Konstantinopol 2025 Russian historical drama television series
Konstantinopol Genre Historical drama Historical mystery Written by Alexey Mizgyryov Directed by Sergey Chekalov Starring Aleksandr Ustyugov Oksana Akinshina Kirill Käro Wolfgang Cerny Vyacheslav Chepurchenko Theme music composer Alexander Vartanov Country of origin Russia Original language Russian No. of seasons1 No. of episodes10 Executive producer Ksenia Sokolova Producers Yulia Sumacheva Cinematography Stanislav Sharkov Editor Andrey Malashenkov Running time 50–53 minutes Production company White Media Network IVI NTV Release 30 October (2025-10-30 ) – (2025-10-30 )
Konstantinopol (Russian : Константинополь , lit. ' Constantinople ' Russian émigrés in the 1920s. The working title of the project was Outcasts (Russian : Изгои
The series was produced by White Media with the support of the Internet Development Institute .
All ten episodes premiered digitally on the streaming platform IVI on October 30, 2025.
The television premiere took place on NTV on November 3, 2025.
Plot
In November 1920, White Army officer Sergey Neratov arrives in Constantinople together with the surviving soldiers of Wrangel's Army , Russian aristocrats, doctors, and merchants. All of them find themselves outcasts in a foreign land.
In order to survive, men cross legal boundaries, while women abandon their former moral codes. Lonely and having lost his homeland, family, and purpose in life, Neratov becomes one of the leaders of the Russian White émigré community.
Cast
Main cast
Aleksandr Ustyugov as Sergey Lvovich NeratovOksana Akinshina as Ekaterina Nikolaevna Dikova, BaronessSergey Marin as Pyotr Petrovich Sablin, merchant
Kirill Käro as Borodaevsky, physicianWolfgang Cerny as Kirpit (Pavel Andreyevich Kirpichyov / Pyotr Andreyevich Kirpichyov), boxerVyacheslav Chepurchenko as Remnev (Antonio Navarra), gigoloKsenia Treister as Serafima Petrovna Sablina
Aidan Hasanzade as Belgin, hospital nurse
Samimi Farhadov as Güler, senior migration inspector
Mark Benjamin Pukh as Gulliver, Irish dock worker
Dirk Martens as Tirpitz, banker
Abdulghani Aliyev as Turgut, chief hospital physician
Ilgar Musayev as Kutlug, police captain
Kyamran Agabalayev as Altan Supporting cast
Martin John Cook as Colonel Knoxveld, military commandant of Constantinople
Sanan Alizade as Nusret, migration inspector
Valery Storozhik as Prince Konstantin Alexandrovich ReadAlexey Varushchenko as Dolotov, Russian officer
Rovshan Kerimdukht as boarding house owner
Ilya Yakubovsky as Prince Andrey Konstantinovich Read
Pierre Bourel as Pierre, French microbiologist
Javidan Novruzov as Omar, pimp
Yuliya Vitruk as Lyuska Makovskaya, prostitute
Azamat Nigmanov as Ulagay, mercenary
Karen Badalov as Abram Sado Production
The screenplay was written in 2017, but production was suspended due to insufficient funding.
Filming took place from April to October 2024 in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vyborg, and Baku.
The streets of Baku were used as stand-ins for Constantinople.
Historical and military consultants worked on the production.
On June 19, 2025, the series opened the 7th Pilot Television Series Festival in Ivanovo.
References
↑ Начались съёмки сериала о судьбах русских эмигрантов начала XX века // Rossiyskaya Gazeta , June 10, 2024↑ Стартовали съёмки сериала «Изгои» о судьбе русских эмигрантов начала XX века // NTV, June 10, 2024↑ Медийные лица | Юлия Сумачёва // Rutube, July 30, 2024↑ Стартовали съёмки исторического детектива «Изгои» // Bulletin of Film Distributor , June 10, 2024↑ Как снимали сериал «Константинополь» о судьбе белых эмигрантов // Vokrug TV , June 19, 2025↑ Акиньшина и Кяро снимутся в историческом детективе о русской эмиграции // RBC Life , June 10, 2024↑ Историческую драму «Константинополь» покажут в июне в Иваново // Rossiyskaya Gazeta , May 29, 2025↑ «Константинополь» откроет VII фестиваль сериалов «Пилот» // Kino-Teatr.ru, May 29, 2025