Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Political Satire Returns On OTT

The comedy series starring Volodymyr Zelensky, who was a comedian before he became the President of a now war-torn country , Servant of the People is back on the online streaming platform. For the last few days, since the beginning of the war by Russia against Ukraine, Zelensky has been lauded for standing for his country rather than getting evacuated.

The streaming platform, Netflix announced this on March 16. The streaming platform tweeted, "You asked and it's back." This move comes amidst the war. Vladimir Putin-led Russia had started invading Ukraine last month. According to Putin, they were trying to demilitarise Ukraine.

But in the past few days, as Ukraine broils in war and fights back, the visuals of attacks on civilians and journalists have taken over the world. As people and leaders extend support to Ukraine's courage, Zelensky has gained global popularity. On Tuesday, he addressed the US Congress via video link and plead for more weaponry as well as a no-fly zone for Ukraine to survive. He received a standing ovation.

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Servant Of The People Volodymyr Zelensky

The series came out in 2015 and it showed Zelensky as a 30-year-old schoolteacher named Vasly Petrovych Goloborodko, who unexpected became the president after a video of him complaining about the corruption in the country went viral. The show was a hit in Ukraine.

It also starred Galina Bezurk, Anna Koshmal, Stanislav Boklan, Elena Kravets, Anastasia Chepeliuk, amongst others. It was also produced by Zelensky. The theme music was composed by Dmytro Shurov.

It was the platform that launched Zelenksy's career into politics and in 2019 he was elected the President. He had gotten more than 70 percent of the vote. Since November 19, Arte, the French-German television channel has been airing the show. After a few days into the invasion, channels like Channel 4 in Britain and ANT 1 in Greece, amongst others have also acquired the rights.

From 2017 to 2021 it streamed on Netflix and on popular demand it is back now.