Бедные смеются, богатые плачут: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Katya, hiding from the problems that her brother "threw" at her, gets a job living in a mansion on Rublevka. In a huge estate, behind a high fence, oligarch Sergei gathers the whole family under one roof — his real, third wife and their children together, as well as two ex-wives and children from previous marriages, to announce to them that he is terminally ill and "has not long to live."

The ex-wives are already mentally dividing the inheritance, Katya gets closer to the eldest son of the owner of the mansion, Misha, who pretends to be an employee of the estate. His eldest daughter Olya, who is acutely worried about the forced return to Moscow from a warm country, finds support in the person of her new driver. And the numerous service staff not only watches the lives of amazingly rich people whose bags cost the same as their mortgages, but also does not stay away from a lot of intrigues.

Series details

• Title: Бедные смеются, богатые плачут
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2024-02-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-06-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ТНТ
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74249
• IMDb ID: tt27658366
• TVDB ID: 446073

Cast and credited roles

• Полина Денисова — ...
• Анастасия Светлова — ...
• Анна Снаткина — ...
• Серафима Соловьёва — ...
• Сергей Ланбамин — ...
• Игорь Чехов — ...
• Ананке Арейру — Оля
• Ильдус Хасанов — Семен
• Вадим Бадмацыренов — Шаман
• Михаил Сотников — Михаил
• Владимир Афанасьев — Валера
• Александр Самойленко — Сергей

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-02-12; final listed air date 2024-03-07; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-05-12; final listed air date 2025-06-05; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

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