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The Optimists
The Optimists
DramaWar & Politics

The Optimists

April 24, 2017
1 Season
13 Episodes
TMDB5.2· 6

The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.

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Cast
Andrey Smirnov

Andrey Smirnov

Georgy Mikhailovich

Jonathan Salway

Jonathan Salway

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Grigory Biryukov

Severija Janušauskaitė

Severija Janušauskaitė

Ruta Blaumane

Artyom Bystrov

Artyom Bystrov

Leonid Korneev

Egor Koreshkov

Egor Koreshkov

Andrey Muratov

Evgenia Brik

Evgenia Brik

Galina Volina

Anatoliy Belyy

Anatoliy Belyy

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Aleksandr Feklistov

Aleksandr Feklistov

Andrey Egorov

Andrey Egorov

Mikhail Khomyakov

Mikhail Khomyakov

Maksim Vitorgan

Maksim Vitorgan

Viktoriya Isakova

Viktoriya Isakova

Karolina Gruszka

Karolina Gruszka

Sergey Ershov

Sergey Ershov

Василий

Kristina Babushkina

Kristina Babushkina

Crew
Alexey Popogrebsky

Alexey Popogrebsky

Director, Writer

Mikhail Idov

Mikhail Idov

Writer

Mikhail Shprits

Mikhail Shprits

Writer

Yuliya Lukshina

Yuliya Lukshina

Writer

Yevgeniy Morozov

Yevgeniy Morozov

Writer

Valery Todorovsky

Valery Todorovsky

Producer

Anton Zlatopolskiy

Anton Zlatopolskiy

Producer

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1

Season 1

13 episodes
Apr 24, 2017
Videos
THE OPTIMISTS Teaser Trailer (English Subtitles)
Trailer

THE OPTIMISTS Teaser Trailer (English Subtitles)

YouTube
Mar 29, 2017
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Show Info
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageRussian
Seasons1
Episodes13
Last Air DateApr 28, 2017
Popularity0%
Streaming on
Russia-1

Russia-1

Produced by
Mosfilm

Mosfilm

SU

VTP

Valery Todorovsky Production Company

RU

Released in

Russia

Spoken Languages

Pусский