#5 – Servant of the People
The one with the Ukrainian President.
Mar 4, 2022
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, is a political outsider fighting for his nation’s democracy, but his rise to power involves a hit Ukrainian sitcom about… a political outsider fighting for his nation’s democracy. Yes, we’re here to review the pilot of our new favorite anxiety-ridden satire: Servant of the People.
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📺 Review: Servant of the People
🚨 Spoiler Alert for Episode 1 (starting at 34:51) 🚨
- Episodes Watched for Review: Pilot
- Number of Seasons Overall: 3
- Where to Watch: YouTube
- Spinoffs: The literal presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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🔗 Links:
- You can watch the Netflix Marvel shows on Disney+ starting March 16 – Sarah Whitten, CNBC
- New and returning customers can get 80 percent off Paramount Plus for three months – Sheena Vasani, The Verge
- ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Finale Measures 6.6M Viewers, Marks Season Highs – Alexandra Del Rosario, Deadline
- SAG Awards Are the Talk of Twitter as 'Euphoria' Finale Wows – Amber Dowling, Variety
- Greg Daniels says his idea for a reboot of The Office is a bit like The Mandalorian – Savannah Olson, The A.V. Club
- John DiMaggio To Return For ‘Futurama’ Revival On Hulu – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline
- Chris Licht Expected To Lead CNN After Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger – Ted Johnson, Deadline
- Disney and Warner Bros. Will Pause Releasing Films in Russia – Germain Lussier, Gizmodo
- Netflix Declines to Carry Russian Propaganda Channels – Naman Ramachandran, Variety
- ‘The White Lotus’ 2: Episode Count Revealed As Filming Starts In Sicily & Jennifer Coolidge’s Return Is Confirmed – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline
- Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an actor’s skill to wartime politics – Emily VanDerWerff, Vox
- Before He Was Ukraine’s President, Zelensky Was Ukraine’s Paddington – Justin Curto, Vulture
- Russian TV axes show starring Ukraine's leader after Putin joke – Andrew Roth, The Guardian
- Volodymy Zelensky Series ‘Servant Of The People’ Sells To Channel 4 – Max Goldbart, Deadline
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