TV channels and streaming platforms entered a dispute to air the series “Servant of the People”, by former comedian and current president in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, but the public’s interest in other productions related to the country attacked by Russia did not take off. on streaming in recent weeks.
The series “Chernobyl”, which tells the story of the biggest nuclear accident in the world, reached the 4th place among the most watched titles on HBO Max in the last week, but left the list of the ten most wanted quickly.
Released in 2019, the title describes the sequence of events after the accident that occurred in 1986 in the former Soviet Union, next to the Ukrainian city of Pripiat.
The documentary “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”, on Netflix, was not even among the most popular on the platform in recent weeks.
The production talks about the 2013 student demonstrations in Ukraine, which were violently repressed by the government and led to the fall of then-President Viktor Yanukovych.
In early March, Netflix made the documentary available for free on its global YouTube channel.
In the new bet of streaming platforms, the series starring Zelensky shows the former actor in the role of a history professor who becomes president of Ukraine, which helped him start his political career and win the 2019 elections.
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