Announcing Cast and Start of Production for first Netflix Russian Series ‘Anna K’

Netflix has announced the start of filming of the first Russian drama series Anna K. The series will feature a Russian cast including previously announced leading actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, Fedor Bondarchuk, Yuliya Aleksandrova, Yuriy Kutsenko, Yuriy Borisov, and others.

Anna Nagler, Director, Local Language Originals, CEE and Russia: “We are extremely honored to start working on the first Russian Netflix series. It’s thrilling to start production in a new and exciting region for us and we hope our project will appeal to viewers around the world. We’ve teamed up with excellent Russian talents and are excited to announce a bright team of actors.”

Casting News

Alexey Karenin — Fedor Bondarchuk

Fedor is a Russian A-list film director (Stalingrad , Invasion, Attraction); actor (Sputnik), producer and TV host.

Darya ‘Dolly’ Oblonskaya — Yuliya Aleksandrova

Yuliya Aleksandrova is a comedic actress who starred in over a dozen popular Russian comedies including hit Gorko!

Stepan ‘Stiva’ Oblonsky — Yuriy Kutsenko

Yuriy is a Russian film and theatre actor known for his roles in such films as Mama Don’t Cry and the vampire franchise Night Watch and Day Watch.

Konstantin Levin — Yuriy Borisov

Yuriy is the only Russian actor with two films in the leading role selected for the Cannes Film Festival 2021 (Petrov’s Flu, Compartment #6). He also stars in Silver Skates, available internationally on Netflix.

Sergey Koznyshev – Alexander Tsypkin

Alexander is a Russian celebrity writer and columnist — a recent release based on Tsypkin’s book — Unscrupulous series.

Agathya Mikhailovna — Tatiana Dogileva

Tatiana’s recent international success to note – supporting role in An Ordinary Woman — which was a Series Mania official competition selection in 2018.

Ekaterina ‘Kitty’ Shcherbatskaya — Dasha Vereshchagina

There are more exciting cast members and a few more secrets yet to be revealed. Keep an eye out for future announcements to find out who plays Vronsky, a man who draws Anna towards him with irresistible passion and charm.