Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s political sitcom is on Netflix

Prior to his role as the voice and public face for Ukraine under Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been a comic actor. One of the series he appeared in was “The Last Days” The Servant of PeopleA political comedy where he played the role of President of Ukraine. The series’ 23-episode opening season is now available on Netflix.

In the series, Zelenskyy’s character, Vasyl Petrovych, is a regular high-school history teacher until a viral video of him ranting about the government lands him the presidency. Zelenskyy himself then had his own meteoric rise through politics, and was elected president in 2019 — the same year the series ended.

Servant of the People’In 2015, the first season was launched. This show aired three seasons. It was welcomed with great success. While the show was certainly popular in its time, it’s grown even more popular around the world as Zelenskyy has emerged as the leading public figurehead of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion.

Since the show’s premise so closely mirrored real life, gifs and clipsFrom it soon began appearing online. Users of social media have posted moments that they find funny, ironic, and even relevant to the invasion. In spite of the proliferation of memes and references, the show itself wasn’t widely available in most countries until recently, and especially not in the US. Netflix owns the rights. The Servant of the PeopleAll US subscribers have access to e