Survivors (2021 TV series)

Survivors
Russian: Выжившие
Genre	post-apocalyptic
Created by	Alexander Lungin Roman Volobuev Yelena Vanina[1]
Written by	Alexander Lungin Roman Volobuev Yelena Vanina
Directed by	Andrey Proshkin
Starring	Artur Smolyaninov Aleksey Filimonov Anna Slyu Aleksey Rozin Darya Ekamasova
Composer	Nikita Proshkin
Country of origin	Russia
Original language	Russian
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Alexander Plotnikov Bakur Bakuradze Anton Schwartz
Producers	Boris Khlebnikov Anna Tikhonova Valentin Lushkevich
Cinematography	Artyom Emelyanov
Running time	52 minutes
Production companies	Onion Film OKKO Studios
Original release
Network	Okko
Release	12 August (2021-08-12) – 23 September 2021 (2021-09-23)

Survivors (Russian: Выжившие, romanized: Vyzhivshie) is a Russian science fiction television series directed by Andrei Proshkin,[2] which premiered in the summer of 2021.[3]

Plot

The series takes place in a small Russian town where a deadly virus appears. Most of the inhabitants die, only a few people remain alive, who are affected by sleeping sickness: people cannot wake up on their own, and after two hours of sleep they fall into a coma.[3][4][5]

Cast

• Artur Smolyaninov as Sergey Shadrin
• Aleksey Filimonov as Alexander Morozov
• Darya Savelyeva as Nastya
• Anna Slyu as Dr. Marina Lavrova
• Vitalia Kornienko as Liza
• Aleksey Rozin as Rotny
• Darya Ekamasova as Dina
• Rosa Khairullina as Reverend
• Filipp Avdeyev as Viktor
• Natalia Bardo as Lena

Production and premiere

The project was announced in 2019. The director is Andrey Proshkin, the creative producer is Boris Khlebnikov.[6] The script was written by Alexander Lungin, Roman Volobuyev and Elena Vanina. Filming took place in November–December 2020 in the Chelyabinsk Oblast (mainly in Zlatoust, as well as in Miass and Satka).[7]

In July 2021 the premiere took place at the International Web Series Festival Realist Web Fest.[8] From August 12, 2021, the series is available in an online cinema Okko.[9]

In April 2023 filming of the second season began, which took place in Moscow and the Orenburg region.[10][11]

References

1. Премьера сериала «Выжившие» состоится в 2021 году
2. Пелевинщина, расстрелы и отсылки к Тарковскому — в разборе финала сериала «Выжившие»
3. «Выжившие» — новый сериал об эпидемии после «Эпидемии». Сюжет похож, но авторская оптика совсем другая (продюсер Борис Хлебников). Другие герои и другие симптомы заражения
4. Sergey Efimov (19 August 2021). "Круче "Эпидемии", но… Сериал "Выжившие" про один опасный вирус". Комсомольская правда. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
5. Pavel Voronkov (12 August 2021). ""Выжившие": сонная российская постапокалиптика для тех, кто пережил "Эпидемию"". Gazeta.ru. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
6. "Хлебников представит сериал "Выжившие" в 2021 году - ТАСС". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
7. "На трассе в Челябинской области на два дня ограничат движение из-за съемок фильма". 74.ру - новости Челябинска (in Russian). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
8. "На Realist Web Fest показали сериал "Выжившие" о мире после появления смертельного вируса - ТАСС". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
9. "Премьера сериала «Выжившие» состоится в 2021 году". Премьера сериала «Выжившие» состоится в 2021 году (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
10. "Okko и Lookfilm объявили о старте съемок второго сезона сериала "Выжившие"". Афиша (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
11. "В Оренбуржье проходят съёмки сериала "Выжившие – 2"". AiF (in Russian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

• Survivors at IMDb