The Optimists Episode 13 (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, History

The Optimists

Episode 13 (Season 1, Episode 13)

TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Ruta suspects Biryukov of treason. Golub decides to return Klava. Ruta and Biryukov, with the help of Boris, warn Khrushchev of the impending coup. Korneev meets with US agent Casey.

Director

Alexei Popogrebsky

Writers

Lily Idov | Michael Idov | Yuliya Lukshina (as Yulia Luckshina) | Alexei Popogrebsky & 2 more

Producers

Valeriy Todorovskiy | Anton Zlatopolskiy

Composers

Jongnic Bontemps | Anna Drubich | Michael Idov

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 28, 2017

Release date

Jul 20, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Vladimir Vdovichenkov Grigory Biryukov Grigory Biryukov See fewer	Leviathan (2014)
Severija Janusauskaite Ruta Blaumane Ruta Blaumane See fewer	Star (2014)
Artyom Bystrov Leonid Korneev Leonid Korneev See fewer	The Fool (2014)
Egor Koreshkov Andrey Muratov Andrey Muratov See fewer	Parallel lines meet at infinity (2015)
Owen Matthews US Ambassador US Ambassador See fewer	Londongrad (2015)
Rinal Mukhametov Arkady Golub Arkady Golub See fewer	Coma (2019)
Evgenia Brik Galina Volina Galina Volina See fewer	Hipsters (2008)
Anatoliy Belyy Nikolai Chernykh Nikolai Chernykh See fewer	Metro (I) (2013)
Yuriy Kuznetsov Valentin Vareynikov Valentin Vareynikov See fewer	Brother (1997)
Karolina Gruszka Gabi Goetze Gabi Goetze See fewer	Inland Empire (2006)
Cazimir Liske Keysi Keysi See fewer	Spasenie (I) (2015)
Margarita Adaeva Klava Klava See fewer	The Optimists (2017)
Vladimir Chuprikov Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev See fewer	The Courier (2020)
Monika Gossmann Ambassadors Wife Ambassadors Wife See fewer	Mank (2020)
Nastasia Kerbengen German Girl (as Nastya Kerbengen) German Girl (as Nastya Kerbengen) See fewer	Shagaya po kanatu (2012)
Marta Kessler Anna Biryukova (as Marta Timofeeva) Anna Biryukova (as Marta Timofeeva) See fewer	The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021)
Yuri Maslak Secretary of the German Embassy (as Yuriy Maslak) Secretary of the German Embassy (as Yuriy Maslak) See fewer	Earth man (2021)
Evgen Morozov Parfenov (as Yevgeniy Morozov) Parfenov (as Yevgeniy Morozov) See fewer	Londongrad (2015)
Jonathan Salway Actor (as Jonathan Solway) Actor (as Jonathan Solway) See fewer	Komandir (2024)
Ekaterina Shumakova Tonya Tonya See fewer	Nochnoy rezhim (2022)
Zohar Wexler Chaprel Chaprel See fewer	Elle (I) (2016)