"Real Boys" is a Russian sitcom shot by GoodStoryMedia in the genre of reality. Its premiere took place in the fall of 2010 on TNT. During the broadcast, the series fell in love with the audience, became popular and received the official status of the cultural heritage of the Perm Territory.
Perm seasons of "Real boys"
The first season of the series about the life of a simple Perm guy Kolyan was shown on TNT from November 8 to December 30, 2101.
The story begins with the fact that the Perm gopnik Kolyan, who was caught stealing sewer manholes and already has one suspended sentence, is offered to participate in a reality show instead of serving his sentence in prison. Under the terms of the show, Kolyan will live his usual life under the constant supervision of a TV camera, an operator will follow him everywhere, filming his family, friends, acquaintances, work. Kolyan, of course, agrees.
The trial episode of "Real Boys" was filmed in September 2009 in Perm on an amateur camera, and it was not re-shot for television, and it was shown on November 8, 2010 as a pilot episode without editing additions.
The first season of the sitcom acquaints viewers with the closest environment of the protagonist: with his close and not so friends and girlfriends, with people with whom he has to constantly communicate.
The main storyline of the season is a difficult choice for Kolyan: between the simple and accessible girlfriend Masha, whom he does not love, and the inaccessible bohemian daughter of the local oligarch Leroy, with whom he is deeply in love.
Kolyan chooses Leroux and achieves reciprocity, everything goes well in his personal life until the wedding of his colleague Eduard. The morning after the wedding, he wakes up in bed with Masha - this is how the first season of the series "Real Boys" ends.
The press noted that the residents of Perm did not like the pilot episode. However, according to TNS Russia, the series took 2nd place in the Top 20 programs popular among the youth age group from 18 to 30 years old.
The second season of the TNT channel was shown from March 9 to April 7, 2011. The second part of "The Real Boys" is completely devoted to Kolyan's attempts to regain the affection and trust of all who knew Lera. Edik, who unsuccessfully married in season 1, secretly in love with Masha, has been trying to divorce his wife Valya throughout the second season. Also in this part, the viewers for the first time see Kolyan's father, who is being released from prison, and Lera's mother, who came from Spain.
The season ends with the wedding of Lera and Kolyan and Kolyan's accusation of carjacking, which he did not commit, he is awaiting trial. In the final frames, a representative of the TV channel filming the reality show appears and declares that filming will stop until the court ruling.
Season 3 aired from November 7 to December 8, 2011. Antokha and Vovan, Kolyan's closest friends, confess to the hijacking, for which they receive suspended sentences. Kolyan forgives them and lets them into his future apartment, on the condition that they make repairs in it.
Lera's father takes Kolyan to his job, where he will fight his father-in-law's rival all season. At the end of the season, Lera and Kolyan have a son.
The last Permian, 4th season of the series, is dedicated to Kolyan's search for his place in life. He is very stressed by the life dependent on his rich father-in-law, he leaves him for a new job and tries to go to university on his own. In the final episode of the season, he receives a letter from Moscow, which says that he is enrolled in one of the Moscow universities. No one in the Kolyan family supports the departure to Moscow, but the season ends with footage from Red Square.
Moscow series
The fifth season is divided into two parts: the 1st part was shown from 8 to 30 April 2013, the 2nd from 30 September to 24 October of the same year. Kolyan and Lera leave their little son in the care of relatives and move to Moscow. After them, all the other main characters of the series find themselves in the capital. The harsh Moscow reality leads to the divorce of Lera and Kolyan. In the last shots of the season, a slightly drunk Kolyan, again in Perm, tells the audience that he is alone, without a family, without friends, the finale.
In the period from 2010 to 2013, 5 seasons were filmed and shown, including 122 episodes. It is now known for sure that the continuation of the series will appear on the screens in 2014, how many seasons and episodes there will be, the creators of the sitcom did not specify.
