every possible way. But he doesn't give up.
21	07.12.2015	Goloborodko's reforms are not to the liking of not only the people, but also the "three whales" who are trying to gain control of power. They try to negotiate with the newly minted President, but nothing happens.
22	08.12.2015	The president needs to repay his debts to the IMF. He resorts to unpopular measures - tough reform. Such a policy of the head of state sows real panic among the people.
23	09.12.2015	The president is on a political talk show. On the air of the program, he talks about reforming the judicial system of Ukraine. With the submission of Goloborodko, the former head of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station of Kyiv conducts an audit right at home. They show what a wonderful life the official leads with his family.
24	09.12.2015	So came to the end of the first 100 days of the reign of Goloborodko. Finally, his actions lead to progress. Changes in government are becoming noticeable. The President was able to find those buttons, by clicking on which it was easier and easier to carry out reforms. Anatoliy saves the president from an assassination attempt. He and his family, minister friends, and lover Anna Mikhailovna have a family dinner.

Season 2: From Love to Impeachment

Episode	Original air date	Description
1—2	23.10.2017	Goloborodko wakes up in a cold sweat after dreaming, in which he was betrayed by best friends. After recovering a little, he quickly calms down, as it is just a dream, but in reality the president has a birthday today. But after watching the news, Goloborodko suddenly realizes that there will be no holiday, because there was a coup d'état in the country. This turns out to be a prank by his friends.
3	24.10.2017	After the unforgettable birthday of the President, all his friends gather for an important meeting in his office. On the agenda: the lack of evidence against Yurii Ivanovich, as banks in all countries in which he withdrew money refuse to cooperate with the investigation. Suddenly, the meeting is interrupted by the visit of Yurii Ivanovich himself, who was brought to Goloborodko's office for an investigative experiment.
4	24.10.2017	Finally, the day comes when Ukraine received a visa-free regime. The president is most pleased with this news, of course. Leaving home in the morning, Vasily Goloborodko does not meet anyone and soon realizes that all Ukrainians have left their homeland in search of a better fate, and only he remained a true patriot of his country (then it turns out to be a dream).
5	25.10.2017	After the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the President realizes that the time has come for change, and goes to the Department of Development, which has long had a plan "to realize the dream of a successful and self-sufficient Ukraine." At the same time, the trial of Yurii Ivanovich continues, and today an incorruptible judge will announce his verdict.
6	25.10.2017	Today is an important historic day for the whole country, and parliament must vote for a new prime minister. The situation is such that the oligarchs cannot decide on a single candidate for the post and are launching a series of compromising stories about the president and his entourage on TV so that he does not get ahead of his candidate.
7	26.10.2017	The global crisis has even affected the IMF, so only one country in Eastern Europe will receive a loan: Ukraine or Greece, but to do so, countries must show their tough stance on corruption. The Greeks decide to imprison their oligarchs. Ukraine needs a bigger figure, so the local oligarchs decide to arrest the main corrupt official, who turned out to be the former president.
8	26.10.2017	In order to receive a loan from the IMF, Ukraine must fulfill the mandatory conditions and adopt a whole package of anti-corruption laws, for which Verkhovna Rada deputies stubbornly refuse to vote. The president has only 2 days to persuade deputies to vote for the necessary laws for the country.
9	30.10.2017	After the president's visit to Yurii Ivanovich in "places not so far away", Vasily Goloborodko makes a proposal that the former prime minister cannot refuse and agrees to testify against the oligarchs in court.
10	30.10.2017	A delegation from the IMF arrives in Lviv to sign a final loan agreement. It would seem that no difficulties should have arisen, as the Rada voted for the necessary laws for the country, and all that is needed is the personal presence of the president, who at such a crucial moment decides not to go to Lviv.
11	31.10.2017	To quarrel with the oligarchs and get the coveted loan, Vasily Petrovich Goloborodko goes to Kharkiv to meet with the governor for the sole purpose of persuading him to change Roizman's bank to Mamatov's bank. The meeting does not yield the desired result, and the president again goes to Yurii Ivanovich, who has a contingency plan.
12	31.10.2017	Instead of the promised visit to Sumy, the president goes to Zaporizhzhia and reveals a number of corruption schemes to the press, after which he thanked journalist Serhiy Biryukov, who works for Roizman, for this information in front of many cameras. The oligarchs understand that all these events are not accidental, and promise to arrange a "warm welcome" to Vasily Petrovich in Zaporizhzhia.
13	01.11.2017	Goloborodko continues to reveal the schemes of the oligarchs, creating new problems for them. They "bite" each other, revoking the license of one of the TV channels and causing the failure of privatized mobile operators and banking systems. Ukraine is falling into a global crisis, but then it turns out to be only a dream of Goloborodko. Titushky incited by Mamatov chase the president and Chuiko all over Zaporizhzhia. During the chase Goloborodko and Chuiko change into the costumes of Verka Serduchka and his group and Goloborodko throws cakes at the pursuers.
14	01.11.2017	Yurii Ivanovich finds his long-awaited freedom by fulfilling his obligations to the president. Goloborodko meets with the IMF delegation in Lviv to accept its demands, but when he hears that the commission is demanding from Ukraine, the latter is told to "go fuck himself."
15	02.11.2017	Having sent the creditors to that place, in which Ukraine had been for a long time already, the country does not receive the credit of 15 billion dollars and risks losing its reputation on the international level. To overcome the crisis, the President proposes his man for the post of prime minister, while slightly blackmailing the main figures of the Verkhovna Rada.
16	02.11.2017	The oligarchs want to get rid of the unwanted president as soon as possible and with the least losses for themselves, so at the general council they decide to arrange an impeachment for Goloborodko. To do this, they throw all their strength into the search for Yurii Ivanovich, who knows a lot of things. At the same time, the president strikes back and the special services arrest Roizman.
17	06.11.2017	The president announces that he is resigning, and Dmytro Surikov in the meantime becomes prime minister. The Chairman of the SBU and the Minister of Foreign Affairs also want to resign from office. Goloborodko's family is trying to get him out of depression. The pre-election struggle for the chair of the head of the country begins, even a man dressed up as a bee goes to the presidency.
18	07.11.2017	The struggle for the presidency is in full swing, and the deputies are shooting election campaign videos. Some of them do not even know Ukrainian. Goloborodko also decides to go to the polls. But there is no money for the campaign, and no bank will give a loan of 2 million hryvnias.
19	08.11.2017	The new election race has just begun, and the situation for Goloborodko is already quite difficult, because he does not have popular support, as before, and according to the results of the polls, his candidacy takes the last place. Vasily Petrovich understands that he cannot do well without the help of a good political strategist, for whose work it is necessary to allocate at least one million dollars. But where can he get them?
20	09.11.2017	Nestor Dyachenko is a candidate who believes only in God, and the oligarchs cannot understand who sponsors him. The struggle amongst the candidates also began at a religious level. Meanwhile, Goloborodko shoots another commercial and prepares for the debate. But the money for the campaign suddenly disappears somewhere.
21	13.11.2017	Goloborodko has invested the money from the election campaign into an innovation – a pedestrian crossing with illumination. It turns out that this act raised him to the first place. Nazar Dobryivecher plans to arrange a fight with Goloborodko, but Vasily does not appear at the debate, and the latter clings to Khodobyak, resulting in a fight. Goloborodko's act only goes to benefit.
22	14.11.2017	Surikov has found compromising material on the presidential candidates and wants to cooperate with Goloborodko. At the debate, Vasily exposes those who financed the campaigns of Karasyuk, Khudobyak, Dobryivecher and Borisenko. The oligarchs are looking for new ways to lower Goloborodko's ratings. They nominate a new person for the job - a "common man from the people" - Dr. Tyshchenko to go against Goloborodko. Vasily is even accused of being Nemchuk's project (with the help of a plot involving his double Grisha).
23	15.11.2017	The oligarchs' scam has been uncovered. Mamatov was arrested on charges of plotting the murder of Goloborodko. Borisenko withdraws from the election in favor of Karasyuk. Surikov presents Nemchuk with compromise on the latter, and as a result, Karasyuk also withdraws from the election, casting his votes in favor of Surikov. Surikov resumes negotiations with the IMF on a loan and succeeds, which wins the support of voters.
24	16.11.2017	Olya tries to find evidence on Surikov, but fails. Suddenly, Nemchuk comes to the rescue in this matter, throwing on the air compromising information about the terms of the deal with the IMF. Two days before the elections, a debate between Goloborodko and Surikov is planned to be held on the TV show "Dialoga". The latter is not at the debate, but his representative comes out - Yurii Ivanovich, who tells the truth about his salvation, thereby exposing Goloborodko as a criminal in the eyes of the public. A little later, he admits that the former president was sympathetic to him, and explains to the audience the truth about what prompted Goloborodko to commit an official crime. According to the results of the elections, Surikov is leading with a result almost twice as high as the result of Goloborodko. But the people do not believe the results of the elections...

Season 3: Choice

Episode	Original air date	Description
1	27.03.2019	The season begins 30 years in the future in a history lesson, where a young teacher tells his students how Goloborodko saved Ukraine from oligarchs and led it to prosperity. Vasyl Goloborodko is in prison, at the same time Dmytro Surikov is in power. The new president is organizing a grandiose scam to buy coal from South Africa and flies to Thailand. People, having learned about this, go to protests, but they are dispersed. Surikov's colleagues betray him. The "Milk Revolution" begins. Meanwhile, Goloborodko's friends and previous ministers are appealing to the EU to free Goloborodko.
2	27.03.2019	After the "Milk Revolution", a woman Zhanna Borysenko becomes president of Ukraine, but her promises to both oligarchs and ordinary Ukrainians turn out to be false. This leads to a total of six "Maidans", the authorities eventually move to the "Military-Nationalist State" headed by Boryslav Kostyuk, but this also ends in failure. Each region of Ukraine becomes a separate state.
3	28.03.2019	Vasyl Goloborodko remains the only person who has proved the possibility of positive changes. He is elected president again and must meet the expectations of the people. Goloborodko finds himself on the imaginary "court" of the former rulers of Ukraine, where he understands what he should do. But to do this, he would have to talk to the rulers of all 28 Ukrainian quasi-states. Ukraine eventually becomes a utopia: oligarchs are curbed by the sale of criminal cases against them at auctions; the language issue is resolved by simultaneous interpreters; regions are connected with "eternal" concrete roads. All Ukrainians share savings, making a huge pile of gold on Independence Square, which goes to realize the dream of Ukraine, which will never again be a third-world country.

Development

Production

Concept: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Andriy Yakovlev, Oleksiy Kiryushchenko, Serhiy Shefir, Borys Shefir
Scriptwriters: Andriy Yakovlev, Oleksiy Kiryushchenko, Yuriy Kostyuk, Yuriy Mykulenko, Dmytro Hryhorenko, Mykhailo Savin, Dmytro Kozlov, Oleksandr Bragin
Directed by: Oleksiy Kiryushchenko
Cinematographer: Serhiy Koshel
Production designer: Vadim Shinkaryov
Composer: Andriy Kiryushchenko
Soundtrack: Dmitry Shurov, Potap and Nastya
Make-up artist: Nina Kremeshna-Lavrinenko
Costume designer: Veronika Yatsenko
Executive producer: Victor Yarish
Creative producer: Yuri Kostyuk
Producers: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Borys Shefir, Serhiy Shefir, Andriy Yakovlev, Oleksiy Kiryushchenko

Release

Servant of the People aired on the 1+1 channel in Ukraine.[1] The studio also posted all episodes for free on YouTube.[2] The first season of the show is available for streaming and download on Netflix in select countries.[2] The Netflix release combines the first two episodes together, resulting in 23 episodes total.[10]

Belarusian TV channel Belarus-1 started broadcasting the show in evening prime time on 11 November 2019.[11]

The Russian channel TNT aired the pilot episode of the show's first series on 11 December 2019, claiming it did so as "a marketing move to raise awareness of the platform".[11] TNT cut a scene from the episode in which president-elect Goloborodko asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin wore a Hublot watch, a joke referring to a well-known anti-Putin chant in Ukraine.[12]

In the United States, HITN presents the series, in a Spanish language version to a potential audience of more than 40 million homes.[13]

Sequels

A film adaptation of the series, Servant of the People 2, was released in 2016. The second season used footage from the film to expand on its plot and was released in 2017, bringing the film into the series' main continuity.[14] The third season was released in 2019.

Impact

2019

Zelenskyy would later mirror his character's rise to political power in being elected President of Ukraine in 2019.

2022

In the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Zelenskyy's wartime leadership, the show's popularity received a notable boost. Broadcasting rights have been requested by various foreign companies.[15] On March 16, Netflix announced that season 1 of the series would be available to US streamers again due to popular demand.[16][17][18]

Broadcasting rights

During 2022, Zelenskyy won widespread admiration as a resistance figure against Russia and Putin, leading to the series becoming more popular in turn. Foreign broadcasting companies have sought to air Servant of the People on their own channels.

Albania: Tring TV (14 March 2022 -), TV Klan (19 April 2022 – )
Australia: Special Broadcasting Service (28 February 2022 - 28 February 2023)
Belarus: Belarus-1 (11 November 2019 – )
Brazil: HBO Max[19]
Bulgaria: NOVA (18 April 2022 – )[20]
Canada: Vision TV (5 April 2022 - )[21]
Estonia: TV3 (5 April 2022 - ),[22] TV3+ (1 April 2022 – )[23]
Finland: Yle[24]
France: Arte[25]
Georgia: Not announced yet[26]
Germany: Arte[27]
Greece: ANT1 (7 March 2022 – )[26][28]
Hungary: RTL Klub (20 March 2022 – )[29]
Italy: La7 (4 April 2022 - )[30]
Kosovo: Kohavision (31 March 2022 – )
Latvia: TV3 (28 March 2022 – )[31]
Lithuania: TV3 (21 March 2022 – ), TV6 (April 2022 – )
Middle East: MBC[26]
Moldova: Jurnal TV[26]
Portugal: Netflix[32]
Romania: Pro TV[26]
Russia: TNT (only the pilot episode)
Serbia: Nova S (21 September 2019 – )
Slovakia: Markíza (28 March 2022), Dajto (2 April 2022 – )[33]
Slovenia: Voyo (17 April 2022 – )[34]
Spain: Telecinco (14 April 2022 – )[35]
Sweden: SVT[36]
Tunisia: Hannibal TV[37]
Turkey: Not announced yet
Ukraine: 1+1
United Kingdom: Channel 4 (6 March 2022 – )[38][39]
United States: HITN - Spanish-language (April 2022)
In some countries: Netflix

Cancelled remake

An American remake was ordered by Hulu, with British writer Simon Farnaby involved in its development, though the show was scrapped when Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States.[40]

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"Eксклузивно: Нова Броудкастинг Груп ще представи в България хитовия сериал "Слуга на народа" с участието на Володимир Зеленски" [Exclusive: Nova Broadcasting Group will present in Bulgaria the hit series "Servant of the People" with the participation of Vladimir Zelenski]. nova.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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Gonçalves, Bruna (24 March 2022). "Série cómica de Zelensky vai mesmo chegar a Portugal (e só o trailer faz rir até doer a barriga)" [Zelensky's comic series will even come to Portugal (and the trailer alone will make you laugh until your belly hurts)]. MAGG (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
"Markíza odvysiela komediálny seriál s ukrajinským prezidentom Zelenským" [Markíza broadcasts a comedy series with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy]. Živé (in Slovak). 17 March 2022.
"Serija, s katero je zaslovel Volodimir Zelenski, tudi na VOYO" [The series which made Volodimir Zelenskyy famous, also on VOYO]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 14 April 2022.
"Mediaset España adquiere los derechos de emisión de 'Servidor del pueblo', la serie que lanzó la carrera política del presidente ucraniano" [Mediaset España acquires the broadcasting rights for 'Servant of the People', the series that launched the political career of the Ukrainian president]. Mediaset (in Spanish). 17 March 2022.
"SVT visar Zelenskyjs serie 'Folkets tjänare'" [SVT shows Zelenskyy's series 'Servant of the People']. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 29 March 2022.
"Ramadan 2022: La série du président Ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky sera diffusée sur Hannibal TV" [Ramadan 2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's series will air on Hannibal TV]. Tekiano (in French).
Kemp, Ellie (6 March 2022). "How to watch Servant of the People comedy series in full in the UK". Manchester Evening News.
"Servant of the People - All 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
"Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - Simon Farnaby, The Phantom of the Open, Paris 13th District, Master, X, Deep Water and Three Floors". BBC Sounds. 18 March 2022.

External links

Servant of the People at IMDb
Слуга народа's channel on YouTube
Servant of the People on Netflix (location restricted) (subscription required)
Servidor del Pueblo on HITN (US only)

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