“They asked for it and it’s back! Servant of the People is back on Netflix in the United States,” the US platform announced on Twitter, coinciding with Zelenski’s emotional speech this Wednesday via videoconference before the US Congress, where he applauded.
As a foreboding, the theme “Servant of the People”, which came out in 2015, was the unexpected choice of a history teacher at the head of Ukraine. With humor, the series denounces political corruption in the country.
A scenario whose success – immensely in the country – opened the door to Zelensky’s political career, being elected president of the country in 2019 with more than 70% of the vote, supported by the party that bears the tie name.
Franco-German network Arte, which has been broadcasting “Servidor del Pueblo” on its Arte.tv page since November 19, highlighted the “increased interest” generated by the series. As of March 2, the program had been viewed 800,000 times and a few days later counted more than a million.
From day one of the invasion of Ukraine, Channel 4 in the UK, ANT 1 in Greece, or PRO TV in Romania joined the television channels in negotiating the rights to the series.
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