Ждули: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The world's first reality show "Waiting" is about girls who are in pen-pal relationships with men in prison.

Waiters, absentees, favourites - that's what girls who have tied their fate to prisoners and put their lives on hold call themselves. They gather in large communities where they support each other, share their worries and dream of family happiness. They are overcome by fears and doubts, afraid of deception, but hopeful that their story will be special.

For the first time on television we will go to remote towns of our country to the girls who will share their incredible stories of love. Together with the viewers we will try to understand why they decided to link their lives with a man on the other side of the barbed wire. Each episode tells the story of one of the girls - how did they meet, how did the environment react to their unusual romance? In the finale, we will find out whether such relationships have a future.

Series details

• Title: Ждули
• Format: Reality
• Language: Russian
• Premiere date: 2023-02-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Ю
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60430

Cast and credited roles

• Екатерина Святкина — психолог

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-02-28; final listed air date 2023-04-04; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-02-27; final listed air date 2024-04-16; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-02-25; final listed air date 2025-04-29; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2026-03-05; final listed air date 2026-05-07.
• Season 5: premiered 2026-09-03; final listed air date 2026-10-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ждули on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.