

50 minSeason 2 • Episode 9
LatestThe TV show is about the Godunov family, which covers the period from the reign of Ivan the Terrible to the accession of Mikhail Romanov to the throne.
Acting
Bezrukov's Boris cracks under crown weight magnificently.
Production
Moscow rebuilt in obsessive detail, mud and all.
Costume
Fur, gold, blood — the wardrobe tells power stories.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pushkin's play and Mussorgsky's opera haunt this adaptation — the 'cursed crown' myth is deeply embedded in Russian cultural identity.
Sergei Bezrukov previously played Pushkin on screen; playing Boris Godunov completed a weird Russian literary circle.