The Optimists (2017)★ 6.8/10
- Adventure
- Drama
- History
Directed by: Alexei Popogrebsky
Written by: Michael Idov, Yuliya Lukshina, Alexei Popogrebsky, Misha Shprits, Lily Idov
During the Cold War, Russian spy brings 1960s aesthetics to Khrushchev's era.Unveiling Russian-American espionage acts and personal lives impacted by the fragile geopolitical climate, opening at the 1959 American National Exhibition.
- Original title
- The Optimists
- Storyline
- The Optimists is a Russian spy drama series that brings a 1960's "Mad Men" aesthetic to the Nikita Khrushchev-era, set during peak Cold War. The show opens during the 1959 American National Exhibition in Sokolniki and continues to unravel the Russian and American acts of espionage and the personal lives affected by the fragile geopolitical picture.
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 179
- Companies
- Marmot-film, Janson Media, Vserossiyskaya Gosudarstvennaya Televizionnaya i Radioveshchatelnaya Kompaniya (VGTRK)
- Release dates
- RU April 24, 2017