As Ukraine continues to fight against Russia invading on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, many countries around the world, including America, have denounced the violence and stood alongside the Ukrainian people. It isn’t only countries as numerous companies have also pulled their products and services from Russia. Most notably, McDonalds recently closed all their locations due to the conflict. That appears to be just the beginning as on Wednesday, streaming giant Netflix announced it would be streaming the Ukrainian television series, “Servant of the People” on its site. 

While streaming a series based in Ukraine might not sound like much, the series stars none other than the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Netflix tweeted, “You asked and it’s back! 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”. 

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The series isn’t new to Netflix as it was streamed regularly between 2017 and 2021. Having three seasons, the show would come to a head when Zelensky, in 2019, announced his run for President. It should be noted that Zelensky used the same name of the show as his political party. 

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According to Eccho Rights managing partner Nicola Söderlund, “The series is a comedy but also an important document of where Zelensky comes from. His fictional president is a normal man, who grows into his role as a heroic and adored leader. While the real-world scenario facing Zelensky and the Ukrainian people is far more grim and appalling than the comedy of the series, there are obvious parallels with the real-world situation, and Servant of the People is a fascinating, important and historic piece of television”. 

Eccho Rights, the ones responsible for licensing “Servant of the People”, admitted that it has purged all Russian content from its platform. Not only that, the company donated $55,500 to the Ukrainian Red Cross to help with ongoing efforts.