Ukrainian President Zelensky’s Satirical Political TV Series ‘Servant to the People’ Is Now on Netflix
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s turn as a chipper young bear in Paddington—yep, he voiced the adorable bear in his country’s version of the 2014 film—wasn’t the politician’s first dip into screen acting. Zelensky recently starred in and created the Netflix satirical series Servant to the People, which ended (no shock here) when he decided to run for president in 2019 under a new political party also titled Servant of the People. Coincidence? Maybe not.
Netflix has finally added this gem back to its service in the United States, meaning Americans curious about the Ukrainian figurehead’s unusual pre-presidential acting career can check out the series as they continue to marvel at his work against the Russian invasion. The show aired three seasons from 2017-2021, debuting a total of 51 episodes to the streamer. Right now, you can stream the entire first season of the satire on Netflix anywhere in the U.S.
Servant to the People follows a similar course that Zelensky himself has in the past month—kind of. Absent-minded high school history teacher Vasyl Petrovych Goloborodko becomes a viral sensation overnight after one of his students posts a video clip of him online. The clip features Vasyl ranting about corruption in Ukraine, leading a passionate group of students to crowdfund for his very own presidential campaign.