Netflix is the latest studio to hit the brakes on their Russian releases in response to the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to a new report from Variety, the streamer is pausing production of any and all future projects and acquisitions from Russia.
This includes four original Russian-language Netflix originals in various stages of production, like a new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," which wrapped filming last year and was set to be the country's first Netflix series. There's also "Zato," a crime thriller set in the 1990s from Darya Zhuk and Stanislav Libin that followed the fall of the Soviet Union and is currently in production,...
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This includes four original Russian-language Netflix originals in various stages of production, like a new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," which wrapped filming last year and was set to be the country's first Netflix series. There's also "Zato," a crime thriller set in the 1990s from Darya Zhuk and Stanislav Libin that followed the fall of the Soviet Union and is currently in production,...
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- 3/2/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Netflix has paused all productions and acquisitions out of Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, according to a just-published report in Variety. Representatives at Netflix could not immediately be reached for comment from IndieWire.
Netflix reportedly had four Russian original projects in the works. One project affected is a crime thriller series currently in production that has now been put on hold. The neo-noir mystery series “Zato” was set to be the streamer’s first original series filmed in Russia. The series is set around uncertainties in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union. From directors Darya Zhuk and Stanislav Libin, “Zato” was first announced in early February 2022.
The streamer currently offers a robust slate of Russian film and TV series on its platforms globally and in the United States, including the popular animated kids’ program “Masha the Bear,” the drama thriller series “To the Lake,...
Netflix reportedly had four Russian original projects in the works. One project affected is a crime thriller series currently in production that has now been put on hold. The neo-noir mystery series “Zato” was set to be the streamer’s first original series filmed in Russia. The series is set around uncertainties in the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union. From directors Darya Zhuk and Stanislav Libin, “Zato” was first announced in early February 2022.
The streamer currently offers a robust slate of Russian film and TV series on its platforms globally and in the United States, including the popular animated kids’ program “Masha the Bear,” the drama thriller series “To the Lake,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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