Best Ukrainian series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch shows from Ukraine, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Servant of the People 2015
Modest and humble teacher Vasily is caught on camera raging over the miserable situation in his country. When a pupil posts the video on Youtube, it becomes a viral sensation. Everybody loves Vasily’s outrage and people start gathering money for a presidential campaign. Which he wins! Servant of the People follows Vasily’s new life as president; he has no interest in changing his life, he wants to stay the same, live in his flat with his parents, borrow money from his friends at the end of the month and take his bike to work; it’s just that now his work is as the most powerful man in the country.
72The Sniffer 2013
An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.
70To Catch the Kaidash 2020
Modern retelling of a classical Ukrainian family drama. Generations clash as the rural Kaidash family tries to make room for their sons, their sons' love interests and all the predicaments that ensue.
88Сваты 2008
Dear grandchild grew up and became a modern girl. In order to keep communication, grandmothers and grandfathers have no choice but to become modern themselves.
77Early Swallows 2019
Revolves around the lives of Ukrainian teenagers in a secondary school class. The teenagers struggle with bullying, including the Blue Whale Challenge, lack of parental support, suicidal behavior, LGBT identity crises-a subject that is rarely portrayed on Ukrainian television-alcoholic parents, and speech disabilities. In one of the show's main plot lines, the main characters are stalked on the Internet by an anonymous person who pretends to be their friend.
83Inseparable 2013
It's April of 1986. Pripyat, Ukraine. A core meltdown occurred at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Power Plant. Over thirty people died during the blast but the estimated death toll as a result of the radiation fallout will reach a four-digit number. This accident will be considered the world’s largest ecological disaster. Set at ground zero of a catastrophe, this film will reveal the details of the Chernobyl event. The shocking news of the explosion at the nuclear plant has spread, as the world watched the tragedy in fear and confusion. Hearts went out to those who displayed selfless courage and integrity in the initial efforts to stabilize the reactor power. But some were too busy being in love to notice what had just happened in nearby Chernobyl. The disaster has faded into the background... This is an account of love and loss, bravery and supernatural stoicism in the face of unbeatable odds.
70Sugar Daddy 2020
77There Will Be People 2020
The series is built in the form of saga and depicts the turbulent periods of the beginning of the 20th century through the eyes of ordinary people: the First World War, the revolution, the emergence of Soviet regime. Each of the characters faced the changes in their own way through their concept of truth. However, all of them shared fundamental desire to live, love and find their own place in the new era.
80World Inside Out 2010
An informative TV program about traveling to the most exotic countries in the world. The author's project by journalist and traveler Dmitry Komarov focuses primarily on the underside of a country or region that tourists usually do not see. If the report is made from a popular place, it is revealed to the viewer from an unusual angle, showing the "inside".
81Orel & Reshka 2011
Every weekend, two hosts go to different cities in the world. According to the rules of the program. The first host must live on a tight budget for two days at $100. While the second host can enjoy the luxury and are not on any budget. To decide which of them will live like a millionaire, and who will be the backpacker they flip a coin before each trip.
80Love in Chains 2019
Kateryna is beautiful, clever and by the will of her godmother was raised as a lady of noble blood. But for the whole world, she is only someone else’s property, a bondmaid of the richest landowner in Nizhyn – Chervinskyi. Struggling for her freedom and the right to be happy, she will have to endure the deaths of her closest people, become the property of a woman who hates and dreams to kill her, survive the popular uprising, escape while being chased by a maniac and flee from the one who wants to get her above all. What awaits Kateryna at the end of such a terrible and exhausting path to freedom?
71Cossacks: A Totally Fake Tale 2020
Ivan, a young Ukrainian peasant, robs the Moscow Tsar of precious jewels. He also accidentally steals a magical heirloom, now in the hands of the Sich leader, Koshovy, in his Ukrainian Cossack Fortress.
77The Bachelorette 2020
Ukrainian dating reality show, an adaptation of the American project “The Bachelorette”.
92Хазяїн 2022
100Mother 2021
100Черговий лікар 2016
100Naked and Funny 2005
Naked & Funny is a TV series from Ukraine featuring hidden camera sketches. They usually include public unexpected softcore nudity and/or exhibitionism. The series is broadcast on TV channels in several other countries, e.g. on Germany's Comedy Central. There are two types of sketches. The more common is a sexy girl or sexually awkward person appears and people's reactions are filmed. The other variant is where a prank is played on an unsuspecting person. This usually involves the victim removing their clothes for in either a changing room or for some other purpose. Many if not all the episodes seem to be fake[citation needed]. There appear to be 3 or 4 cameras that focus on the victim or model, which could not be hidden. Even more, they move in accordance with the movements of the actor and the supposed victim. Cameras always record faces, the naked body of the actress, etc. The victims almost always accept the supposed prank without complaint. Although they are recorded, supposedly, in Ukraine with ordinary people, signs are in English (obviously to facilitate international distribution of the episodes).
65School 2018
When successful businesswoman Katya's daughter tries to commit suicide, she becomes an economics teacher in order to be closer to her daughter and understand what the kids are up to at school. At the same time, Alex, a new English teacher, former lawyer, son of the principal, and newly engaged, also comes to the school. As sparks begin between Katya and Alex, the skeletons of the past still haunt them and won't let our heroes go.
58Різниця у віці 2021
90Jacob's Century 2016
The story is based on the history of Ukraine through the eyes of a long-lived Volyn peasant, Yakiv Mekh. Since childhood, he has been in love with Ulyana, but despite the reciprocity of feelings, her parents married her off to a boy from a wealthy family. Unable to change anything, Yakiv leaves the village. He joins the Polish army and meets a Polish noblewoman, Zosia... His fate includes wars, captivity, and the loss of loved ones, but its main outcome is the preservation of humanity and the ability to love.
90Border Guards 2024
85Hide and Seek 2019
In an ordinary looking apartment, a father and daughter play a game of hide-and-seek. While searching for his daughter, she is nowhere to be found... Later, a video is posted which shows the girl holding a sign with a mysterious set of numbers. But what do they mean? She’s the first of several children who disappear without a trace in a small industrial town. Young detectives Varta Naumova and Maksim Shumov take on the complex case and… their own demons. Varta is a distant person and extremely protective of her personal space, while Maksim comes across as an easy-going sociable guy. Both have experienced trauma in their lives, and this case touches them on a deeper level. They become personally vested in finding the children and apprehending the kidnapper as they face their respective pasts.
58The Bachelor 2011
Ukrainian dating reality show, an adaptation of the American eponymous project.
76Nothing Happens Twice 2019
80Встигнути до 30 2023
80Chornobyl: Aftermath 2016
1986, Chornobyl. Lera travels to the most promising place in the USRR where nuclear energy brightens the future of a new society. She is about to discover love, but also the power of physical and emotional destruction.
57Голова 2023
80The Wounded Heart 2016
80Travel around Ukraine with Dmytro Komarov 2021
Ukrainian traveller and TV presenter Dmytro Komarov will go on an expedition to Ukraine for the first time. The series will reveal the tourist potential of Ukraine and show where to rest next summer, what to see and how to get into really extreme adventures.
80Dramatize Me 2020
80The Last Muscovite 2015
Once in a hundred years, snow falls in the Carpathians in summer. Once in a thousand years, the Carpathian fir trees speak human language. However, a Muscovite in the Carpathian village of Velyki Vuyky has never heard it! And this day has come! Valeriy Petruk, the son of a Moscow oligarch, came to the Hutsul village to hide from Russian bandits. His fate now depends on the village head and his uncle. A new story has begun that will go down in songs, legends, myths, and folk epics.
63A Village In A Million 2016
Three cousins Katia, Kolya and Timur inherit a million euros from their grandfather Yukhym Kibets, but with one condition: they must move from Lviv, Mykolaiv and Kyiv to the village of Kulyabi in Ternopil region and live there for a year without leaving for more than 24 hours. The series is a free adaptation of the Croatian series “Kud Puklo Da Puklo“.
68Dog 2015
61Я заберу твою семью 2021
70I Am Hope 2023
The first war drama series the Ukrainian TV channel 2+2 which was filmed during a full-scale war in Ukraine. The lead characters are the emergency paramedics, who were rescuing people of their city under continuous shelling and bombing
60My favorite Strashko 2021
A story about the life of a girl who got a job as an assistant director of a large cosmetic company. Once in the world of beautiful and rich, the heroine feels uncomfortable, but she is not one of those who run away from challenges. She proves with her diligence that attractive appearance and fashionable clothes are not the main thing in a person. And even her boss begins to see in the main character something more than just a "gray mouse". Adaptation of the Colombian serial format «Yo soy Betty, la fea» («Unattractive Betty»).
70Myshelovka Dlya Kota 2020
70Trainee 2020
70Sex, Insta & ZNO 2020
In Vinnytsia, Sasha Motsak was the star of the school in the morning, but by evening, everything went wrong. Eva Horbatyuk is Sasha’s main rival, and she won’t back down until everyone around her acknowledges her as the best. Their struggle becomes the beginning of the teenage coming-of-age story. The students seek answers to questions they cannot discuss with adults, addressing important issues that concern everyone during adolescence. Sex, bullying, learning, and even acne - all this and much more in an honest and realistic series.
53Football Must Go On 2023
The captivating journey of Shakhtar Donetsk, a Ukrainian football club, as they compete in the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League season against the constant backdrop of war.
58Карпатський рейнджер 2020
60Одного разу в Одесі 2016
60Heads and Tails: Reloaded 2017
56Виходьте без дзвінка 2018
60Булатов 2020
60The Amazing Race Ukraine 2013
Velyki perehony is a Ukrainian reality game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race. and airs on 1+1. It features ten teams of two in a race around the world. The show premiered on 13 April 2013 at 20:00 EEST. The prize for winning the show is ₴500,000. The finale aired on 29 June with Beauty Queens from Lviv Valeria Nikiforets & Bohdana Primak winning the race. A special "Life after the race" episode aired on 6 July. A second season is currently being cast.
55Country U 2013
52Fayna Ukraina 2008
Two comedians Serhiy Prytula and Andrey Molochnyy turn themselves into various characters that represent regular Ukrainians in the early 2000s. Characters include cops, astronauts, cleaning staff at the Verkhovna Rada, soldiers and many more. This show is an adaption of the British show "Little Britain".
55The New One 2019
Vera (16), a girl from a regular family, unwillingly gets into a private school where children of rich and high-profile parents study.
55Cага 2020
50Shattered Destinies 2018
Vika is a talented designer but after her father's death, her life crumbles apart. She will only find hope in a famous fashion house immerse in chaos and turmoil. Will she be able to save her future and the company?
50Love Witchcraft 2008
50Once upon a time near Poltava 2014
50Guard 2015
The events begin during the Euromaidan, where the heroes find themselves on different sides of the barricades: one of them is an officer of the internal troops, others are protesters. When the Russian intervention in Ukraine begins, the former opponents turn up in the National Guard. Different and sometimes conflicting young people have to go through the school of a real fighter. Will the military and recruits, who were "enemies" yesterday, be able to become the only team capable of defending their country?
50Calambur 1996
Calambur (Russian: Каламбур, Pun) is an Ukrainian sketch comedy TV series that was first aired on October 12, 1996 on ORT (now Channel One Russia). It combines slapstick humor and stand-up elements to create what is established by its creators as "video comics".
45Лига Смеха 2015
This season you will find a new coaching staff, new teams, and of course the unforgettable humor that this show is saturated with. And so, about all this in order. The updated coaching staff included the following stellar faces: Evgeny Koshevoy, Stanislav Boklan, Vladislav Yama, Nadezhda Dorofeeva, Yuri Tkach, Olga Polyakova, Igor Lastochkin. Ten teams will take part in the selection stage. And only the best will be able to go to the final of the project, where they will actually compete for the winner's cup. And wish them all good luck will be our favorite presenter - Vladimir Zelensky. Do not forget to share comments after watching new releases.
50Ищу жену с ребёнком 2014
50Female Doctor. New Life 2023
The series depicts the events at the Kyiv Scientific Institute of Midwifery and Reproduction happening after Russia's large-scale invasion ti Ukraine began. Pregnant women with various complications are brought here from all over the country. The story unfolds as Dr. Honchar joins the centre. He is a dedicated obstetrician-gynaecologist who was forced to leave Sievierodonetsk and move to the capital after his clinic and home were destroyed as a result of shelling. Having survived the trauma, he tries to rebuild his life in a new place together with his daughter. The new place of work plunges Dr. Honchar into unexpected professional disputes and labyrinths of intrigues when he accidentally stumbles upon the ambitions of the deputy head of the hospital.
50Kyiv Day and Night 2016
Kyiv Day and Night is a script series commissioned by the Novy Kanal TV channel. Adaptation of the German TV series "Berlin - Tag & Nacht".
50Mityay's Tales 2012
42Precinct from DVRZ 2020
Serhii Bondar used to be the head of the department in the center of the capital, but after a scandal at work, he had to give up his former job. The cooper gets a new partner - the lazy Petr Dzyuba and tries to get used to a quiet life on the outskirts. But, it turns out, he will not have to be bored. At DVRZ, order is established by a criminal gang, which is "crushed" by the local police. An honest policeman decides to fight crime.
45The Heiress 2018
Sofia suddenly finds out that she belongs to an ancient aristocratic family with its roots going back to the monarchy. She is now extremely rich, but the news comes with great danger.
40Хозяйка 2016
40Vidbir 2016
Yevrobachennia Natsionalnyi Vidbir (often shortened to Vidbir) has served as Ukraine's national selection for Eurovision since 2016.
40Inquisitor 2014
37Кохання та полумʼя 2025
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