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Summary A high-school teacher (played by Volodymyr Zelensky before he became Ukraine's president) ends up president after his diatribe about corruption is uploaded online in this satirical political comedy. [Aired originally in Ukraine from 2015-2019 and in the US on Netflix from 2017-2021, before returning on 16 Mar 2022]

  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • Dec 7, 2015
  • 24 m
  • TV-MA
  • Netflix
  • Dec 7, 2015
  • 24 m
Servant of the People
S1 • Episode 21
Episode #1.21
Air Date: Dec 7, 2015
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Summary A high-school teacher (played by Volodymyr Zelensky before he became Ukraine's president) ends up president after his diatribe about corruption is uploaded online in this satirical political comedy. [Aired originally in Ukraine from 2015-2019 and in the US on Netflix from 2017-2021, before returning on 16 Mar 2022]

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Episode 1 • Nov 16, 2015 • 43 m
Episode #1.1
Modest teacher Vasiliy is caught on camera raging over the political situation in his country. When a pupil posts the video on Youtube, it goes viral and Vasiliy becomes President of Ukraine.
Episode 2 • Nov 16, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.2
Vasiliy is thrown into the world of big politics and has to deal with his newly found popularity.
Episode 3 • Nov 17, 2015 • 27 m
Episode #1.3
Vasiliy awakes from a Greek philosophy dream to spend his first full day in office. His family are now fawning all over him and his newfound power - all except his sister, who arrives at the family home oblivious to recent developments.
Episode 4 • Nov 17, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.4
Vasiliy prepares his speech for the inauguration with a range of vocal exercises. Stand-ins play out the presidential figures he will have to meet, while he takes his son to ride a merry-go-round with a huge protection team in tow.
Episode 5 • Nov 18, 2015 • 26 m
Episode #1.5
Vasiliy is making life difficult for Yuri Ivanovich by refusing to use a limousine and firing his bodyguards. He also has to deal with the former President, who is refusing to leave the office.
Episode 6 • Nov 18, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.6
Vasiliy realizes that the Ukrainian officials treat the country as their property and spend a lot of money on unnecessary luxuries, so he proposes to reduce the number of officials and cut back their budgets.
Episode 7 • Nov 19, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.7
Things seem to be going very well after Vasiliy's impassioned speech about officials needing to live moderately. However, soon he discovers that most of them are just pretending for publicity.
Episode 8 • Nov 19, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.8
Vasiliy declares open auditions for some of the highest government positions. Soon he discovers that the "winners" were pre-approved by Yuri Ivanovich, so he proposes his own candidates, including his former teacher and his ex-wife.
Episode 9 • Nov 23, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.9
Vasiliy has to deal with the consequences of his own actions as his decision to appoint his friends and family as government official leads to accusations of nepotism. It soon turns out the people he appointed have no idea what to do.
Episode 10 • Nov 23, 2015 • 26 m
Episode #1.10
The powers that be try to remove Vasiliy's people by offering them bribes, but none of them is willing to take any money. Vasiliy is worried about Nina Igorevna who is missing after being filmed in a humiliating situation.
Episode 11 • Nov 24, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.11
Vasiliy's people decide to take the bribes after all. Soon a video of them taking the money is leaked and Vasiliy organizes a press conference to explain what really happened.
Episode 12 • Nov 24, 2015 • 26 m
Episode #1.12
Vasiliy wants to reduce taxes, but for the plan to work everyone needs to pay their dues honestly. He is also approached by the wife of his former head of security whom he fired.
Episode 13 • Nov 25, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.13
Vasiliy launches a campaign to make people stop working illegally and pay their taxes, which makes him a lot of new enemies. Meanwhile the powers that be are looking for dirt on Vasiliy.
Episode 14 • Nov 25, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.14
Vasiliy's administration goes against Ukrainian millionaires, who feel they are above the law. Sveta asks Vasiliy for a job.
Episode 15 • Nov 26, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.15
Vasiliy is frustrated by the state of Ukrainian roads and decides to use his power to fix them by pressuring the Minister of Infrastructure. Sveta is causing problems at her new job.
Episode 16 • Nov 26, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.16
Frustrated by the lack of progress in road repairs, Vasiliy tries to find an honest person he could hire as a new Minister of Infrastructure. Mukhin prepares to meet an important delegation from India.
Episode 17 • Nov 30, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.17
Vasiliy learns that his predecessor took a huge loan on a provision he will introduce some reforms. Now Vasiliy has to introduce the required changes or give the money back. Olha visits the Ukrainian gold reserves.
Episode 18 • Dec 1, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.18
After a night spent drinking with the Swedes from the International Monetary Fund, Vasiliy wakes up hungover and with no recollection of what happened, so Mukhin shows him videos of his drunken antics.
Episode 19 • Dec 2, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.19
Petro and Sveta and looking for a way to make some additional money. Vasiliy is still uncertain what happened between him and Matilda, so he does everything he can to stay out of her way.
Episode 20 • Dec 3, 2015 • 26 m
Episode #1.20
After increasing the retirement age and raising taxes on alcohol, Vasiliy faces strong opposition from the Ukainian people, who organize protests against him. He also secretly moves into his office after being thrown out by his family.
Episode 21 • Dec 7, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.21
Vasiliy is furious to discover that in order to stop people protesting, Yuriy Ivanovich and his people created a fake story about a meteorite about to strike the Earth near Kyiv and destroy Ukraine. Anna is trying to seduce Vasiliy.
Episode 22 • Dec 8, 2015 • 24 m
Episode #1.22
Olha needs some time for herself, so Vasiliy has to take care of their son Dima. However, Vasiliy has planned a date with Anna, so he leaves Dima with Tolik.
Episode 23 • Dec 9, 2015 • 25 m
Episode #1.23
It's Vasiliy's 100th day in office and a televised debate is organized about his attempts to battle corruption in Ukraine.
Episode 24 • Dec 10, 2015
Episode #1.24
During the televised debate, Vasiliy reveals that he's found evidence on a corruption scheme involving some of the highest government officials. The powers that be are planning to assassinate Vasiliy.

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