Mean Girls meets Russian angst, but everyone's secretly in a band.
Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestSchoolgirl Masha and her parents are forced to move from Moscow to Novoorsk. After the elite gymnasium on Rublevka, it is not easy for a girl to put up with the rules of a provincial school. At her new school, she becomes a victim of bullying — sophisticated psychological and physical harassment by classmates. It becomes especially harsh because of Masha's feelings for Chris's boyfriend, the main star and rebel of the school. At the suggestion of Chris, the nickname "Crybaby" was glued to Masha. To cope with problems and tears, the heroine is helped only by music and a band that she has put together with other students.
Score
Original songs that actually slap — rare for teen dramas.
Acting
Nika Zhukova's silent-cry game is devastating.
Nika Zhukova
Masha Terekhova
Vanya Dmitrienko
Nikita Gorokhov
Afina Lukidi
Lera Bulgina
Daniil Muravev-Izotov
Tim Marchenko
Anna Zaikova
Amaliya Surenovna
Agata Mutsenietse
Elena Terekhova
Roman Mayakin
Andrey Terekhov
Irina Rozanova
Taisiya Stepanovna
Aleksey Demidov
Volodya Smirnov
Diana Enakayeva
Kristina “Kris” Kozlova
Danila Rassomakhin
Zhenya
Anar
Lev
Alina Voskresenskaya
Yulya
Timofey Kochnev
Matvey Berezin
Grigoriy Dudnik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Rublevka-to-provinces tension mirrors real Russian class anxiety rarely shown in teen media.
The 'Crybaby' nickname origin scene deliberately mirrors 2010s Russian school bullying viral videos.
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