Articles about Start
Blood ties
The Vampires of Midland creator Alexey Akimov and Daria Bondarenko, exec VP of sales and acquisitions for Russian streamer Start, take DQ inside this gothic story of an ordinary family harbouring a dark secret.
Surrogate story
Aleksey Lyapichev, the writer and creative producer of Russian drama Container, and Daria Bondarenko, exec VP of sales and acquisitions for streamer Start, explain how they navigated the moral issues surrounding surrogacy in this unflinching eight-part series.
Fare game
Kirill Käro, the star of Russian mystery drama Passengers, reveals the secrets of this shortform series, in which numerous characters find themselves stuck between the living and the dead.
Russia’s Reasons
257 Reasons to Live stars Polina Maksimova and Egor Koreshkov and creator Alexey Lyapichev tell DQ about this Russian dramedy in which a terminal cancer patient looks to complete her extensive bucket list.
Sherlock abroad
Nurbek Egen, director of Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles, introduces DQ to this Russian take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective, pitting him against Jack the Ripper and recreating 1880s St Petersburg.
Building up Hope
Director Elena Hazanova tells DQ about making Russian drama Hope, an action espionage series about a wife and mother living a double life as a brutal and efficient contract killer.
Lockdown Games
Irina Sosnovaya, creative producer of Russian subscription-based video service Start, discusses lockdown drama Games People Play, which follows a host of relationships through the coronavirus pandemic.