The Optimists

The Optimists (2017)

Drama War & Politics

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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  • First Air Date: 2017-04-24
  • Last Air Date: 2017-04-28
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 13
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Network: Russia-1
  • Director: Alexey Popogrebsky
  • Creator: Michael Idov

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    13 Episodes

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Cast

  • Andrey Smirnov

    Georgy Mikhailovich

  • Jonathan Salway

  • Vladimir Vdovichenkov

    Grigory Biryukov

  • Severija Janušauskaitė

    Ruta Blaumane

  • Artyom Bystrov

    Leonid Korneev

  • Egor Koreshkov

    Andrey Muratov

  • Evgenia Brik

    Galina Volina

  • Anatoliy Belyy

  • Yuriy Kuznetsov

  • Aleksandr Feklistov

  • Andrey Egorov

  • Mikhail Khomyakov

  • Maksim Vitorgan

  • Viktoriya Isakova

  • Karolina Gruszka

  • Sergey Ershov

    Василий

  • Kristina Babushkina