The Last Minister (Seasons 1–2)

The Last Minister (2020) is a Russian political comedy series you can watch online on iFILM. The premise is simple: an energetic but perpetually unlucky bureaucrat gets handed the post of Minister of Forward Planning — a department nobody takes seriously, in a government no one expects to change. Yan Tsapnik plays him as a man who genuinely means well, which, in this particular system, makes everything worse.

Every initiative Sergey pushes through lands somewhere unexpected. The ministry runs on inertia and quiet resistance, and his staff — played by a strong ensemble including Olga Sutulova, Nelly Uvarova and Fyodor Lavrov — are experts at surviving any minister. Director Roman Volobuev, who also has a role on screen, keeps the satire dry and the pace crisp. Stream all episodes of The Last Minister online on iFILM.