Дорогой Вилли: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The 1960s. Soviet intelligence learns about US plans to strike from military bases located in Germany. Brezhnev understands that a retaliatory ultimatum will be the beginning of a nuclear catastrophe, so he decides to take the risk of concluding a secret agreement with German Chancellor Willy Brandt. To do this, he recruits former front-line soldier Vyacheslav Vardanov and German journalist Valery Pletnev. Together, they will complete an unprecedented mission, on the success of which the fate of the entire world depends.

Series details

• Title: Дорогой Вилли
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Russian
• Genres: Crime, Mystery, Espionage
• Premiere date: 2025-10-23
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Premier
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 82626

Cast and credited roles

• Сергей Маковецкий — Брежнев
• Сергей Ершов — Брежнев
• Кирилл Кяро — Вилли Брандт
• Сергей Марин — Вячеслав Варданов
• Алексей Розин — Плетнев журналист
• Владимир Конкин — Михаил Суслов
• Александра Богданова — Вера
• Андрей Градов — ...
• Alex Shtendler — Домбровский
• Vilma Kutavičiūtė — Марта
• Мариэтта Цигаль-Полищук — Кира Желтовская
• Валерий Новиков — Александр Шелепин

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-23; final listed air date 2025-10-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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