The Optimists
5.2
6 votes
April 24, 2017
1 season, 13 episodes
Drama
War & Politics
Overview
The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.
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Cast
Andrey Smirnov
Georgy Mikhailovich
Jonathan Salway
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Grigory Biryukov
Severija Janušauskaitė
Ruta Blaumane
Artyom Bystrov
Leonid Korneev
Egor Koreshkov
Andrey Muratov
Evgenia Brik
Galina Volina
Anatoliy Belyy
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Aleksandr Feklistov
Andrey Egorov
Mikhail Khomyakov
Maksim Vitorgan
Viktoriya Isakova
Karolina Gruszka
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