King & Jester

King & Jester 2023

Король и Шут

★ 7.0TMDB 1h 0min 1 season Creator: Rustam Mosafir

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A fantasy drama infused with music and horror fables based on the real story of the 'King and Jester', a cult Russian punk-rock band, enormously popular in the 1990-2000s. The show goes along the band's rocky road to success and tells the story of its polarizing-natured frontman Michael Gorshenev and his tragic death in 2013. Tricksters, evil spirits, noblemen, and other characters of the 'King and Jester' song verse make their way into the lives of Gorshenev and his bandmates.

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S1·E1 Episode 1Mar 2, 2023 · TMDB 7.0A music band, which until recently played in small clubs, hold a big concert at "Jubilee Palace of Sports". The vocalist is haunted by an inner demon - Jester.S1·E2 Episode 2Mar 2, 2023 · TMDB 8.0Gorshok and Knyaz are reminiscing how they firet met each other in college. At the concert in Yekaterinburg,a fan is beaten up by the police.S1·E3 Episode 3Mar 9, 2023 · TMDB 3.0Gorshok is swayed by a new acquaintance, Anfisa. The band hires a director Sasha Gordeyev and tops the chart of the famous Russian Rock music radio station.S1·E4 Episode 4Mar 16, 2023 · TMDB 3.3Gorshok is in rehab, Anfisa confesses she has AIDS. Different perspectives on art lead to an argument between Gorshok and Knyaz.S1·E5 Episode 5Mar 23, 2023 · TMDB 8.0Gorshok’s friends and father save him from bandits in uniform. He falls in love with Olga, who supports him during hard time.S1·E6 Episode 6Mar 30, 2023 · TMDB 8.0After the concert, Knyaz meets Agata, who claims he is not a punk. Frontmen argue over a girl and the future of the band.S1·E7 Episode 7Apr 6, 2023 · TMDB 3.3Gorshok quits drinking. He is working on a musical “Sweeney Todd”, while Knyaz refuses, starting a project of his own.S1·E8 Episode 8Apr 13, 2023 · TMDB 8.0Gorshok is rapidly losing strength, but goes on tour. Agata accuses him of betraying a friend, and he decides to speak to Knyaz.9S1·E9 Episode 9Aug 23, 2023

Cast

Crew

Creator
Rustam Mosafir
Director
Rustam Mosafir
Writers
Dmitry Lemeshev
Producers
Agata Nigrovskaya, Michael Kitaev, Dmitry Nelidov, Olga Filipuk, Aleksandra Remizova, Elena Melnikova, Igor Gudkov, Alexander Syrov
Cinematography
Stepan Beshkurov
Editing
Andrey Nazarov
Production Design
Grigory Pushkin
Costume Design
Mark Lee

Details

First air date
Mar 2, 2023
Last air date
Aug 23, 2023
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Episode runtime
60 min
Network
Kinopoisk
Status
Ended
Studios
Plus Studio, Lunapark Film Company, League Film, Kinopoisk
Country
Russia
Language
Russian

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