8.057 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestGorshok is rapidly losing strength, but goes on tour. Agata accuses him of betraying a friend, and he decides to speak to Knyaz.
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.
Direction
Mosafir blends concert chaos with genuine grief.
Acting
Plotnikov channels Gorshenev's charisma and collapse.
Production
Soviet-era grim meets fantasy creature design.
Creator
Rustam Mosafir
Konstantin Plotnikov
Михаил Горшенёв, «Горшок»
Vladislav Konoplev
Андрей Князев, «Князь»
Valeriia Zoidova
Анфиса Горшенёва, первая жена «Горшка»
Daniil Vakhrushev
Александр Балунов, «Балу»
Ilya Lovkiy
Александр Щиголев, «Поручик»
Danila Rassomakhin
Яков Цвиркунов, «Яша»
Yan Ilves
Александр Леонтьев, «Ренегат»
Vassa Bokova
Мария Нефёдова, «Маша»
Darya Melnikova
Ольга Горшенёва, вторая жена «Горшка»
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Шут
Alexander Adabashyan
Гордарик / Одноглазый
Aleksandr Klyukvin
Юрий Горшенёв, отец «Горшка» / Король
Ilya Khvostikov
Голова / санитар Прокопьеф
Vera Gudkova
Агата, вторая жена «Князя»
Roman Pritula
Павлов
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real King and Jester were Russia's answer to The Misfits, with Gorshenev's 2013 overdose making him a post-Soviet rock martyr.
Bandmate Knyazev reportedly hated early drafts and nearly killed the project—his eventual approval came with script control demands.
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