Introduction

The Optimists (Optimisty, Оптимисты) is a Russian spy drama series that brings a 1960’s “Mad Men” aesthetic to the Nikita Khrushchev-era, set during peak Cold War.

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Outline

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.

The Optimists Series

• Episode 01.
• Episode 02.
• Episode 03.
• Episode 04.
• Episode 05.
• Episode 06.
• Episode 07.
• Episode 08.
• Episode 09.
• Episode 10.
• Episode 11.
• Episode 12.
• Episode 13.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Michael Idov.
• Director(s): Aleksey Popogrebskiy.
• Producer(s): Valeriy Todorovskiy and Anton Zlatopolskiy.
• Writer(s): Misha Shprits, Lily Idov, Mikhail Idov, and Lena Vanina.
• Music: Jongnic Bontemps and Anna Drubich.
• Cinematography: Evgeniy Privin.
• Editor(s): Aleksey Bobrov.
• Production: Marmot-film.
• Distributor(s): Vserossiyskaya Gosudarstvennaya Televizionnaya i Radioveshchatelnaya Kompaniya (VGTRK).
• Release Date: 27 April 2017 to 21 July 2017.
• Running Time: 44 to 73 minutes.
• Rating: TV-13.
• Country: Russia.
• Language: English (subtitles) and Russian.

Video Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjpIbFiCV5E