Entertainment giant Netflix is offering Americans the chance to watch the television series that foreshadowed Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidency.
Before he was elected president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy appeared on the television series “Servant of the People,” a satire in which a high school teacher becomes president of Ukraine after a speech of his goes viral.
The series debuted in 2015 and ran for four years, ending in 2019 when Zelenskyy began his real campaign for president of Ukraine, CNBC reported.
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Netflix announced the series was coming to its platform with a tweet saying, “You asked and it’s back!”
You asked and it’s back!
— Netflix (@netflix) March 16, 2022
Servant of the People is once again available on Netflix in The US. The 2015 satirical comedy series stars Volodymyr Zelenskyy playing a teacher who unexpectedly becomes President after a video of him complaining about corruption suddenly goes viral. pic.twitter.com/Pp9f48jutF
Some have credited Zelenskyy’s role with helping him get elected in 2019, CNN reported. Zelenskyy has become the face of the Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion, posting frequent videos on social media and addressing the United States Congress Wednesday morning.